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11/03/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for Mountain Professionals – the award ceremony
On the 7th, of March Valery Babanov, Hervé Barmasse, Ettore Taufer, Giovanni Amort, Elio Sganga and Marco Farina (Alpine Training Centre), Christophe Profit and Pemba Doma Sherpa all received their Saint Vincent Awards for Mountain Professionals in front of a packed evening audience in the Casino of the Valley.

10/03/2008 - Environment
Nicolas Favresse and sustainable climbing Nicolas Favresse invites all to reflect about the human impact of our vertical activity, and launches his appeal for sustainable climbing.

06/03/2008 - Climbing
Gioia Fb8c at Varazze by Christian Core Christian Core has freed his hardest problem ever, Gioia Fb8c at the Antro dei Druidi, Potala di Varazze (Italy).

06/03/2008 - Climbing
Gioia Fb8c at Varazze by Christian Core Christian Core has freed his hardest problem ever, Gioia Fb8c at the Antro dei Druidi, Potala di Varazze (Italy).

05/03/2008 - Climbing
Monte Cimo, Brenta new routes by Sartori & Tondini Nicola Sartori and Nicola Tondini have made the first ascents of three new multi-pitches on Monte Cimo (Brentino, Val d’Adige, Italy). These are Vola via (8 pitches, max 8a+), Gioco di equilibri (5 pitches, max 7c+) and Via di testa (6 pitches, max 8b+, 7c obb).

04/03/2008 - Climbing
Drumtime Fonzaso third ascent by Munari On 27/02/08 Paolo Munari carried out the third ascent of Drumtime at Fonazaso, Italy.

29/02/2008 - Events
Slovene Mountain Film Festival Silvo Karo reports about the 2nd International Mountain Film Festival organized in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana and the city of Domžale.

27/02/2008 - Competitions
Ice Climbing World Cup 2008: Lavarda and Anthamatten win after Saas Fee The third and final stage of the Ice climbing World Cup took place in Switzerland's Saas Fee last weekend and was won by Angelika Rainer from Italy and Simon Anthamatten from Switzerland. The overall 2008 title went to Simon Anthamatten and Jenny Lavarda.

25/02/2008 - Alpinism
Piz Badile 'Cassin' and 'British' solo winter ascents by Valseschini and Libera From 17-20/02/2008 Fabio Valseschini carried out the first solo winter ascent of the British route on the ENE Face of Piz Badile, while from 21-23/02/2008 Rossano Libera made the first solo winter ascent of the Cassin route up the NE Face.

25/02/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals The winners of the first Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals. were announced in Valle d'Aosta last Thursday. The winners for 2008 are Valery Babanov, Christophe Profit, Hervé Barmasse, the Alpine Regiment Training Centre and Pemba Doma Sherpa. The Awards will be handed out on 7 March in Saint-Vincent, Valle...

22/02/2008 - Alpinism
Illuminati repeated by Svab e Premrl Second repeat of “Illuminati” M11 WI6+ of the super multi-pitch mixed route in Vallunga (Val Gardena, Dolomites) at the hands of Erik Svab from Italy and Klemen Premrl from Slovenia.

20/02/2008 - Alpinism
Central Tower of Paine new Italian route in Patagonia On 07/02/2008 Rolando Larcher, Fabio Leoni and Elio Orlandi reached the summit of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia, via their new route called 'El Gordo, El Flaco y l'Abuelito' (1250m 7a+, A3+).

14/02/2008 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck speed record on Eiger Heckmair route Ueli Steck from Switzerland has set a new speed record on the Eiger North face, climbing the Heckmair Route in 2:47:33.

12/02/2008 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni climbs Dreamtime at Cresciano On 02/02/2008 Gabriele Moroni from Italy repeated Dreamtime (Cresciano, Switzerland), one of the most beautiful and famous boulder problems in the world.

12/02/2008 - Alpinism
Broad Peak winter attempt: Simone Moro and Co. towards Camp 3 Simone Moro, Shaheen Baig and Qudrat Ali are attempting Broad Peak, Pakistan in winter. At present they have established Camp 2 at 6200m,

07/02/2008 - Climbing
Santa Linya climbing sweepstakes by Adam Ondra Adam Ondra (15) has made swift work of "Novena enmienda" 9a+ and "Fuck the system" 9a and on-sighted "Digital system" 8c.
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