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04/11/2004 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre West Face 30th anniversary Last week the Italian Ragni di Lecco celebrated the 30th anniversary of the first ascent of the emblem of Patagonian mountaineering, the West Face of Cerro Torre.

26/10/2004 - Climbing
Orco Valley new routes At the end of September Massimo Farina and Ezio Marlier put up two new routes in the mythical granite Valle dell' Orco (Italy), Tatanka (270m, max 7c, 6c obbl.) and Tomawauk Dance (165m, max 7c, 7a obbl.).

25/10/2004 - Competitions
Eiter and Chabot win in Aprica Angela Eiter and Alexandre Chabot have won the seventh stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2004 in Aprica (Italy)

25/10/2004 - Climbing
On-sights and redpoints A brief resumè of hard ascents by Markus Bendler, Steve McClure, Gérôme Pouvreau, Martina Cufar, Tomàs Mrazek, Patxi Usobiaga, Ueli Steck and Ines Papert.

20/10/2004 - Climbing
Lisa Rands climbs gritstone E8! Lisa Rands from America becomes the first female climber to ascend gritstone E8 by climbing End Of The Affair (E8 6c) at Curbar, Peak District, England

19/10/2004 - Climbing
Monique Forestier climbs "Staring at the Sea" 32 On 10 October 2004 Monique Forestier climbed "Staring at the Sea" 32 (f8b+) at on Wave Wall, Blue Mountains, Australia.

15/10/2004 - Alpinism
Mauro Bubu Bole F.A. on Torre Trieste On 30 September Mauro Bubu Bole made the first free ascent of his "Patrick Berhault" 8a on the 900m SW Face of Torre Trieste, Dolomites.

14/10/2004 - Alpinism
Ogden and Martin hard and free in Greenland Americans Jared Ogden and Nathan Martin complete a new free line on Nalumasortoq’s 2,000-foot face, Greenland.

08/10/2004 - Climbing
Martina Cufar first female ascent of Hotel Supramonte On September 28 Martina Cufar, together with Marko Lukic, made the first female ascent of Hotel Supramonte, Gole di Gorropu, Sardinia.

07/10/2004 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama, the White Zombie 8c onsight interview An interview with Yuji Hirayama after the first ever 8c on-sight: White Zombi in the Baltzola Cave, Spain.

07/10/2004 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama completes world's first 8c on-sight! On 6/10/2004 Yuji Hirayama made the first-ever 8c onsight: White Zombie, Baltzola Cave, Spain.

05/10/2004 - Competitions
China Bouldering and Difficulty results 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

29/09/2004 - Climbing
Serik Kazbekov & Natalia Perlova, venetian holidays Serik Kazbekov on-sights Ghegoro 8b+ Covolo and flashes Shalom 8b/+, while Natalia Perlova redpoints Buona notte Fiorellino 7c+ at the same crag.

29/09/2004 - Climbing
Taghia new route by Oviglia and Sarti Maurizio Oviglia and Simone Sarti have made the first ascent of "Enfant de sable" 7a max, 6c obl., on the south face of Jbel Tramazine, High Atlas, Morocco.

28/09/2004 - Interviews
Yvon Chouinard, Time's up In an open letter Yvon Chouinard, mountaineer, surfer, fly fisherman and founder of "Patagonia", the famous American outdoor clothing company explains how urgent and pressing the envirnmental issue is.

27/09/2004 - Climbing
Yosmite Camp 4 restrictions While the 30 year-old Yosemite Camp 4 restrictions are to come into effect, the Climber Association has organised the first climber volunateer day of the autumn season.
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