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Daniele Adriani, president of the El Cap climbing club, talks about the recent Climbing Festival which took place in the city of L'Aquila from 1 to 4 August 2012. A meeting which sent a message of hope to a city which is stubbornly fighting its way back to life after...

Martin and Florian Riegler have made the first ascent of Ramadhan (1100m, 9-, A2) up the virgin Kako Peak (4950m) in the Karakorum, Pakistan.

Michele Comi reports about a great alpine traverse, the one which crosses the summit of Monte Scerscen and traverses to the summit of Piz Bernina (Western Rhaetian Alps).

Kyle Dempster, Hayden Kennedy and Urban Novak have made the first ascent of a new route up the virgin East Face of K7 (Karakorum, Pakistan).

The expedition of Sandy Allan, Rick Allen and Cathy O’Dowd to attempt the unclimbed Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, Pakistan.

Video of Dai Koyamada who on 22/03/2012 made the first ascent of the boulder problem The Story of Two Worlds Low Start at Cresciano, Switzerland.

Interview with American climber Hans Florine after his 17/06/2012 speed record on The Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite set with Alex Honnold.

Adam Ondra talks about the Friday 8 June failed flash attempt of the famous rock climb Biographie at Ceuse in France.

On 18-19 May 2012 Alex Honnold amd Tommy Caldwell became the first climbers to ascend El Capitan, Half Dome and Mount Watkins in Yosemite in less than 24 hours.

Stefano Ghisolfi has sent his first 8c+, L'extrema cura plus at Gravere and L'Avaro at Tetto di Sarre, Italy.

The film and the first free ascent Sulla via del Det up Sasso Cavallo (Lecco, Italy) will be screened at Valmadrera, with special guests Giuseppe Alippi Det, Benigno Balatti and the Ragni Luca Passini and Matteo Piccardi.

In April 2012 Robert Jasper, Jörn Heller and Ralf Gantzhorn carried out the first ascent of the Shark's Fin Ridge. The route climbs the west face of Monte Giordano (1517m, Chile), a mountain which in all likelihood has never been climbed previously.

The report by Adam Ondra who on-sighted Bella Regis 8c+ at the Italian crag Bus de Vela on 7 April 2012.

In the Adamello mountain range in Italy, Andrea Andrea Guerzoni and Dario Sandrini have established Cuore di Zucca (5+, 700m) on Corno Zuccone. Furthermore, on 16 March the two made the first winter ascent of Dottor Gore-Tex e Mr. Pile up Cornetto di Salarno.

In February and March 2012 Spanish alpinist Silvia Vidal established the Espiadimonis (A4/6b, 1500m) up Serrania Avalancha in Chilean Patagonia.

The ninth Melloblocco, the world's most important bouldering meeting, takes place in Val Masino, Sondrio, Italy from 3 - 6 May 2012.