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20/09/2011 - Interviews

Arnaud Petit spills the beans about Black Bean, Ceuse

Interview with French climber Arnaud Petit after his greenpoint, ie trad ascent, of the 8b sport climb Black Bean at Ceuse in France.

12/09/2011 - Climbing

Sasha DiGiulian, 8c+ redpoint and 8b+ on-sight at Rodellar

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

09/09/2011 - Climbing

Barbara Raudner tours Höllental, Margalef and Misja Pec

Barbara Raudner has repeated Indotimes 8b+ at Höllental in Austria.

15/08/2011 - Climbing

The Shining, new multi-pitch by Trotter and Caldwell

Sonnie Trotter and Tommy Caldwell have recently sent The Shining 5.13c/d at Mount Louie in Canada.

10/08/2011 - Alpinism

Ulina smer, major new route on Triglav

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

04/07/2011 - Climbing

Nina Caprez makes first female ascent of Silbergeier, Rätikon

Interview with Nina Caprez after the Swiss climber carried out the first female ascent of Silbergeier, shortly after her partner Cedric Lachat repeated the 240m 8b/8b+ in the Rätikon, Switzerland.

21/06/2011 - Events

Arco Rock Legends 2011, the nominations

All the nominations for the VIth Arco Rock Legends, the sport climbing Oscars scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 July 2011 at Arco (Italy) with two awards, the Salewa Rock Award and the La Sportiva Competition Award. The celebration will be held during the Arco 2011 IFSC Climbing World...

16/06/2011 - Climbing

Eva Scroccaro sends 8b

On 13/06/2011 12-year-old Eva Scroccaro from Italy, redpointed Masochismo at Baratro, her first 8b.

16/06/2011 - Alpinism

Zauberberg on Ciastel de Chedul: Riegler brothers first free ascent

On 2 June 2011 Florian and Martin Riegler freed "Zauberberg" (the Magic Mountain) 8a max on Ciastel de Chedul, Vallunga (Val Gardena - Dolomites).

01/06/2011 - Alpinism

Testa o Croce on Monte Cimo: first free ascent per Nicola Tondini

On 16 April 2011 Nicola Tondini managed the second free ascent of "Testa o Croce" (185m, 8b max, 7c obligatory), the route on the Monte Cimo buttress (Val d’Adige) established together with Nicola Sartori in autumn 2009 and which Sartori had freed in April 2010.

31/05/2011 - Climbing

Cimaï closed to climbing

The French sports crag Cimai has been closed recently to climbing.

23/05/2011 - Climbing

Caroline Ciavaldini climbs E8 at Pembroke

French climber Caroline Ciavaldini has repeated Point Blank E8 at Stennis Ford, Pembroke.

11/05/2011 - Climbing

Pompa Funebre, new route by Larcher, Giupponi and Sartori on Monte Pellegrino, Palermo

On 31/03 and 01/04/2011 Rolando Larcher, Luca Giupponi and Nicola Sartori completed the first ascent of Pompa Funebre (150m, 8b max, 7a+ obligatory). The route had previously been started by Larcher, Giupponi and Maurizio Oviglia up the NE Face of Monte Pellegrino (Palermo, Sicily).

14/04/2011 - Climbing

Adam Ondra, the Chilam Balam interview

Interview with Adam Ondra after his repeat of Chilam Balam 9b, the route claimed by Bernabé Fernandez in 2003 at Villanueva del Rosario, Spain.

12/04/2011 - Climbing

Eva Scroccaro and Tito Traversa, young Italians on the rise

Eva Scroccaro repeats "Il Padrone Assoluto" 8a/8a+ at Napoleonica and the video of Tito Traversa climbing "Je est un autre" 8b at Castillon in France, filmed by Andrea Tosi.