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Alexander Megos interview after world's first 9a onsight
29/03/2013 - Interviews
Alexander Megos interview after world's first 9a onsight
Interview with 19-year-old German climber Alexander Megos after the historic first on-sight of a 9a climb, Estado Critico at Siurana in Spain.
Jörg Guntram battles Ninja 8B+ at Tenerife
28/03/2013 - Climbing
Jörg Guntram battles Ninja 8B+ at Tenerife
On 22/02/2013 Austrian boulderer Jörg Guntram made the first ascent of Ninja 8B+ on the island of Tenerife.
Salewa Rockshow 2013, the start!
27/03/2013 - Competitions
Salewa Rockshow 2013, the start!
The tour promoted by Salewa to discover the climber of the future begins again this April. Five Italian climbing gyms take part in the event which spans 9 countries.
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk makes first female ascent of Careless Torque at Stanage
21/03/2013 - Climbing
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk makes first female ascent of Careless Torque at Stanage
British climber Mina Leslie-Wujastyk has made the first female ascent of the gritstone boulder problem Careless Torque, first climbed in 1987 by Ron Fawcett at Stanage Edge.
Niccolò Ceria boulders 8B+ at Varazze
20/03/2013 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria boulders 8B+ at Varazze
At Varazze in Italy Niccolò Ceria has repeated Gandalf il grigio, a great 8B+ boulder problem.
Video: Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven, Ticino #2
16/03/2013 - Climbing
Video: Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven, Ticino #2
The second video of Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven bouldering in Chironico, Cresciano and Brione in Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Difficult boulder problems in Ticino by Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven
04/03/2013 - Climbing
Difficult boulder problems in Ticino by Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven
At Chironico in Switzerland Katharina Saurwein flashed her first 8a boulder problem. Jorg Verhoeven made the first ascent of the problem Flash Flood 8B at Brione while at Cresciano he flashed the famous problem La Proue 8B.
The bouldering at Donnas and the problem Global Warming by Niccolò Ceria
18/02/2013 - Climbing
The bouldering at Donnas and the problem Global Warming by Niccolò Ceria
Niccolò Ceria introduces the bouldering area Donnas in Valle d'Aosta and his latest problem, Global Warming 8B.
Amiata trad climbing in Tuscany
13/02/2013 - Climbing
Amiata trad climbing in Tuscany
Trad climbing around Monte Amiata in Tuscany, Italy, introduced by Federico Schlatter.
Spanish repeat of Felsige Gärten in Austria
05/02/2013 - Alpinism
Spanish repeat of Felsige Gärten in Austria
Luis Penín and Pablo Gomez from Spain have repeated Felsige Gärten in Austria's Tirol.
The rebirth of Jerzu in Sardinia
29/01/2013 - Climbing
The rebirth of Jerzu in Sardinia
Maurizio Oviglia discusses the latest developments at Jerzu, one of the most beautiful and popular climbing areas in Sardinia.
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 -  part 2
07/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2
Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.
Bolts removed from Eternal Rest at Ceredo
30/12/2012 - Climbing
Bolts removed from Eternal Rest at Ceredo
On 10 December 2012 the bolts were removed from the sports climb Eterno Riposo, Eternal Rest, at Ceredo in Italy. On his blog Andrea Tosi, the man who first bolted the climb and now removed the bolts, explains his actions.
Michele Caminati breezes The North Sail 8A+ at Cresciano
25/12/2012 - Climbing
Michele Caminati breezes The North Sail 8a+ at Cresciano
At Cresciano in Switzerland Michele Caminati has made the first ascent of the boulder problem The North Sail 8a+.
The evolution of free climbing
23/12/2012 - Climbing
The evolution of free climbing
Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this...
Stella Marchisio: Conception
21/12/2012 - Climbing
Stella Marchisio: Conception
The video profile of one of the strongest female boulderers, Stella Marchisio.

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