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On 03/06/2014 French Mountain Guide Julien Herry made the first snowboard descent of the Éperon Jumeaux on Aiguille du Midi, along with his friend Raph Bonnet who made only the second ski descent after Jean-Marc Boivin in 1986

Farming in the mountains has taken on a new role, promoting the local economy and having positive effects on the environment and society. Three great stories of farmers capable of combining tradition with innovation

The 1st Memorial Tito Traversa will take place at Ivrea from 14 – 15 June 2014 in remembrance of the young Italian climber Tito Traversa.

Two new rock climbs on Parete del Cabanaira above Limone in Piemonte, Italy, established by Daniele Macagno and Enrico Turnaturi: Welcome to Cabanaira (7b max, 6c+ oblig) and NoWork Team (7a+ max, 6c oblig). The report by Enrico Turnaturi.

On 3 June 2014 Swiss climber Nina Caprez redpointed her first 8c+, Hélix au pays des merveilles at Pic Saint Loup, France.

Cortina Mountain Guide Enrico Maioni reports about the restyling of Diedro Fouzigora on Cason de Formin and the first ascent of Evergreen on Lastoni di Formin, Croda da Lago group, Dolomites.

Following the Australian pioneers Glenn Singleman and Nic Feteris: the story of the Great Trango Tower BASE jump carried out by Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev on 10 August 2013.

The video by Sébastien Montaz-Rosset of the highline walked by Tancrède Melet above a crevasse on the Géant glacier (Mont Blanc).

German climbers Tobias Wolf and Thomas Hering have made rare repeats of two difficult routes on El Capitan in Yosemite: The Shaft (Muir Wall free variation) and El Nino.

At Ceuse in France Jonathan Siegrist has repeated Biographie, while at Smith Rock (USA) Paige Claassen has repeated Just do It.

In June 2013 the South African climbers Duncan Fraser, Leonard le Roux and Benjamin de Charmoy made the first ascent of Dancing with the World (350m, 6c+).

Giorgos Chaziris introduces the rock climbing around Athens, Greece.

At Gravere (Val di Susa, Italy) Stefano Ghisolfi has made the first ascent of TCT , a 9a dedicated to Tito Claudio Traversa.

Discover the Nuragic village of Tiscali in the Supramonte di Oliena, one of the most popular walks in Sardinia, Italy. By Corrado Conca.

The beautiful via ferrata San Salvatore above Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, introduced by Mountain Guide Massimo Bognuda.

Federico Tosi introduces the great crag Cantobre in France, with circa 80 routes from 5c to 9a a great alternative to nearby Gorges du Tarn.