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Haley: First Solo of Cerro Standhardt
12/1/10 - News link: Last week, Colin Haley made the first solo ascent of Cerro Standhardt via the Exocet route during a two-day good-weather window in Argentinean Patagonia.

Swizzy Bouldering Rundown
11/3/10 - News link: Paul Robinson's extended vacation in Switzerland has turned out some impressive sends.

Dempster, Normand Climb China's Mt. Edgar
11/29/10 - American Kyle Dempster and Scottish climber Bruce Normand have climbed the east face and south ridge of Mt. Edgar (6,618m/21,713'), completing the second ascent of the peak—the same objective held by Jonny Copp and Micah Dash when they were killed by an avalanche below the mountain in 2009.

Siegrist Lays Down Another Red Project
11/18/10 - News link: Yesterday, Jonathan Siegrist finished up another project at the Red River Gorge, this time at the Gold Coast wall.

Jain, Puigblanque are Lead World Cup Champs
11/15/10 - News link: At the Lead World Cup Championships in Kranj, Slovenia, Ramón Julian Puigblanque of Spain and Kim Jain of Korea topped the podium, giving them the IFSC (International Federation of Sport Climbing) Lead World Cup champion title for 2010.

Potential V15 in Austria
11/12/10 - News link: Austrian climber Bernhard "Berni" Schwaiger has proposed another V15: Whirlwind.

Pringle, Siegrist Send Hard 5.14s at the Red
11/8/10 - News link: Ethan Pringle bagged the second ascent of The Golden Ticket (5.14c/d) at the Red River Gorge's Chocolate Factory on Friday.

Speed Race on the Nose Heats Up
11/8/10 - Sean Leary and Dean Potter have broken the two-year-old speed record for climbing the Nose of El Capitan, climbing the 31-pitch route in 2 hours 36 minutes 45 seconds.

Honnold and Stanhope Interview: Southern Belle (5.12d R)
11/5/10 - Alex Honnold and Will Stanhope completed the third free ascent of Half Dome's notoriously runout Southern Belle (5.12d R) this week.

Houlding Frees El Cap's Prophet (5.13d R)
11/3/10 - News link: In late October, British climber Leo Houlding made the first free ascent of an almost ten-year project on El Capitan: The Prophet (5.13d R, 13 pitches, 1,800 feet).

Brits Complete Major New Route in India
11/3/10 - News Link: Malcolm Bass and Paul Figg have done the first ascent of the West Face of Vasuki Parbat (6,792m/22,283'), a little-known but major peak in northern India's Gangotri area.

Joe Puryear Killed in Tibet
10/27/10 - Joe Puryear, author of the Alaska Climbing guidebook and also one of America’s most successful Himalayan mountaineers in recent years, has reportedly been killed in a climbing accident in Tibet.

Sharma Takes DWS Comp in Bilbao, Spain
10/27/10 - News link: Last weekend, a unique climbing competition took place in Bilbao, Spain: a deep water soloing comp on the Bilbao Estuary.

Webb Parsons: Another Magic Wood V15
10/19/10 - News link: Another V15 has gone up in Magic Wood, this time by Australian Chris Webb Parsons: Believe in Two.

Ondra's Tough Enough: Madagascar 5.14
10/18/10 - News link: On his recent trip to Madagascar, Adam Ondra free-climbed Tough Enough, a 380-meter, 5.14a on the east face of the Karambony formation at the Tsaranoro Massif, in a single day.

Kinder Sends 5.14c Rifle Project
10/15/10 - Joe Kinder finished another hard Rifle, Colorado, project yesterday with Waka Flocka Flame (5.14c), a link-up that starts on Waka Flocka (5.14b) and leads into Living the Dream (5.14a).

Another Free Line on North Face of Eiger
10/15/10 - Robert Jasper and Roger Schaeli, well-known German and Swiss professional mountaineers, became the first climbers to free-climb the John Harlin direttissima ("most direct") route with the Heckmair exit on the north face of the Eiger.

Vasya Vorotnikov Interview: China Glide (5.14d)
10/13/10 - On October 10, Vasya Vorotnikov nabbed the third ascent of China Glide (5.14d) at Rumney's Waimea Wall.

Americans Climb Big New Routes in China
10/13/10 - A small group of American climbers has pulled off two major first ascents in the Changping Valley of Sichuan, China, completing the first ascent of a much-tried 18,346-foot mountain named Seerdengpu and new route on striking Celestial Peak.

New Magic Wood V15 by Robinson
10/13/10 - Paul Robinson has proposed V15 for a new problem in Magic Wood, Switzerland: Ill Trill.

Traversi Ends the Never Ending Story
10/7/10 - News link: Carlo Traversi climbed the Never Ending Story (V14) in Magic Wood, Switzerland.

Beautiful North Face Climbed in China
10/6/10 - Ace British alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden completed the first ascent of the north face of Sulamar in the Chinese Tien Shan range.

Woods Sends 5.15a in Rumney, NH
10/5/10 - Yesterday, Daniel Woods made the second ascent of Jaws II (5.15a) in Rumney, New Hampshire.

Midtboe Pulls Off V15 in Norway
9/30/10 - News link: Norwegian climber Magnus Midtboe climbed Blood Redemption, a sit-start extension to Gjeddehenget (V13/14) in Bergen, Norway.

Claassen Dispatches Grand Ol' Opry at Monastery
9/29/10 - On September 27, Paige Claassen grabbed the fourth—and first female—ascent of Tommy Caldwell's Grand Ol' Opry at the Monastery in Estes Park, Colorado, after 13 days of effort.

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