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As a result of new rules drafted by the Provice of Vicenza (Italy), the historic crag Lumignano and the climbing within the Berici hills risks severe restrictions.

French climbers Arnaud Petit and Jeff Arnoldi have completed Le non-sens et la joie (8a, 250m), a new route up the West face of Capu Cascioni, close to Porto on the western side of Corsica

On Monday 17 March Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck and Germany's Michi Wohlleben climbed the three North Faces of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo in the Dolomites, via, the routes Cassin, Comici - Dimai and Innerkofler. The report about the first winter ascent of the North Face enchainement by Michi Wohlleben.

In mid-February at Madesimo, Italy, the media was invited to an event aimed at educating journalists about how to promote the right mountain safety message in order to shape a mountain culture that is instrumental in preventing and reducing avalanche victims.

Interview with Barbara Zangerl, the Austrian climber who repeated Prinzip Hoffnung at the Bürser Platte, Austria, yesterday.

Timelapse video filmed in Yosemite, USA, by Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill.

At the Ospo cave in Slovenia Klemen Becan has freed Water World 9a.

Interview with Americans Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold who from 12 - 16 February 2014 carried out the coveted first traverse of the major ridge line of Fitz Roy in Patagonia.

On 16/02/2014 at Fontainebleau in France Guillaume Glairont Mondet has made the first ascent of the boulder problem La Toupie Carnivore 8B.

During a climbing trip to Wadi Rum and Ajloun in Jordan with Mina Markovic, Anja Becan and Luka Fonda, Slovenian climber Klemen Becan made the first ascent of "Same same but different" 8c, currently the hardest sport climb in the country.

During a brief climbing trip to Spain the Italian climber Silvio Reffo has onsighted his first 8b+, Super Vixens at Margalef.

A series of new ice climbs and mixed routes have been established at a new ice climbing area called Eisarena Umbaltal, in East Tirol, Austria.

Marco Nardi talks about the redevelopment and expansion of the historic bouldering area Ussel in Italy's Valle d'Aosta.

Using the Courmayeur stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face as a pretext, Giulio Caresio explores the freeride world by interviewing Nicolas Hale-Woods.

On 17 January 2014 Fabrizio Peri repeated Grandi Gesti 9a at Grotta dell’Aeronauta, Sperlonga, Italy.

Interview with American rock climber Alex Honnold who on 14 January soloed El Sendero Luminoso (7b+, 500m) up El Toro, Potrero Chico, Mexico.