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29/02/2012 - Events

National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2012 to Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and Sano Babu Sunuwar

Everest Guide Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa and kayaker Sano Babu Sunuwar have won the National Geographic People's Choice Adventurer of the Year 2012.

29/02/2012 - Climbing

Jonathan Siegrist frees Le Reve at Arrow Canyon

Video of Jonathan Siegrist on his latest climb, Le Reve 9a/a+ at Arrow Canyon, USA.

22/02/2012 - Climbing

El Gran Trono Blanco, Mexico climbs for Honnold and Stanhope

On the big wall El Gran Trono Blanco in Mexico Alex Honnold and Will Stanhope have repeated the Pan-American route and freed Giraffe (8a).

20/02/2012 - Alpinism

Cerro Torre an impossible mountain, the petition in favour of the bolt chopping

The petition, promoted by Rolando Garibotti, concerning the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia by the Americans Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk.

15/02/2012 - Climbing

Dean Potter, the free solo video on El Capitan in Yosemite

The video of Dean Potter while he free solos the final quarter of the route Freerider on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

14/02/2012 - Alpinism

Piolet d'Or 2012, the 6 nominations

The XX Piolet d'Or will take place in Courmayeur (Italy) and Chamonix (France) from 21 - 24 March 2012. Here are the 6 nominations for the coveted golden ice axe, while Frenchman Robert Paragot will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

14/02/2012 - Climbing

Paul Robinson climbing Brad Pitt and The Ace at Stanage

Two short videos of Paul Robinson repeating the classic gritstone boulder problems Brad Pitt and The Ace at Stanage Edge in England.

10/02/2012 - Climbing

Iker Pou, the video of Nit de bruixes 9a+ at Margalef

The video of the first ascent of Nit de bruixes 9a+ at Margalef in Spain by Iker Pou.

09/02/2012 - Alpinism

Cerro Torre bolt chopping, the debate in Italy

With regards to the bolt chopping on Cerro Torre's Compressor route, we have received and published the views of Stefano Lovison, shared by numerous Italian alpinists.

07/02/2012 - Interviews

David Lama - interview after the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre

Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama after the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, carried out on 20 and 21 January 2012 with Peter Ortner.

01/02/2012 - Climbing

Bouldering galore: Daniel Woods, Chris Webb Parsons, Matty Hong and Sean McColl

January has been an impressive month for top-end bouldering. Here are some of the latest climbs including the first ascent of Mind to Motion 8B+ at Elkland by Daniel Woods and repeats by Chris Webb Parsons, Matty Hong and Sean...

28/01/2012 - Climbing

Dave Graham and the Memory is Parallax video

The video of Dave Graham during the first ascent of his boulder problem Memory is Parallax 8B+ ar Elkland (USA)

25/01/2012 - Climbing

Pra Caramba, climbing and adventure in Brazil with Cedar Wright

A journey to Brazil in search of climbing, travel and adventure, guided by Cedar Wright.

23/01/2012 - Alpinism

David Lama frees the Compressor route… while Kruk & Kennedy's bolt chopping is hotly debated

Yesterday 22/01/2012 David Lama made the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia. The news has been confirmed by David Lama's team. There are no further details but this update will certainly add fuel to the...

20/01/2012 - Alpinism

Cerro Torre, Kennedy and Kruk and the Compressor route by fair means

On 17/01/2012 Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk climbed the SE Ridge (the Compressor route) of Cerro Torre (Patagonia) via a route "by fair means" with difficulties up to 5.11 A2. In descent the two removed a significant portion of the...