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The Italians Mondinelli, Blanc, Favre, Busca, Rosset have all successfully summited Dhaulagiri. The Spaniard Pepe Garces dies during the descent.

The results from the 5th stage of the European Youth Cup at Aprica

The Italian Luca Zardini flashes Shalom 8b+ at Covolo, Italy

In October 2001 Josune Bereziartu and her partner Rikardo Otegi both redpoint Noia, Itay’s most famous 8c+,

Leonardo Di Marino wins the International Mountain Guides’ Climbing Championship 2001, held in Lecco last weekend.

The Italian Valerio Folco travels to Yosemite to climb 'Tempest', El Capitan

From 26/07/2001 to 15/08/2001 by Mauro Bubu Bole made the first ascent of Women and chalk up the East Face of Shipton Spire (5850 m), a spectacular granite tower in the Trango valley, Pakistan. The three-man expedition consisted of Mauro Bole, his climbing partner Mario Cortese and the photographer/cameraman Fabio...

On 13 August an Italian expedition from Lecco climbed the new route "Ragni sul filo" on the Ogre Thumb, Pakistan

After last year’s success, the World Cup circuit returns to Lecco on 22-23 September for its second stage in 2001.

The Himalaya veterans Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli departed for Dhaulagiri on 9 September. A strong Slovenian expedition heads for Cho Oyu

Mauro Calibani and Myriam Motteau win the Bouldering World Championship, while Gérome Pouvreau and Martina Cufar win the Difficulty

The Climbing World Championship 2001 started yesterday in Winterthur, Switzerland.

After just five days preparation the German Stefan Glowacz successfully redpointed "End of silence" on his first attempt. With this repeat Glowacz has become the first person to complete the Alpine Trilogy comprised of three alpine multi-pitches first ascended in 1994: End of Silence at Berchtesgaden by Thomas Huber, Silbergeier...

The Gruppo Ragni di Lecco is in mourning for the death of Casimiro Ferrari, the world famous alpinist and club member who passed away during the night in the hospital

On 13 to 15 August the Italian Kurt Astner made the first free ascent of Akut, his route first climbed in August 2000 on the impressive north face of the Cima Ovest di Lavaredo.

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