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12/07/2007 - Alpinism
K2 Russian West Face expedition A Russian team led by Victor Kozlov is attempting new line up the west face of K2 (8611m).

11/07/2007 - Climbing
Pilar de Cotatuero, Ordesa: Bereziartu and Oteguia add 'El Ojo Critico' 8a On 6/07/07 Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegui made the first ascent of "El Ojo Critico", 400m trad 8a on the Pilar de Cotatuero, Ordesa National Park, Spain.

10/07/2007 - Alpinism
Rhumsiki Tower, Cameroon new route Last February Massimo Faletti, Mario Cavagnini, David Rigotti made the first ascent of "Malaria" on the Rhumsiki Tower, Cameroon

08/07/2007 - Climbing
Scalatabel Climbing Festival France - Steve McClure 8b flash On 16-17 June the third and final Scalatabel Festival took place at the Grotte des Demoiselles, le Thaurac, France.

05/07/2007 - Climbing
Martina Cufar: rock climbing in Yosemite, Indian Creek and more From 15 April to 15 June Martina Cufar travelled to the U.S.A. for her first taste of Indian Creek, Yosemite, Tuolome Meadows and the Needles...

05/07/2007 - Gear
AKU Stone XCR In our Lab we analyse the AKU Stone XCR, an approach shoe which combines light weight, durability and excellent grip for all types of terrain.

04/07/2007 - Alpinism
Tempus fugit - Ala Daglar new route in Turkey From 2 - 17 June Mauro Florit, Marco Sterni, Umberto Iavazzo and Massimo Sacchi made the first ascent of "Tempus fugit" 7b 700m on the S Face of Kizilin Baci 2944m, Turkey.

03/07/2007 - Climbing
Hotel Supramonte fast repeat by Christian Bindhammer and Damaris Knorr Christian Bindhammer and Damaris Knorr have repeated the multi-pitch Hotel Supramonte (8b) in the Gola di Gorroppu, Sardinia.

30/06/2007 - Climbing
Kilian Fischhuber adds testpieces to Zillertal, Austria In June Kilian Fischhuber freed two Gerhard Hörhager projects in the Zillertal, Austria: “Paris in prison” 8c and “Love 2.0” 8c.

29/06/2007 - Climbing
Klemen Becan frees Privid 8c+ at Bohinjska Bela, Slovenia Slovenian climber Klemen Becan has made the first ascent of Privid 8c+ at Bohinjska Bela, Slovenia.

28/06/2007 - Climbing
Bereziartu and Otegui free Super Weissmuller 8a/8a+ on Petit Pic De Ansabere Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegui have made the first free ascent of Super Weissmuller 8a/8a+ on the SW Face of Petit Pic De Ansabere (France).

25/06/2007 - Climbing
Bouldering World Cup 2007, Fiera di Primiero won by Sharafutdinov and Gros The 6th stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2007 took place in Fiera di Primiero (Italy) last weekend and was won by Dmitry Sharafutdinov from Russia and Natalija Gros from Slovenia.

20/06/2007 - Alpinism
Arwa Tower NE Face first ascent by Siegrist, Senf and Burdet On 07/06/2007 Stephan Siegrist, Thomas Senf and Denis Burdet carried out first ascent of Lightning Strike (VI M5 5.9 A3 1000m) up the NE Face of Arwa Tower (6352m), Garhwal Himalaya, India.

18/06/2007 - Alpinism
Everest: Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding summit in the 1924 footsteps of Mallory and Irvine On 14/06 Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding reached the summit of Everest following the footsteps of George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine to shed light on the mystery of whether the two reached the summit of Everest on 8 June 1924.

15/06/2007 - Trekking
Walking holiday in the South Tyrol - Ritten Located at circa 1200 meters, the table-top Ritten plateau is without a doubt a hiker’s paradise. We've selected 4 of the best walks with splendid views onto the Dolomites.

14/06/2007 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup 2007, Grindelwald won by Fischhuber and Gros The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2007 took place in Grindelwald last weekend and was won by Kilian Fischhuber from Austria and Natalija Gros from Slovenia.
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