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The Austrian Ice Climbing Championship and 4th International Carinthian and East Tyrolean Championship took place in Kotschach at the start of January.

On 24-28/12/2003, Silvestro Stucchi, Elena Davila and Riccardo Redaelli made the first ascent of "EL Condor" (VI, A1), in the Rio Azufre Valley, Torri del Brujo, Chile.

Anna Torretta repeats Robert Jasper's "Tomahawk" M10+/M11- at Sulwald, Switzerland

For the fifth year running the Austrian non-profit organisation "Snowboarders for Safety" has organised a series of free snow & avalanche awareness camps throughout the 2003/04 winter season

On 20 November Cristian Brenna made the first repeat of “Is not always Pasqua”, Italy's hardest trad route, first climbed by Mauro Calibani in October 2002, and graded E9 7a.

François Auclair and Muriel Sarkany win the ninth stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2003, but overall victory goes to Alexandre Chabot and Sarkany

At the end of October Josune Bereziartu sent Tsunamy 8c+/c at Alquezar, Huesca, Spain

Stefania Daniele has repeated Ruby 7c+ (La curva di Gabbio), Fearstruck 7c (Sezze), Mandela superstar 8a (Gabbio).

The Other Final Takes Grand Prize at Banff Mountain Film Festival. Escape from Lucania: An Epic Story of Survival wins Book Festival, while Fritz Mueller’s Autumn Sunset in the Heart of Tombstone wins Mountain Photography Competition

The Italian boulderer Martin Moser has sent us a succinct report of his recent ascents in the South Tyrol and across the border in Austria's Maltatal

The arrival of the cold weather signals the start of hard gritstone ascents in Britain at the hands of Simon Moore, Sam Whittaker, Pete Hurley, Espen Samuelsen and Tobias Wolf

On 8 October the Italian mountaineer Sergio Martini reached the summit of Shisha Pangma Central Peak

In spring 2003 Damian Benegas and Willie Benegas made the first ascent of The Crystal Snake 5.9 M4 WI5 up the North Face of Nuptse, 7855m, close to Everest.

At the start of October on the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo (2999m) in the Dolomites Mauro Bubu Bole made the first repeat of the 1977 Spanish route, grading it 8a+ with three points of A0 aid.

On 27/09/2003 Diego Giovannini reached the summit of Cho Oyu (8201m).

Cristian Brenna frees En Attendant Berhault 8b+ at Finale