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Denis Urubko, awarded with Boris Dedeshko of Piolet d’Or 2010, topped out Lhotse on Sunday, May 16th at 11.30.

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Alex Honnold had a wild and windy mega-day at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, at the end of April, enchaining three long routes free-solo.

Japanese climbers Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka “Jumbo” Yokoyama have completed one of the great unclimbed walls in North America: the south face of Mt. Logan, Canada’s highest peak.

A North West province hiker had a miraculous escape when he fell nearly 5m while hiking in the Magaliesberg outside Pretoria shattering both his feet.

Dai Koyamada has made the 2nd ascent of Dave Graham’s The story of 2 worlds on the Dreamtime boulder in Cresciano.

British climber Hazel Findlay has ticked the run-out and tenuous test-piece of Air Sweden (5.13R) at Indian Creek, USA.

On their second attempt, Americans Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman completed a significant new route on Mt. Bradley (9,100′/2,774m) in the Ruth Gorge of Alaska in early April.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has urged Capetonians, their fellow South Africans and international fans to cast their vote for Table Mountain in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign.

Young Adam Ondra is visiting Britain, in particular the climbs at Malham Cove and Kilnsey where he has climbed and attempted some of the hardest routes in the country established by Steve McClure.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – South Korean climber Oh Eun-sun on Monday defended her claim to be the first woman to scale all 14 of the world’s peaks over 8,000 metres after doubts were raised over one of her climbs last year.

Just a quick reminder that the first High School Lead competition takes place this Friday and Saturday at Wonder Wall in Kya Sands.

Kojetin has set his sights on Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro – which means Where God Lives in Swahili – is in Tanzania and is the highest freestanding mountain in the world at 5895m above sea level.