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08/03/2011 - Climbing
Climbing World Champions 1991 - 2009 A look at all the previous sport climbing World Champions as a first preview to the IFSC Climbing World Championship 2011 will be held the small Italian town Arco 15 - 24 July 2011.

04/03/2011 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Extreme skiing, when falling is simply not an option Italian extreme skier Davide Capozzi talks about this sport, with particular reference to the Mont Blanc mountain range, from the classic descents to those who have left their mark in the white gold.

17/02/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, new 9b in Siurana Adam Ondra has made the first ascent of La Capella 9b at Siurana, Spain.

09/02/2011 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2011: Angelika Rainer and Hee Yong Park World Champions in Busteni The third stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup 2011 took place in Busteni, Romania on 5 and 6 February and was won by the Italian Angelika Rainer and Hee Yong Park from Korea. With this vicotry the two are...

01/02/2011 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum II in winter: Moro, Urubko and Richards poised for summit push Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards plan to set off from their Camp 3 at 6900m tonight for their first attempt at reaching the summit of Gasherbrum II (Karakorum, Pakistan).

10/01/2011 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2011, Bendler and Tolokonina win in Cheongsong, Korea The first stage of the Ice Climbing World Cup took place in Cheongsong, Korea, on 8 and 9 January 2011 and was won by Markus Bendler from Austria and Maria Tolokonina from Russia. The speed event was won by the...

25/11/2010 - Interviews
Simone Moro, mountaineering, life, fears and doubts before GII this winter Interview with Italian mountaineer Simone Moro, two months prior to his next expedition to attempt the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II (Karakorum, Pakistan) together with Denis Urubko.

19/11/2010 - Alpinism
Patagonia, Holzknecht and Moroder climb Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre In Patagonia Adam Holzknecht and Hubert Moroder have climbed Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre in rapid alpine style. In the meantime Rolando Garibotti has removed 17 bolts from Cerro Torre placed last year by the team headed by David Lama.

10/11/2010 - Climbing
Anthamatten blitzclimb Yosemite valley In autumn 2010 Simon and Samuel Anthamatten from Switzerland blitzed the West Face, Lurking Fear, Zodiac, Tangerine Trip, Lost in America, North American Wall, Mescalito, The Nose, Salathé and the Linkup Half Dome - The Nose in Yosemite Valley, USA

08/11/2010 - Climbing
The Nose, new record on El Capitan by Leary and Potter Sean Leary and Dean Potter have set a new speed record on The Nose, El Capitan, climbing the route in 2:36:45

28/10/2010 - Alpinism
Joseph Puryear dies in Tibet American alpinist Joseph Puryear has died in Tibet while attempting Labuche Kang (7367m) together with David Gottlieb.

16/10/2010 - Climbing
Adam Ondra is Tough Enough on Tsaranoro in Madagascar Adam Ondra has carried out the first free ascent in a single day of Tough Enough (8c, 380m) on the East Face of Karambony in Tsaranoro Valley, Madagascar. He concluded his trip by repeating Bravo les Filles (8b, 600m) and...

28/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert seriously injured in via ferrata accident German climbing legend Kurt Albert is in intensive care after falling from a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany.

23/09/2010 - Climbing
Grotta dell'Arenauta: high hopes for the crag to be reopened Hopes are high that two crags at Gaeta (Italy) will be reopened after July local town council decision to forbid access.

21/09/2010 - Competitions
European Championship 2010, the results The sport climbing European Championships were held in Austria's Imst-Innsbruck last weekend. Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Angela Eiter won the Lead competition, Cedric Lachat and Anna Stöhr the Bouldering event, while Sergey Abdrakhmanov and Edyta Ropek won speed.

19/07/2010 - Competitions
Rock Master 2010 - all the competitions in the run up to the Climbing World Championship 2011 Puigblanque (ESP) and Kim (KOR) won the 25th Rock Master Lead in Arco. Lachat (SUI) and Stöhr (AUT) were victorious in the Bouldering competition, while the speed gold medal went to Hroza (CZE) and He (CHN) and Team Spedwas won...
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