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27/01/2001 - Alpinism
Pamir Alay, a granite climbing paradise The Pamir Alay is an immense region wedged between the republics of Kirghistan and Tajikistan , dominated by the giant Pic Communism (7495m) and Pic Lenin (7134m), once the highest mountains in the now defunct Soviet Union. By Marco Borghetti, Roberto Invernizzi and Stefano Righetti.
21/01/2001 - Competitions
Husson and Sansoz win 2nd stage of IWC 2001 in Valle Daone The French duo Stephane Husson and Liv Sansoz win the second stage of IWC in Valle di Daone
11/01/2001 - Competitions
Ice World Cup 2001 gets underway in Pitztal The long awaited Ice World Cup 2001 finally gets underway in Pitztal tomorrow
13/12/2000 - Alpinism
New routes in Valsavarenche, Val d'Aosta Manu Ibarra and Massimo Farina set up four new routes and Erik Svab repeats others in the Haston Cave, Valsavarenche, Val di Cogne, Italy.
29/11/2000 - Alpinism
This year's ice climbing season comes early On 26/11 in Valsavarenche (Valle d'Aosta) the Italian Erik Svab repeats 'Welcome to the Machine', M9 and 'Never say Never', M8+ leashless
19/11/2000 - Competitions
Hirayama and Sansoz win in Kranj and conquer the World Cup Difficulty 2000 Yuji Hirayama and Liv Sansoz win the fifth leg at Kranj and in doing so conquer the World Cup Difficulty 2000
09/11/2000 - Climbing
Pietro Dal Pra', first free ascent of Hotel Supramonte On 3/11/2000, Pietro Dal Prà freed 'Hotel Supramonte', the route established by Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani in the Gole di Gorropu, Sardinia
07/11/2000 - Events
25th Banff Mountain Film Festival, the winners 'Mysterious Mamberamo', directed and produced by Pavol Barabas, wins Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Film Festival 2000
20/10/2000 - Alpinism
Cruz del Sur, new climb by Mauro Bubu Bole and Silvo Karo on La Esfinge in Peru On the East Face of La Esfinge (5325m) in the Paron Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Peru, Mauro Bole, Silvo Karo and photographer Boris Strmsek have established Cruz del Sur, an 800m big wall climb graded 7c+.
11/10/2000 - Alpinism
Everest South Face, Davo Karnicar's ski descent On 7 October the Slovenian Davo Karnicar made the first uninterrupted ski descent of the South Face of Everest
21/09/2000 - Alpinism
Mount Nalumasortoq and the climbing above Tasermiut Fjord in Greenland On Mount Nalumasortoq above the Tasermiut Fjord in Southern Greenland Jerome Arpin, Mario Manica and Francesco Vaudo made the first ascent of Non c'è due senza tre, a new big wall climb up the mountain's Third Pillar. Report by Antonella Cicogna.
18/07/2000 - Climbing
New boulder area in the Dolomites 113 boulder problems from Fb 3 to Fb 8a at Passo Sella, Northern Italy
14/04/2000 - Climbing
Stefan Glowacz repeats Hotel Supramonte, Sardinia Sardinia's hardest multi-pitch route, "Hotel Supramonte" 8b, repeated by Stefan Glowacz
12/04/2000 - Events
48th Filmfestival Trento, Italy 28 April - 6 May 2000 Selection process completed: 79 films accepted.
03/04/2000 - Interviews
Hans Kammerlander Interview with Hans Kammerlander, one of the driving forces in the mountaineering world, before his departure for K2.
01/04/2000 - Interviews
Simone Moro, from sports climbing to 8000m summits Interview with Italian mountaineer Simone Moro before his attempt of the Everest - Lhotse Traverse.
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