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The fourth Trofeo Latemar Vertical Kilometer will be held in Predazzo, Italy on Sunday 26 August 2001

On 18 July Alexander Huber frees "Bellavista" 8c on Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, first climbed in winter 1999

American Chris Sharma links the first and second section of Biographie at Ceuse in France, widely considered one of the hardest projects in the world, calling it Realization.

Christian and Andreas Bindhammer repeat some Europe's hardest routes, including "Superplafond" 8c+, Volx and "Shangrila" 8c+, Frankenjura

Richard Colombo makes the first repeat of Altman 8c in Val Masino, Italy

The Austrian Bernd Zangerl makes the first repeat of Fred Nicole's Dreamtime 8c, Tessino, Switzerland

In two months Iker Pou repeats Fred Nicole’s Elfe in Switzerland, and a number or testpieces in the Frankenjura, including Maharadscha Fb 8b, Showdown (8c), Raubritter (8c) and Wolfgang Güllich’s rarely repeated Wallstreet Original (8c/8c+)

Luca Giupponi redpoints 'Mike Jordan', 8B/8B+ at Pueblo di Massone, Arco and 'Superpolentin', 8b at Pian de Schiaveneis

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+)

The Italian Cristiaqn Brenna climbs his ninth 8c+, Vitamania at Annot (Haute Provence - FRA)

Climbing in America and bouldering at Fontanebleau with Dave Graham.

The Italian Luca Giupponi frees 'The last way' at Erto after a crucial hold broke off

Posto di Blocco, the new video for bouldering at Cresciano, Switzerland

The two-month 'Pig Brothers Tour' of America by François Legrand and Yuji Hirayama gets underway to climb the hardest routes in the States

The Parisse brothers send hard boulders at Meschia, Italy

The Italian Cristian Brenna climbs "C'era una volta in America" 8c at Cornalba