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The feared climb 'L'avaro' 8c+ at Tetto di Sarre has been repeated twice in an hour.

Pietro dal Prà repeats Beat Kammerlander's mythical Silbergeier 8b+ in the Rätikon in just three goes.

French alpinist Catherine Destivelle has made a solitary repeat of the Hasse - Brandler route up Cima Grande, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites.

In January the Pustertal alpinists Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner scored a real coup by making, in two attempts, the first winter ascent of Via Barbier up the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo. This difficult climb was established in summer 1989 by the Czech brothers Miroslav Coubal and...

Interview with top Italian rock climber and alpinist Pietro Dal Prà.

On the 26th of October 1998, after fifteen days on El Capitan, the 29 year-old Slovenian Tomaz Humar completed Reticent Wall (VI, 5.9, A5 850m). Humar is well-known for his successes in the Himalayas, where in 1997 he ascended Nuptse in alpine style together with Janiz Jeglic, and Ama Dablam...

Interview with Italian sports climber Luca Zardini Canon.

Aldo Michelini, Erik Svab, Laura Ortolani, Mauro Florit and Paolo Codia ahve made the first ascent of TRY (Just a little bit harder) at Ospo in Slovenia.

Never the same, a new rock climb up the granite Tsaranoro Be in Madagascar.

The famous route Eternal Flame, established by the Germans Wolfgang Güllich, Kurt Albert and Co up Nameless Tower (TTrango Towers - Karakorum) has been repeated by a Spanish expedition.

This spring a team of Sherpas will attempt to beat the Everest speed record and the total number of individual ascents. The group, led by 16 times summiter Apa Sherpa and speed record holder Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa, aims to promoted the Sherpa culture and raise funds for Sherpa children.

A new High Route has been created to unite the Tyrol of Austria and Italy