http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/ By 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 2/3/2012 - Ryan Brooks and Josh Hurst have completed a beautiful four-pitch mixed line on the towering cliffs above Lake Willoughby in Vermont. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/big_and_beautiful_mixed_route_in_vermont hotflashes Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:19:00 EST Big and Beautiful Mixed Route in Vermont 2/3/2012 - Ryan Brooks and Josh Hurst have completed a beautiful four-pitch mixed line on the towering cliffs above Lake Willoughby in Vermont. 2/3/12 - Alex Honnold, Will Stanhope, and Paul McSorley traveled to the remote desert of Baja California in late January and came away with two remarkable free climbs. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/honnold_stahnope_free_huge_mexican_walls hotflashes Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:00 EST Honnold, Stahnope Free Huge Mexican Walls 2/3/12 - Alex Honnold, Will Stanhope, and Paul McSorley traveled to the remote desert of Baja California in late January and came away with two remarkable free climbs. 2/2/12 - Austrian climber David Lama recently free climbed the southeast ridge of Cerro Torre (aka the Compressor Route) in Patagonia shortly after Jason Kruk and Hayden Kennedy's ascent—after the pair chopped more than 100 of Cesare Maestri's bolts from the headwall. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/david_lamas_account_of_compressor_route_ascent hotflashes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:04:00 EST David Lama's Account of <i>Compressor Route</i> Ascent 2/2/12 - Austrian climber David Lama recently free climbed the southeast ridge of Cerro Torre (aka the <i>Compressor Route</i>) in Patagonia shortly after Jason Kruk and Hayden Kennedy's ascent—after the pair chopped more than 100 of Cesare Maestri's bolts from the headwall. 2/1/12 - Australian Chris Webb Parsons has repeated Hueco Tanks' Desperanza (V15). http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/v15_v14_action_in_texas_colorado hotflashes Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:36:00 EST V15, V14 Action in Texas, Colorado 2/1/12 - Australian Chris Webb Parsons has repeated Hueco Tanks' <i>Desperanza</i> (V15). 2/1/12 - Longtime New England climber Mark Richey will receive the Robert and Miriam Underhill Award, the American Alpine Club's honor for lifetime achievement, at the club's annual dinner in Boston on March 3. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/mark_richey_to_receive_aacs_top_award hotflashes Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:19:00 EST Mark Richey To Receive AAC's Top Award 2/1/12 - Longtime New England climber Mark Richey will receive the Robert and Miriam Underhill Award, the American Alpine Club's honor for lifetime achievement, at the club's <a href="http://www.americanalpineclub.org/p/annual-benefit-dinner" target="_blank">annual dinner in Boston</a> on March 3.