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Three years of trying, walking up to the crag, putting on climbing shoes, lighting incense, chalking up and setting off for the next attempt. Chris Sharma has now realised his dream called Biographie - Realization.

Helly Hansen’s half-yearly magazine has now matured to its fourth edition, and this can be received free by filling out the order form on www.hellyhansen.com

On 12/08/01 Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani redpointed their project of the SW Face of the Marmolada.

Chris McNamara recommends five super classic rock climbs in Yosemite Valley, California, USA.

The protagonists of Makalu 200 give their version of the ascent to the summit of Makalu Himal, written by Giampaolo Corona plus some considerations by the 'Aquile di San Martino di Castrozza e Primiero'

The first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2001 took place in Gap on 30/06 - 1/07 and was won by the French duo Miriam Motteau and Jerome Meyer

On 16/06/01 Leo Houlding and Jason Pickles freed 9 out of 10 pitches of "The West Face" on the Leaning Tower, Yosemite.

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+)

Severino Scassa and Simone Sarti climb Hotel Supramonte at P.ta Cucuttos, Gole di Gorropu, Sardinia

Alexander Huber and Thomas Huber free climb Golden Gate in 2000 on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

Interview with French rock climber, the unbeatable François Legrand.

All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001

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

The Frenchman Daniel Dulac and Ines Papert win the IWC 2001 after the final stage at Kirov, Russia