News
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MOUNTAINEERING / ICE CLIMBING
Top Russian Climber Dies on Everest
5/15/13 - Alexey Bolotov, 50, who planned to start a new route on Everest's southwest face this week with Denis Urubko, has died in a fall fairly low on the mountain. The top Russian climber reportedly fell in the Khumbu Icefall. Read More
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ROCK CLIMBING
Megos Repeats Corona (5.15a) in Frankenjura
5/14/13 - The 19-year-old Alexander Megos has climbed Corona (5.15a) in the Frankenjura, Germany. Read More
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ROCK CLIMBING
Utah Desert Gets New 5.12+ Offwidth
5/13/13 - Pamela Pack and Patrick Kingsbury have established a new hard offwidth route in Indian Creek, Utah: Soul Assassin (5.12+ R, four pitches). Read More
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COMPETITION
Stohr, McColl Take Gold in Slovenian World Cup
5/13/13 - Austrian Anna Stöhr continues her reign in this year's Bouldering World Cups as she took another gold medal in Log-Dragomer, Slovenia, this past weekend. Read More
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ROCK CLIMBING
Arizona Climber Found Dead from Bee Stings
5/9/13 - On April 6, a group of climbers found a man hanging in climbing gear from a cliff on Mt. Hopkins in Santa Rita Mountains, south of Tucson, Arizona. Read More
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ROCK CLIMBING
Climbing to be Banned at Castle Rocks, Idaho
5/2/13 - On April 17, the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho proposed permanently banning climbing on 400 acres of the Castle Rock Interagency Recreation Area. This does not affect the neighboring and much larger City of Rocks. Read More
