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On Saturday 19 September 2011 at Villa Gomez (Lecco, Italy) the world of alpinism paid its final respect to Walter Bonatti. The video by Andrea Giorda

Norwegian climber Magnus Midtboe sheds some light onto the Hanshellern cave (also known as Flatanger) in Norway.

Nicolas Potard adds Le tresor de Romain, a new route combination up the Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc.

Slovenian climber Luka Krajnc has carried out the fourth complete free ascent of Bellavista on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites, first ascended by Alexander Huber solo during winter 1999 with difficulties up to A4 and then freed by German at 8c in July 2001. Urban Golob provides the report.

American climber Sasha DiGiulian has sent her third 8c+ Cosi Fan Tutte at Rodellar in Spain and on-sighted Maskoking 8b+.

An iPhone application with videos and exercises of all the main training methods to improve power, technique and stamina, created by Alessandro Jolly Lamberti and Piero Amato.

Steve and Angie Bradshaw provide some hands-on, in-depth information to the Psicobloc bouldering around Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

On 2 August 2011 Italian climber Mario Prinoth carried out a rare repeat of Silbergeier (8b/8b+, 240m) in the Rätikon, Switzerland, while on 25 May he had managed to on-sight the via Battisti - Weiss (400m, max 8a+) on Spiz delle Roe de Ciampiè (Larsec, Catinaccio, Dolomites).

Dave MacLeod has made the first free ascent of Bongo Bar (400m 8a) on Blamann, island of Kvaløya in Norway.

Tomaz Jakofcic and Tina Di Batista have established Ulina smer (IX, 1000m), a major new route up the North Face of Triglav, Slovenia.

Slovenian climber Matic Obid has repeated a series of routes, from the Site rock face in the Julian Alps to Paklenica in Croatia, via Mont Blanc and also his first 8c at Sezana in Slovenia.

James McHaffie has made the first repeat of The Big Bang 9a at Lower Pen Trwyn, first climbed in 1996 by Neil Carson.

15-year-old Italian climber Luca Marzari has sent two 8b's, Il Falco at Lumignano Brojon and La notte at Covolo.

During the VI Arco Rock Legends the Salewa Rock Award was given to Adam Ondra. The La Sportiva Competition Award went to Ramon Julien Puigblanque.

Iker and Eneko Pou have freed Gorilas en la Roca (7b+, 200m) on the Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain.

Matteo Della Bordella has freed the route 'll mito della Caverna' (8a max, 7c oblig, 300m) in Val Bavona, Switzerland. This route was opened with Luca Auguadri after starting off with Nicola Balestra.