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On Sunday 11 December the fifth Compéticimes Challenge Massimo Farina will take place at the “Mont-Blanc Escalade” climbing wall at Les Houches-chamonix.

20/11 Historic Italian victory in Kranj: Flavio Crespi is the first Italian to win the Climbin World Cup Lead. The Women's World Cup was won by Angela Eiter from Austria.

The penultimate round of the World Cup Lead 2005 was won in Valence, France by Jorg Verhoeven and Angela Eiter.

The seventh stage of the World Cup Lead 2005 took place in Shangai, China, last weekend, and was won by Ramón Julián Puigblanque and Maja Vidmar.

The news was announced on Nepalese television yesterday: 7 French mountaineers/trekkers and 11 Nepalese Sherpa have been killed by an avalanche at Kang Guru Base Camp. Kang Guru lies in the Manang region, close to Annapurna, Nepal and is 6981m high.

Flavio Crespi, Alexandre Chabot and Angela Eiter win the sixth stage of the World Cup Lead 2005 in Marbella, Spain.

Angela Eiter and Cedric Lachat win the fourth stage of the Lead Worldcup 2005 in Zurich, Switzerland.

From 17 to 21 March Patrick Gabarrou, Philippe Batoux and Christophe Dumarest made the first ascent of a new route on the North Face of Punta Margherita (4066m) at the Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc.

Tomas Mrazek and Angela Eiter win the the ninth stage in Kranj, Slovenia and therefore climnch the World Cup Difficulty 2004

Angela Eiter and Alexandre Chabot have won the seventh stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2004 in Aprica (Italy)

Jérôme Meyer and Sandrine Levet win the Bouldering event in Huzou, while Tomás Mrázek and Angela Eiter win the Difficulty event in Shanghai. Levet and Daniel Dulac win the 2004 Bouldering World Cup

An accident, caused by human error and thankfully with no fateful consequences, has forced the operators to close the Mont Blanc first section until September.

Chabot and Sarkany win the third stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2004 in chamonix, France.

Alexander Chabot and Angela Eiter won the second stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2004 held in Imst, last weekend.

At 11.30 yesterday morning Patrick Berhault died while climbing towards the summit of 4545m high Dom de Mischabel together with Philippe Magnin.

The Climbing World Cup 2004 Difficulty, Bouldering and Speed commence in less than six weeks time.