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15/07/2008 - Climbing
Zaratustra in Ordesa National Park for Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegui At the start of July Josune Bereziartu and her partner Rikar Otegui repeated Zaratrusta (8a/a+, 400m) Ordesa National Park, Pyrenees, Spain.
08/07/2008 - Environment
China closes Everest for 'cleanup' in spring 2009 The Tibetan Environmental Protection Bureau has announced the closure of the northern side of Mount Everest in an effort to clean up the rubbish abandoned on the mountain.
07/07/2008 - Alpinism
Sacred mountains of the world in the WebTv TrentoFilmfestival Sacred mountains of the world, the film by Božic Stipe produced by Croatian Television and presented at the 54th Trentofilmfestival is now online in full on the TrentoFilmfestival WebTv
02/07/2008 - Competitions
World Cup Lead 2008: Johanna Ernst and Tomás Mrázek win first stage in Qinghai On 28/06 Johanna Ernst from Austria and Tomás Mrázek from the Czech Republic won the first stage of the World Cup Lead 2008 in Qinghai, China.
01/07/2008 - Environment
Ceuse Clean-up Day Climbers are invited to take part in the Clean-up Day at Ceuse, France scheduled for 05-06/07/2008.
27/06/2008 - Alpinism
Take the long way home new route on Baffin Island, Canada A German expedition including Robert Japser and Stefan Glowacz has carried out the first ascent of "Take the long way home" (700m, 21 pitches, A4 10-) on Baffin Island, Canada.
24/06/2008 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat for Italians Nardi and Panzeri On 21/06 Daniele Nardi and Mario Panzeri summited Nanga Parbat (8125m), the ninth highest mountain in the world.
20/06/2008 - Alpinism
Ignazio Piussi On 11 June Iganzio Piuzzi died in Gemona aged 73. He was one of the greatest mountaineers in the period 1950 – 1970. His climbing companion Roberto Sorgato remembers him in the following interview.
12/06/2008 - Alpinism
François Damilano, Peak Hawley and Aiguille Josephine On 07/05/2008 François Damilano carried out the first ascent of Peak Hawley and the traverse to Aiguille Josephine in the Dhaulagiri Group, Nepal.
12/06/2008 - Climbing
Via di Testa repeated by Luigi Billoro and Daniele de Candido Luigi Billoro and Daniele de Candido have repeated "Via di testa" max 8b+, 7c obb on Monte Cimo, Italy
10/06/2008 - Climbing
Rhapsody E11 second ascent by Sonnie Trotter Canadian Sonnie Trotter has made the second ascent of Rhapsody, Dave MacLeod's E11 at Dumbarton Rock, Scotland.
09/06/2008 - Climbing
Rock Junior 2008 and happy climbing The seventh edition of the Arco Rock Junior (European Youth Climbing Days) lived up to its reputation as being the greatest Youth Climbing Festival in Europe.
03/06/2008 - Competitions
Anna Stöhr and Dimitry Sharafutdinov win third round of the Bouldering World Cup 2008 in Grindelwald The third round of the Bouldering World Cup 2008 was won by Dimitry Sharafutdinov and Anna Stöhr in Grindelwald, Switzerland, last weekend.
29/05/2008 - Events
Zakopane 2008 Film and photography entries Entries for the Zakopane 2008 Fourth mountain Film Competition and the Second International mountain Photography ‘Space of Life’ are accepted until 30 June 2008
28/05/2008 - Climbing
Steve McClure adds 9a+ to Kilnsey, UK On 20/05/2008 Steve McClure freed North Star, the extension to Northern Exposure 9a+ at Kilnsey Crag, creating one of his hardest routes to date.
26/05/2008 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Pura Vida at Magic Wood At the start of May Barbara Zangerl sent Pura Vida, the boulder problem located in Switzerland's Magic Wood graded Fb8a+/8b.
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