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The Winter Polish K2 Expedition has been called off without a successful summit but with all members, including Denis Urubko, Marcin Kaczkan and Krzysztof Wielicki, are safely back in Base Camp.

Ines Papert has made a series of hard mixed repeats, including the first female ascent of Mauro Bubu Bole's Mission Impossible M11 in Valsavarenche, Val di Cogne, Italy.

Crucial moments for Mondinelli and Filo delo Impossibile attempting Broad Peak, and Denis Urubko, Wielicki and the Winter Polish Expedition attempting the first winter ascent of K2

On 19/02/2003 the German climber Alex Huber soloed Opportunist 8b, Schleierwasserfall, Austria

The first ever Quebec Cup took place in Canada this January and February and was won by Martin Lajoie and Myriam St-Louis

The Italian ice climbing competition circuit 2003, entitled Alpin Cup, came to a close last Sunday and was won by Orietta Bonaldo and Diego Mabboni.

Alexei Tomilov and ines Papert win the second stage of the Ice World Cup in Daone 2003

Brief news roundup of Fitz Roy Patagonia ascents 2002 by Luca Maspes

The Frenchman Sebastien Foissac and the Italian Attilio Munari have recently qualified to become international Ice World Cup routesetters. Together with the three new judges Irina Ryzhenkova (RUS), Andrej and Jasna Pacjak (SLO) they completed a four-day course in Italy's Valle di Daone.

The first international judges and routesetter course for ice cliimbing will be held in Italy's Valle di Daone from 16 to 22 December 2002.

Marco Huser and Claudia Haesurmann win Snowboardcross, Barbara Sponsale and Andreas Prommegger win the Giant Slalom of the first stage of the Tour della Gazzetta Snowboard Classic.

The Second Step wins the Banff Mountain Film Festival 2002. The Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize was awarded to The Evidence of Things Not Seen, while the Photography Competition was won by James Delano

"Cresciano boulder" and "Pietra di Luna", Sardinia have recently been published

The Ice World Cup 2003 will be comprised of only three stages, (Pitztal, Val Daone and Saas Fee) while the Ice World Championship 2003 will take place in Kirov in March

Applications for the Arctic Team Challenge 2003 start on 15 November.

Josune Bereciartu climbs Bain de Sang, Switzerland and becomes first woman to climb 9a