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First verdict from the European Championship in Yekaterinburg, Russia, with climbing's new school taking home the biggest prizes. The men's title goes to the young and super powerful Austrian David Lama, who continues to amaze all, while the women's title goes to the 16 year old Charlotte Durif.

At Gorges du Loup Patxi Usobiaga repeats Kinematix 9a and on-sights Sikaplus 8b, Soul sacrifice 8b, New power generation 8b and Hot Chili beans bolcano 8b+, while Irati Anda sends Deverse satanic 8a+ and Cascade 8a. At the end of May Andra redpointed Ongi Etorri 8b at the Baltzola Cave,...

In April Alexandra Taistra from Poland redpointed Resistanza Atipica 8b at Ferentillo, Italy.

At 10.00 am on 19/05/2006 Silvio 'Gnaro' Mondinelli, Giampaolo Corona and Giampaolo Casarotto reached the summit of Lhotse.

Nives Meroi and Romano Benet from Italy summited Dhaulagiri at 14.30 yesterday. The Italians climbed without supplementary oxygen and without high altitude porters

A six-man Nepali-Tibetan team has summited Everest, while the Spaniards Inaki Ochoa de Olza and Jorge Echoeaga reached the summit of Manaslu (8.163m) on 29 April.

On 29/05 Flavio Crespi and Angela Eiter won the first stage of the World Cup Lead in Puurs (BEL). 16 year old David Lama placed 2nd at his debut performance.

American Lisa Rands continues to push for the psychological extreme with her first female ascent of Gaia E8 6c at Black Rocks, Peak District, England.

Josune Bereziartu has just on-sighted Hidrofobia 8b+ at Montsant, Spain and, in doing so, has become the first woman ever to on-sight 8b+!

Ines Papert and Harald Berger win in Norway and in doing so win the overall Ice Climbing World Cup 2006.

Ines Papert from Germany and Markus Bendler from Austria have won the third stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2006, held in Saas Fee, Switzerland, last weekend. Jenny Lavarda and Petra Muller, Simon Wandler and Jack Müller placed second and third.

The penultimate round of the World Cup Lead 2005 was won in Valence, France by Jorg Verhoeven and Angela Eiter.

Yosemite news roundup. On 17 October Tommy Caldwell made a sub-12 hour ascent of the Nose, just days after his free ascent together with wife Beth Rodden. Nicolas Favresse from Belgium makes first ascent of L'Appât on El Capitan (VI 5.12d). Leo Houlding from England onsighted Half Dome's Regular Northwest...

Josune Bereziartu has on-sighted Fuente de Energia, 8b at Vadiello, Huesca, Spain.

Flavio Crespi, Alexandre Chabot and Angela Eiter win the sixth stage of the World Cup Lead 2005 in Marbella, Spain.

Last July Lynn Hill and Katie Brown made a free ascent of Leaning Tower's West Face (Yosemite, U.S.A.).