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Rock climbing on Kalymnos in Greece is simply a dream come true! Awesome limestone crags, stunning routes, a relaxed holiday atmosphere, the warm Aegean sea to dip into after a hard day on the rocks, legendary Greek hospitality and cuisine...

Tomas Mrazek from the Czech Republic has redpointed Martin Krpan 9a, and onsighted Karisma 8b+ and Bastilija 8b+ at Misja Pec, Slovenia

in February Scott Muir from Scotland managed to make an important first ascent 'Tsunami' M12, at the Mission Impossible cave in Northern Italy.

Evgeny Kryvosheytsev has repeated The Game M13+, Cineplex cave, Canada

A fortnight ago Mauro Bubu Bole revisited Kurt Astner's cave in Valle di Landro and climbed Mister Big Ben M12

On 13/11/2004 at 21.00 Ermanno Salvaterra, Alessandro Beltrami and Giacomo Rossetti reached the top of Cerro Torre via a new direct route up the East Face of Cerro Torre, Patagonia.

At the start of October more than 500 climbers from all over the world gathered in Kalymnos for the second Kalymnos Rock Climbing Festival.

An interview with Yuji Hirayama after the first ever 8c on-sight: White Zombi in the Baltzola cave, Spain.

On 6/10/2004 Yuji Hirayama made the first-ever 8c onsight: White Zombie, Baltzola cave, Spain.

New routes in Sardina. Rolando Larcher frees "Il vecchio e il mare" 8b Millennium cave.

On 24/04/2004 Stefania Daniele sent "Do it" 8a+at the Grotta dell'Arenauta, Sperlonga.

Israel Blanco and Mauro Bubu Bole make the first and second repeat of The Game M13 at the Cineplex cave in Canada, while Anna Torretta repeats Musashi M12.

Mauro Bubu Bole, Anna Torretta, Israel Blanco and Andrea Gallo are currently on tour in Canada to try some of the hardest drytooling routes. Bole has made a quick repeat of Musashi M12 by Will Gadd at the Cineplex cave.

Valeri Babanov and Yuri Koshelenko won the prestigous Piolet d'Or for their ascent of Nuptse East South Pillar in November 2003.

Josune Bereziartu sends Na-Nai 8c+ at the Baltzola cave, Spain

The Comune of Domusnovas, Sardinia organised a meeting a few days ago to promote the Iglesiente area, its 600 routes and the enormous San Giovanni cave.