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Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Pellisier freed by Bubu Bole
24/09/2003 - Climbing
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Pellisier freed by Bubu Bole
Mauro Bubu Bole makes the first free ascent of the Camillotto Pellisier route on the Cima Grande di Lavaredo, grading it F8b
Limitless Madness on Mt. Yerupaja, Peru
23/09/2003 - Alpinism
Limitless Madness on Mt. Yerupaja, Peru
On 28-30 July Matevz Kramer, Matej Mejovsek and Tadej Zorman made the first ascent of Limitless Madness on Mt. Yerupaja, Cordilliera Huayhuash, Peru
Monique Forestier opens Mission to Mars 31
22/07/2003 - Climbing
Monique Forestier opens Mission to Mars 31
The Australian Monique Forestier makes the first ascent of Mission to Mars 31
Steve McClure adds 9a to Malham Cove, England
23/06/2003 - Climbing
Steve McClure adds 9a to Malham Cove, England
British climber Steve McClure has made the first ascent of the extension to Raindogs, 9a at Malham Cove, England. The new sports climb is called Rainshadow.
Everest 50th anniversary
28/05/2003 - Alpinism
Everest 50th anniversary
Mount Everest was first climbed 50 years ago today by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Clebrations are mared by a helicopter crash at Base Camp in Nepal, killing 2 and wounding at least 7.
Christian Bindhammer repeats Action Directe
20/05/2003 - Climbing
Christian Bindhammer repeats Action Directe
On 14/05 Christian Bindhammer repeated Action Direct 9a in the Frankenjura, first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991.
Zauberfee, 8c+, by the Bindhammer brothers
14/05/2003 - Climbing
Zauberfee, 8c+, by the Bindhammer brothers
On 13/04 Christian Bindhammer frees "Zauberfee" 8c+, at the Eremo di S. Paolo (Arco). And his brother Andreas Bindhammer repeats it a few days later.
Big Wall Speed Climbing, Paklenica
23/04/2003 - Competitions
Big Wall Speed Climbing, Paklenica
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”.
Mont Blanc, two ascents
15/04/2003 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc, two ascents
Ezio Marlier and Arnaud Clavel repeat Goulotte Nord by Patrik Gabarrou and together with Massimo Farina makes the first ascent of Stop the War at Aiguille de la Brenva, Mont Blanc
Alan Mullin - setting new winter climbing standards in Scotland
28/03/2003 - Alpinism
Alan Mullin - setting new winter climbing standards in Scotland
Interview with ground-breaking Scottish climber Alan Mullin - searching for the mixed climbing psychological extreme at Lochnagar in Scotland.
Attic M11+ for Gregor Kresal
17/03/2003 - Alpinism
Attic M11+ for Gregor Kresal
Grega Kresal from Slovenia has recently made a demanding first ascent of Attic M11+ in the Planica valley, Julian Alps.
Robert Jasper climbs Batman M12 and on-sights Mission Impossible
05/03/2003 - Alpinism
Robert Jasper climbs Batman M12 and on-sights Mission Impossible
Robert Jasper makes the first ascent of Batman M12 E1, Basler Jura and on-sights Mission Impossible M11
Massimo Da Pozzo, dry tooling at Cortina
27/02/2003 - Alpinism
Massimo Da Pozzo, dry tooling at Cortina
Massimo Da Pozzo, better known for his hard first ascents on the massive Dolomite walls around Cortina, Italy, has added two mixed routes in the Forra del Rio Felizon close to Cortina.
Alexander Huber solos Opportunist 8b at Schleierwasserfall in Austria
24/02/2003 - Climbing
Alexander Huber solos Opportunist 8b at Schleierwasserfall in Austria
On 19/02/2003 the German climber Alex Huber soloed Opportunist 8b, Schleierwasserfall, Austria
Anna Torretta repeats Fly in the wind
12/02/2003 - Alpinism
Anna Torretta repeats Fly in the wind
Last weekend the Italian mountain guide Anna Torretta repeated Fly in the Wind M10 Dolomites
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden win 12th Piolet d'Or
10/02/2003 - Events
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden win 12th Piolet d'Or
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have won the Piolet d'Or 2002 with their first ascent of the North Face central couloir of Siguniang, China