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News from Patagonia: 48 alpinists summited Cerro Torre via the Ragni Route, while a variation finish was added called Directa Huarpe. The Cerro Pollone group was traversed by Japanese climbers Jumbo Jokoyama e Ryo Masumoto.

Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves as a reminder and as a source on inspiration for...

Yesterday at Siurana in spain Gabriele Moroni and Silvio Reffo both sent their 9a routes: Jungle Speed the former, Estado Critico the latter.

While Italian climbers Gabriele Moroni and Silvio Reffo are now at Siurana, at Montsant in spain Jacopo Larcher has onsighted his second 8b+, Les Elements.

At Santa Linya in spain Jakob Schubert has redpointed Ciudad de Dios 9a.

Colin Haley and Jon Walsh have made the first free ascent of Tobogan (700m, AI4, M6) on Cerro Standhardt, Patagonia.

Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this sport.

At Siurana in spain Argyro Papathanasiou from Greece has send her first 8b, El Figot.

At Oliana in spain Silvio Reffo has sent an 8c+, while at Siurana Jacopo Larcher has redpointed his second 9a.

On Cerro Murallón in Patagonia Lise Billon, Pedro Diaz, François Poncet, Jeremy Stagnetto, Jerome Sullivan have made the first ascent of Sol Naciente (1000m, 7b A1 WI6 M6).

At the bouldering area Zarzalejo in spain Nacho Sánchez has freed the problem Zarzafar 8B+.

At Siurana in spain Sachi Amma from Japan has redpointed La Rambla 9a+.

Interview with the young Italian climber Jacopo Larcher, touching on the Red River Gorge, the Kalymnos Climbing Festival, the Dolomites and much more.

On 23/11/2012 Vivian Bruchez and Kilian Jornet Burgada made the first ski descent of the Migot Spur located on Aiguille de Chardonnet in the Mont Blanc massif.

In Ticino, Switzerland's bouldering paradise, Nalle Hukkataival from Finland has established numerous new boulder problems including Momentum 8C and Off the Wagon 8B+ in Val Bavona.

Kazakh mountaineer Denis Urubko and his trip to spain, an intense tour with talented Spanish alpinist Alex Txikon to reach the Vielha Festival on time...