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Cristian Brenna repeats 'The Big Mother' 8c+
14/12/2000 - Climbing
Cristian Brenna repeats 'The Big Mother' 8c+
The Italian Cristian Brenna makes the first repeat of Luca Zardini’s 'The Big Mother' 8c+ at Erto, Italy.
Goldberggruppe, ski mountaineering in Austria
Goldberggruppe, ski mountaineering in Austria
Ski mountaineering routes in the Goldberggruppe, Hoher Tauern, one of Austria's most beautiful and famous ski mountaineering areas.
Fred Nicole sends Dreamtime 8c at Cresciano, Switzerland
24/11/2000 - Climbing
Fred Nicole sends Dreamtime 8c at Cresciano, Switzerland
Swiss Fred Nicole sends "Dreamtime" and proposes the first ever Font 8c
Pietro Dal Pra', first free ascent of Hotel Supramonte
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
25th Banff Mountain Film Festival, the winners
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
World Cup Difficulty and Speed, Nantes
02/11/2000 - Competitions
World Cup Difficulty and Speed, Nantes
The penultimate stage of the World Cup 2000 takes place in Nantes on 3-4 November in Nantes, France
Polar Big Wall Expedition 2000
26/10/2000 - Alpinism
Polar Big Wall Expedition 2000
On 23/08/2000 the expedition comprised of S. Glowacz, K. Albert, H. Hember and G. Heidorn established 'Odyssey 2000' on the unclimbed Polar Bear Spire on Canada's Baffin Island
Cruz del Sur, new climb by Mauro Bubu Bole and Silvo Karo on La Esfinge in Peru
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+.
Body discovered on Everest
20/10/2000 - Alpinism
Body discovered on Everest
Davo Karnicar's Sherpas assert that the body he discovered when skiing down Everest was of Scott Fisher, the Mountain Guide who died on Everest in 1996
Pumori expedition 2000
19/10/2000 - Alpinism
Pumori expedition 2000
Italian expedition summits Pumori and collects snow samples for scientific research
Everest South Face, Davo Karnicar's ski descent
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
Cristian Brenna on top form in the Valle d'Aosta
03/10/2000 - Climbing
Cristian Brenna on top form in the Valle d'Aosta
The Italian climbs two 8c's third go between one competition and the next
News from Tibet
22/09/2000 - Alpinism
News from Tibet
Monsoon impedes progress. Cho Oyu most crowded, eleven expeditions on Shisha Pangma, just one mountaineer on Everest
Mount Nalumasortoq and the climbing above Tasermiut Fjord in Greenland
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.
Yuji Hirayama climbs Underground 8c+
20/09/2000 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama climbs Underground 8c+
Hirayama redpoints seventh 8c+ at Massone, Italy
31/08/2000 - Competitions
"Xsport Corextreme Summer Games", Tokyo
Yuji Hirayama wins first edition of "Xsport Corextreme Summer Games" at Tokyo. François Legrand places second, Cristian Brenna third