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Over a 15-day period from 16 January to 20 February Ines Papert, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Thomas Senf repeated Riders on the Storm (7c+, A2, 1300m), the iconic multi-pitch rock climb up the Central Tower of the Torres del Paine in Patagonia. Although some sections were climbed with the use of...

British rock climbers Pete Whittaker and Dan McManus have made the first repeat of The Secret Passage, the 5.13c (8a+) climb on El Capitan established ground-up in 2008 by Nicolas favresse and Sean Villanueva.

The first ascent video of The Constant Gardner in Yosemite valley, USA, established ground-up in September 2014 by Cheyne Lempe and Ethan Pringle.

The video of British climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker attempting to repeat The recovery drink on the Profilveggen / Profile wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway, freed in 2013 by Nicolas favresse

The video of Belgian alpinist Sean Villanueva documenting the so-called ‘International Olympic Games of Campo Bridwell’, held below Cerro Torre in Patagonia in 2006.

The video of the seocnd and third free ascent of the Sifuentes - Monti route at Frey, Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina.

The video dedicated to Dodo's Delight, the sailing boat skippered by Bob Shepton that in summer 2014 took Nicolas favresse, Olivier favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva on their climbing exploration to Greenland and Baffin Island.

Belgian climber Nicolas favresse exalts the beauty of climbing at night.

At Badami in India Nicolas favresse has made a trad ascent of Ganesh 8b+.

58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc.

The complete video of Nicolas favresse and The recovery drink, the route he freed at the crag Profilveggen / Profile wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway in 2013.

Erik Massih reports about the first free ascent of Ronny Medelsvensson (Scandinavian grade 9 / French 8b) at Profilveggen, Jøssingfjord, Norway, carried out in July 2014 together with Crister Jansson.

The final report by Nicolas favresse about the Greenland 2014 expedition, carried out together with Olivier favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva. This final update includes the exploration at Gibbs Fjord, Baffin Island

The second dispatch from Nicolas favresse, Olivier favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva about their Greenland 2014 expedition.

Nicolas and Olivier favresse, Ben Ditto and Sean Villanueva report about their first climbs and the start to their Greenland & Baffin Island expedition.

On 9 July 2014 Cedric Lachat repeated Orbayu (8c, 510m) Naranjo de Bulnes, Picos de Europa, Spain.