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Ice climbing belays / How to construct belays on ice as safely as possible.

Interview with ground-breaking Scottish climber Alan Mullin - searching for the mixed climbing psychological extreme at Lochnagar in Scotland.

On 23 March Stefano Imperatori, Renzo Rossini and Germana Maiolatesi set out to make the first descent from the East summit of Corno Grande, Gran Sasso d'Italia, after having completed another "first descent" down the Galluccio crest, Monte Vettore, at the start of the month together with Andreas Brink.

Grega Kresal from Slovenia has recently made a demanding first ascent of Attic M11+ in the Planica valley, Julian Alps.

The 8C boulder problem established by Fred Nicole at Cresciano, repeated by Christian Core. Photos by Andrea Gallo, video by Marzio Nardi.

On 23 February the 28 year old Yuri Parimbelli repeated "C'era una volta in America" 8c, Cornalba.

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.

At the start of January a young Slovenian expedition established 'Story about dancing dogs', a new 21 pitch 7c+ on Mount Poi, Northern Kenya.

At the start of February British climber Adrian Berry made the first ascent of Britain's third E10, Blind Vision.

Ines Papert and Harald Berger are the provisional leaders of the Ice World Cup second stage in Valle Daone 2003

An expedition led by Krzysztof Wielicki is currently attempting the first winter ascent of K2

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

Over 400 climbers gathered in Bishop, California at the start of December in a highly successful three-day event designed to raise funds for the American Access Fund.

Last week the British climber Neil Gresham made an impressive second ascent of Neil Bentley's gritstone Equilibrium, E10 7a.

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

The 52 year old Erri De Luca climbs "Viaggio = infinito", 8b+ at the Grotta dell'Arenauta at Sperlonga