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Interview with Austrian climbing team coach Heiko Wilhelm about his book "Beyond the Face, characters of climbing", a mine of information that retraces 30 years of competition climbing through the eyes of 39 athletes who have helped shape this young sport.

Adam Ondra from the Czech Republich to endorse the Garda Trentino region in Northern Italy. At the start of April the champion climber will take part in a European tour to Zurich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Munich.

On 31 January 2016 Lucie Hrozová made the first ascent of Saphira, a mixed climb graded M15- at the The Fang Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado, USA.

Interview with Italian rock climber Silvio Reffo who at Misja Pec in Slovenia sent his 10th 9a sports climb.

Florian Riegler reports about his ascent of Trinitas (WI4, M5, 1000m), a probable new route up the NW Face of Ortler climbed on 27/12/2015 together with his brother Martin Riegler. With this ascent the two South Tyrolean alpinists have completed the trilogy of new routes that includes the summits of...

Interview with talented Italian climber Annalisa De Marco who, on only her third attempt, sent Disney Production, an 8A+ boulder problem at Brione, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.

Towards the end of September 39-year-old Czech climber Petr Blaha redpointed his first 9a, Abysse at Gorges du Loup. Roman Bayon provides the short interview.

The report by Gabriele Moroni about his first climbing trip to Sardinia during which, at Bosco di Luogosanto in Gallura, he freed Patagarroso, the first 8B boulder problem on the Italian island.

In May 2015 John Frieh and Doug Shepherd made the first ascent of "Agua Sin Gas" (III WI4/steep snow) up the North Face of Mount Lucifer in Alaska. The trip report by John Frieh.

The 2nd Memorial Tito Traversa will take place at Ivrea from 13 – 14 June 2015 in remembrance of the young Italian climber Tito Traversa.

Melloblocco 2015 kicks off this morning with plenty of climbing. From today until Sunday 3 May Italy’s Val Masino and Val di Mello will host the 12th edition of Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world.

Everything is set for the Mezzalama Trophy 2015 that will take place on Saturday 2 May on the Monte Rosa massif. The decision was confirmed after consulting Luca Mercalli and the Italian Meteorological Society.

American climber Ronnie Dickson has sent Resident Evil V10/7C+ in Joe's Valley, Utah, USA, becoming the first above knee amputee to climb a boulder problem of this difficulty.

The XX Mezzalama, the legendary ski mountaineering competition in the Monte Rosa massif, takes place on 25 April 2015. Marco Spataro reports.

19-year-old climber Riccardo Piazza has made the second ascent of the boulder problem Ultimo dei Moicani 8B+ at Amiata in Tuscany, Italy.

The video of Italian climber Federica Mingolla redpointing the beautiful testpiece Tom et je ris 8b+ in the Verdon Gorge, France.