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From 21 - 26 January 2007 the Italians Elio Orlandi, Michele Cagol, Fabio Leoni and Rolando Larcher made the first ascent of "Osa ma non troppo", a 700m line up the E Face of Cerro Cota 2000 (Torres del Paine, Patagonia). A beautiful route, great company and a fantastic adventure...

Climber, mountaineer, but also keen snowboarder, surfer, skydiver, base jumper and nature lover, Leo Houlding is one of the most famous rock climbers and mountaineers in the world.

At the end of September Florian Scheimpflug, Tomáš Sobotka, Ondra Benés and Harald Berger travelled to the Andringitra national park in Madagascar where they made the first ascent of 'Short Cut' 7c+ 750m and a repeat of 'Bravo les Filles' 8b on the immense Tsaranoro wall.

Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegui have made the first free ascent of the 1981 aid route Divina Comedia 7c in the Ordesa national park, Spain.

From 28 April to 1 May Croatia's Paklenica national park will host the seventh edition of the “Big Wall Speed Climbing”.

Mead Norton wins 2005 Banff Mountain Photography Competition Grand Prize for his photo Prayer Offerings on the Shore of Namtso Lake, Tibet.

Lisa Rands from America becomes the first female climber to ascend gritstone E8 by climbing End Of The Affair (E8 6c) at Curbar, Peak District, England

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.

International campaigners for Tibet have voiced their growing concern about a planned ring road around Mount Kailash, Tibet's most sacred mountain.

Hans Florine sets new Siera Nevada 14'ers record of 3 days 12 hours, 11minutes

At the end of April the Croatian Paklenica national park, famed for its natural beauty and, amongst climbers, for its compact Verdon-like limestone, will host the fourth edition of the “Big Wall Speed Climbing”.

On 15 October Mauro Calibani makes the first ascent of Is not always Pasqua E9 7a at at Collina di Interprete, Mount Sibillines national park, Central Italy.

The Italians Valerio Folco and Massimo Farina climb B.A.T.(A3) in Valle Orco

Memorial Fund has been established for Galen Rowell and Barbara Cushman Rowell through the Tides Foundation.

Minister Lunardi announces the go-ahead of the third Gran Sasso tunnel

The 3rd International Alpinistic Meeting will take place in Paklenica, Croatia from 26-28 April 2002