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On 12 -13 February 2014 Hansjörg Auer traversed the ridge line that leads from Gamskogel to Wilde Leck high above the Ötztal in Austria. A long traverse, first carried out many moons ago by the talented Austrian alpinist Reinhard Schiestl.

Marco Anghileri 'Butch', 41 years old, great alpinist from Lecco and member of the Gamma climbing club, extremely well known, loved and held in high regard by the entire mountaineering world, has died on the Central Pillar of Mont Blanc. The body was recovered this morning by the Valle d'Aosta...

Interview with Barbara Zangerl, the Austrian climber who repeated Prinzip Hoffnung at the Bürser Platte, Austria, yesterday.

Fred Nicole from Switzerland and Toni Lamprecht from Germany have climbed a series of new boulder problems at El Chalten in Patagonia, including Larten 8B.

Charlie Porter, the legendary American rock climber and alpinist, has died aged 63 at Punta Arenas in Chile due to heart problems. Ivo Ferrari remembers.

At the end of January and the start of February 2014 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Luca Giupponi made the first ascent, and first free ascent, of Escalador Selvatico (7c+ max, 7a+ oblig, 630m) up the North Face of Akopan Tepui in Venezuela.

Polish alpinists Tomek Mackiewicz and Pawel Dunaj have set off from Nanga Parbat base camp for their summit attempt. They should be followed tomorrow by Italy's Simone Moro and Germany's David Göttler.

In a warm Busteni (Romania) the second stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2014 was won by Maxim Tomilov and Shin Woonseon. Angelika Rainer keeps the pressure on by placing second.

Simone Moro, Emilio Previtali and David Göttler landed in Islamabad yesterday and in a few days time will reach Rupal Base Camp beneath Nanga Parbat (8125m), while a few days ago Ralf Dujmovits and Dariusz "Darek" Zaluski reached Base Camp on the Diamir Face. Tomasz Mackiewicz, Marek Klonowski, Jacek Teler...

Giovanni Cugnetto reports about the climbing meeting Calabria Rock that took place at Stilo from 1 - 3 November 2013, while Rosario Cammara introduces Grotta di Stilo, one of the most difficult crags in Southern Italy.

Video interview with Alex Honnold and Pete Croft who talk about their climbing and their solo ascents without a rope.

Saturday night's La Sportiva Legends Only 2013 bouldering competition was won in Stockholm by America's James Webb. Russia's Dmitry Sharafutdinov placed second, ahead of Germany's Jan Hojer.

The La Sportiva Legends Only 2013 is currently taking place at Stockholm in Sweden. With Jan Hojer, Nalle Hukkataival, Sean McColl, Alexander Megos, Dmitry Sharafutdinov and James Webb.

Video interview with Ueli Steck, conducted by Hervè Barmasse, after the historic solo ascent of the Annapurna South Face (8091m, Himalaya, Nepal) on 9 October 2013.

On 19/11/2013 Ben Bransby became the first person to climb The Parthian Shot at Burbage South, UK, since the crucial flake broke off in 2011.

McConkey, the documentary about Canadian ski and BASE jumping champion Shane McConkey, will be screened at the Italian The Space Cinema on 25, 26 and 27 November 2013. The film is also available for download worldwide.