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09/06/2012 - Climbing
Climbing techniques: how to climb cracks #2 The final three videos with Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker explaining the climbing techniques needed for getting up cracks: offwidth, gear and gear placements and taping.

08/06/2012 - Alpinism
Alex Honnold: super solo on the Yosemite Triple Alex Honnold has doubled his takings: after the fast ascent of the trio Mount Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome with Tommy Caldwell, between 5 and 6 June the 26-year-old US climber carried out an incredible and fast solo ascent of the Yosemite Triple once again.

08/06/2012 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov and the B.A.S.E. jump off Shivling in Himalaya On 25 May 2012 Valery Rozov from Russia made the highest BASE Jump in the world by leaping from 6420m just below the summit of Shivling in the Himalaya.

08/06/2012 - Events
Karl Unterkircher Award 2012, the nominations The second edition of the Karl Unterkircher Award will take place on 6 July 2012 at Selva di Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites. The alpinists nominated for this award are Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards for the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II, Sean Villanueva, Ben Ditto,...

08/06/2012 - Climbing
How to climb cracks The first three short videos to learn the art of climbing cracks, a useful tutorial which examines everything from finger cracks to how to tape up

07/06/2012 - Climbing
Adam Ondra frees Jungle Boogie 9a+ at Ceuse Today at Ceuse in France Adam Ondra made the first ascent of the climb Jungle Boogie 9a+.

07/06/2012 - Climbing
Cody Roth makes first trad ascent of Mainliner at Las Conchas At the end of April American climber Cody Roth made the first trad ascent of Mainliner at Las Conchas the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, USA. At 5.14a/b R (8b+/8c) this checks in as one of the harder trad pitches in North America.

06/06/2012 - Interviews
Emily Harrington summits Everest Interview with the American climber Emily Harrington who reached the top of Everest on 25 May 2012

06/06/2012 - Climbing
Roland Hemetzberger frees Bügeleisen at Kufstein in Austria The video of Roland Hemetzberger and the first ascent of Bügeleisen 8b+ close to Kufstein, Austria.

05/06/2012 - Climbing
Rock climbing on Mongioie and Rocca dei Campanili, Italy Trial, Afa and Due bottoni nel pozzo. Three rock climbs located at 2000m on the beautiful South Face of Rocca dei Campanili in Piemonte, Italy, introduced by Mirko Rizzo.

05/06/2012 - Climbing
Daniel Woods boulders for Hueco The video of Daniel Woods bouldering during the Hueco Rock Rodeo 2012.

05/06/2012 - Events
Rock Junior 2012 – registration online for the event which kicks off the Rock Master Festival Registration is now online for Rock Junior, the youth climbing festival which will take place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 August 2012 at Arco (Lake Garda - Trentino, Italy) and which introduces the Rock Master Festival, 9 days of events, shows and competitions driven by a great love for...

04/06/2012 - Climbing
Jon Glassberg bouldering at Mt. Evans, Colorado The video of Jon Glassberg on the boulder problem The Great War for Civilisation V13 at Mt. Evans, Colorado, USA

04/06/2012 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck and Everest: the ascent of a great alpinist The report of Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck who on 18 May 2012 reached the summit of Everest along with Tenji Sherpa. We have published the account in its entirety as this provides insight into the crowds present during this pre-monsoon season, the job of the Sherpa and what it means...

01/06/2012 - Climbing
Sergey Nefedov frees climbs on Mount Morcheka, Crimea Sergey Nefedov and partners have freed a number of old routes up Mount Morcheka in the Crimea mountain range in the Ukraine.
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