document.write("<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\"><tr> <td><a href='http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/cool_climbs_on_cannon_cliff' target='_blank'>Cool Climbs on Cannon Cliff </a><br>  2/10/12 - New England’s biggest crag, Cannon Cliff, has seen some cool winter action in recent weeks, with a couple of new variations to the classic Icarus in the middle of the cliff as well as the second winter “ascent” of the mile-long girdle traverse of the crag.<br><br><a href='http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/herb_conn_dies_at_91' target='_blank'>Herb Conn Dies at 91 </a><br>  2/9/12 - Climbing pioneer Herb Conn passed away in his home near Custer, South Dakota, on February 1, at the age of 91.<br><br><a href='http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/2011_guy_lacelle_pure_spirit_award_announced' target='_blank'>2011 Guy Lacelle Pure Spirit Award Announced </a><br>  2/9/12 - The 2011 Guy Lacelle Pure Spirit Award is being presented to crack climber extraordinaire Jean-Pierre \"Peewee\" Ouellet of Québec.<br><br><a href='http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/rrgs_muir_valley_access_threatened' target='_blank'>RRG's Muir Valley: Help Keep it Open </a><br>  2/9/12 - The Muir Valley Nature Preserve (MVNP), a major climbing area in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky, is in danger of closing.<br><br><a href='http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/interview_johnson_climbs_lethal_design_v12' target='_blank'>Interview: Johnson Climbs Lethal Design (V12) </a><br>  2/7/12 - <b>During a trip to Red Rock, Nevada, Alex Johnson pulled off an ascent of  <i>Lethal Design</i> (V12).<br><br></td></tr></table>");