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After having reached the summit of Batokschi (6050m) via a new route Simone Moro and Joby Ogwyn's adventure on Batura II (7762m Pakistan - Karakorum), the highest still unclimbed peak in the world, has come to an abrupt end.

Salavat Rakhmetov and Olha Shalagina win the Bouldering World Championships 2005 in Munich.

The finalists for the Bouldering World Championships 2005 held in Munich Germany

On 02/06/05 Tomas Mrazek from the Czech Republic and and Angela Eiter from Austria won the World Championships Lead 2005 held in Munich, Germany.

A large quantity of rock has broken free from the central wall of Monte Pomagagnon, creating an enormous cloud of dust.

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

Fabio Salini, Ezio Marlier and Hervè Barmasse of the Up project expedition, currently climbing in the Chogolisa Glacier area (Baltoro – Pakistan), climbs Fast And Furious.

Gerome Pouvreau and Olga Bibik have won the third stage of the Bouldering Worldcup 2005 at Fiera di Primiero, Italy

On 14 May a helicopter piloted by Frenchman Didier Delsalle landed on the top of Mount Everest, keeping in contact for 3mn 50 sec before returning to Lukla, Nepal

The third round of the Bouldering World Cup 2005 takes place in Italy's Fiera di Pimiero today and tomorrow

In May 2005 Eliza Kubarska, Przemek Klimek and David Kaszlikowski made the first ascent of one of the longest free climbs in the Atlas mountain range (Taghia), Fantasia 7b+/c, 700m on Tagouimmt N’Tsouiannt, Morocco.

From 18-19 June 2005 the European Youth Climbing Days 2005 return to the world’s climbing capital at Arco with the IV edition of the Arco Rock Junior.

On 23 May Heinz Zak from Austria made the audacious second solo ascent of one of Yosemite valley’s finest routes, Separate Reality 5.11d.

At the start of June the Italians Silvestro Stucchi and Elena Davila made a rare repeat of Zenyatta Mondatta A4 in Yosemite.

On 30 May British mountaineer Alan Hinkes reached the summit of Kangchenjunga (8586m). In doing so he became the first Briton to summit the world's fourteen 8000m peaks

Ueli Steck and his solo ascents of Cholatse and Tawoche in the Himalaya, in the words of Christine Kopp .