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On Sunday Antoine Montant was found dead in the French Alps. The 30-year-old was a forerunner of paragliding and speedriding. Capable of interpreting skiing in the mountains in a new and above all revolutionary manner, his death leaves behind an enormous void. By Luca Rolli.

Sunday 2 October 2011. The 10th Rock Junior, the biggest youth climbing happening, came to an end in Arco today. Organised by the Rock Master Association, the meeting beat all previous records with more than 600 young climbers (5 – 13 years old) from 20 different countries taking part in...

Saturday 1 Ocotber 2011. Boom of participants during the first day of the 10th Rock Junior at the Climbing Stadium in Arco. 207 athletes competed in the Under 14 Cup while 130 middle school students from Arco participated. Another 300 climbers are expected tomorrow for the Kid's Rock.

The second stage of the project "On the trails of the glaciers", initiated on 28 July, has now come to an end. Created by Italian photographer and alpinist Fabiano Ventura, this project studies the effects of climate change on the Earth's most important mountain glacier.

A new story written by Emilio Previtali to present his latest project: the The North Face STORY.teller yearbook, a book distributed by The North Face which recounts the stories, thoughts and adventures of his fellow Team TNF members.

On 16/09/2011 Libby Sauter and Chantel Astorga established a new female speed record up The Nose in Yosemite, USA, climbing the route in 10 hours 40 minutes.

The 2010 video filmed by Jim Surette of American climber Steve House as he solos two classic icefalls, Repentance and Remission in New Hampshire, USA.

Trailer of some of the most important vertical moments, taken from the film Reel Rock 2011.

Swiss alpinist Giovanni Quirici fell to his death on 12 August while ascending the North Face of the Eiger.... a friend remembers him.

Nicolas Favresse and Adam Pustelnik have made the first and second repeat of Orbayu on the Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain.

Sasha DiGiulian, Sean McColl, Alex Puccio and Gareth Parry have been elected into the Athletes Commission of the International Federation of Sport Climbing.

Adam Ondra (CZE) and Yana Chereshneva (RUS) won the Duel competition and in doing so also the special Rock Master 2011. The Combined ranking was won by Ondra, DiGiulian while the National ranking went to Russia.

Spaniard Ramón Julian Puigblanque is the new Lead World Champion. Jakob Schubert from Austria wins silver, Adam Ondra wins bronze. Qixin Zhong from China and Maria Krasavina from Russia are the new speed World Champions.

The Planetmountain team is at the IFSC World Championship in Arco: our live reports, our videos and the unbelievable photos by Giulio Malfer and Anna Piunova.

The first ParaClimbing speed World Championship took place in Arco today. 33 athletes from 11 different countries took part in the event.

The IFSC World Championship kicks off in Arco and expectations for this great sport event are simply enormous.