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19/05/2002 - Events
Gran Sasso, third tunnel go-ahead Minister Lunardi announces the go-ahead of the third Gran Sasso tunnel
07/05/2002 - Alpinism
New routes on Aiguille du Tacul, Grandes Jorasses In April Massimo Farina and Patrick Gabarrou opened "Ice for good" and "Fantastica", two new mixed routes on the Aiguille du Tacul, Grandes Jorasses. Together with Ezio Marlier Gabarrou then climbed "Poisson d'Avril" on the Seracco del Col des Hirondelles.
29/03/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Haute route Chamonix - Zermatt: the Queen of all ski mountaineering traverses Chamonix - Zermatt, from France to Switzerland across one of the most fascinating Haute Route ski mountaineering traverses in the Alps, by Italian Mountain Guide Nicolò Berzi.
21/03/2002 - Alpinism
Lafaille after Pèlerinage, Annapurna Jean-Christophe Lafaille makes the first winter solo ascent of Pèlerinagein preparation for his eigthth 8000m peak, Annapurna, Himalaya
11/03/2002 - Competitions
17th Pierra Menta: Boscacci & Murada, naturally The hardest and most spectacular ski mountaineering competition in Europe, the 17th Pierra Menta, was won by Boscacci & Murada
06/02/2002 - Trekking
Bike for help in Pakistan Christoph von Toggenburg from Switzerland has finally set off on his “Bike for help” to travel from India to Switzerland by mountain bike.
20/01/2002 - Competitions
Sdobnikova and Dulac win in Italy Daniel Dulac and Ksenia Sdobnikova win the second stage of the IWC 2002 in Valle di Daone.
10/01/2002 - Climbing
Cristian Brenna on-sights Mortal Kombat and repeats Ombra Cristian Brenna on-sights ‘Mortal Kombat’ 8b+ at Castillon and makes the first repeat of 'Ombra' 8b+ at Finale, fourteen years after the first ascent
14/11/2001 - Climbing
El Gigante big wall, Mexico Last week Stefan Glowacz, Kurt Albert, Holger Heuber, Gunda Frühwald and the photographer Klaus Fengler set off to Mexico to climb the 1000m big wall El Gigante
12/11/2001 - Climbing
Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon on El Capitan The German Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon 5.13b on El Capitan, Yosemite, America
10/11/2001 - Interviews
Alessandro Lamberti repeats Hugh at Eaux Claires The 37-year-old Italian Alessandro Jolly Lamberti has made the long-awaited first repeat of Fred Rouhling’s 20m testpiece, situated in the Vallée des Eaux Claires, France
07/11/2001 - Alpinism
El Cap, Tempest repeated Valerio Folco, Tom McMillan and Bruce Bindner make the third ascent of El Capitan's Tempest (A4 R)
04/10/2001 - Climbing
Valerio Folco attempts 'Tempest', El Capitan The Italian Valerio Folco travels to Yosemite to climb 'Tempest', El Capitan
20/09/2001 - Interviews
Chris Sharma, the energy of Biographie at Ceuse 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.
30/08/2001 - Book-press
ALIVE, Autumn/Winter 2001 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
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