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Dave Graham has made the fourth ascent of Wolfang Güllich’s Action Direct 9a in Germany’s Frankenjura

Mauro Calibani, sends boulder problems in Sardinia, Corsica and Col del Lys. Of note are "Squalo 3-3D" 8a+ at Punta di Capineru (Corsica) and "Icaro" 8a at Col del Lys

Legrand and Hirayama both on-sight "Don't call me dude" 5.13c / 8a+ at Virgin River Gorge, while Liv Sansoz redpoints "Route of all evil" (5.14a 8b+). All three now plan to climb "Nessecary Evil" (5.14c/8c+)

Climbing in America and bouldering at Fontanebleau with Dave Graham.

All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001

The spring 2001 himalayan season is about to begin and the majority of expeditions are heading, once again, to Mt. Everest

Mauro Bole discusses his special relationship with 'Mission impossible', the latest dry tooling climb established by the Italian climber at Valtournanche, Cogne, Italy.

Interview with Jean-Christophe Lafaille after his solo ascent of the West Face of the Drus, Mont Blanc

In the Thien Shan mountain range, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Maksut Jumayev ascended Mramornayestina (6400m). A second group of alpinists from Kazakistan, Kirghistan and Uzbekistan led by Rinat Khaibullin successully completed the Karli Tau - Marble Wa

"Patagonia by water", Marcello Cominetti and Lorenzo Nadali's traverse across Patagonia, comes to a close

As in 2000, Helly Hansen and the American Alpine Club will assign the Helly Hansen Mountain Adventure Awards 2001 to three small exploratory expeditions

The Italian mountaineer Simone Moro plans to a six-month winter tour to climb mountains in the Tien Shan, Everest and Lhotse, and in doing so hopes to become the first Italian Snow Leopard

François Legrand frees his project "Robi in the Sky" at Les Goudes (Calanques) and suggests 8c+/9a

The 11th "Rassemblement International des Glacieristes du Fournel" will take place in Argentiere - La Bessée from the 10th to the 14th of January 2001 and the CAF will award the prestigious "Piolet d'Or"

Hirayama repeats Noia 8c+ and adds Tecno metal 8c+ at Andonno, N. Italy

'It was 9.00 am, 24 May and a -40 ºC Himalayan storm was blowing right into me.' Simone Moro talks about his climb of the highest mountain in the world.