http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/ By Dougald MacDonald and the Climbing Magazine staff. Hot Flashes Climbing News reports the world's most up-to-date vertical news. From alpine big walls to local bouldering comps Hot Flashes gives you the the most accurate report first. en-us http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/ http://www.climbing.com/header1107-CLIMBINGNEWS.gif 5/09/08 - A quartet of French climbers has repeated the 1974 route on the southeast face of Mt. Dickey in the Alaska Range, likely the third ascent of this mile-high alpine climb. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/french_team_repeats_alaskan_testpiece hotflashes Fri, 09 May 2008 06:29:00 CDT French Team Repeats Alaskan Testpiece 5/09/08 - A quartet of French climbers has repeated the 1974 route on the southeast face of Mt. Dickey in the Alaska Range, likely the third ascent of this mile-high alpine climb. 5/05/08 - A pair of elite French skiers has completed the famed Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt in less than 24 hours. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/the_haute_route_in_a_day hotflashes Mon, 05 May 2008 09:15:00 CDT The Haute Route in a Day! 5/05/08 - A pair of elite French skiers has completed the famed Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt in less than 24 hours. 5/02/08 - Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summited 8,167-meter Dhaulagiri in Nepal on May 1, giving her 11 of the 14 main 8,000-meter summits on Earth, more than any other woman. (New Photo Added - 5/15/08) http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/austrian_woman_climbs_11th_8000er hotflashes Fri, 02 May 2008 09:21:00 CDT Austrian Woman Climbs 11th 8,000'er 5/02/08 - Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summited 8,167-meter Dhaulagiri in Nepal on May 1, giving her 11 of the 14 main 8,000-meter summits on Earth, more than any other woman. (<font color="red">New Photo Added - 5/15/08</font>) 4/30/08 - Simon Anthamatten and Ueli Steck from Switzerland have completed the highly prized north face of Tengkangpoche in Nepal to its 21,283-foot summit, on their second attempt this season. (Updated - 5/15/08) http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/swiss_duo_completes_much-tried_nepalese_face hotflashes Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:06:00 CDT Swiss Duo Completes Much-Tried Nepalese Face 4/30/08 - Simon Anthamatten and Ueli Steck from Switzerland have completed the highly prized north face of Tengkangpoche in Nepal to its 21,283-foot summit, on their second attempt this season. (<font color="red">Updated - 5/15/08</font>) 4/28/08 - Joe Kinder has completed <i>Golden Direct</i> (5.14c/d) at the Cathedral near St. George, Utah. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/kinder_creates_utah_testpiece hotflashes Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:15:00 CDT Kinder Creates Utah Testpiece 4/28/08 - Joe Kinder has completed <i>Golden Direct</i> (5.14c/d) at the Cathedral near St. George, Utah.