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Crucial moments for Mondinelli and Filo delo Impossibile attempting Broad Peak, and Denis Urubko, Wielicki and the Winter Polish Expedition attempting the first winter ascent of K2

Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have won the Piolet d'Or 2002 with their first ascent of the North Face central couloir of Siguniang, China

Brief news roundup of Fitz Roy Patagonia ascents 2002 by Luca Maspes

From 8 — 12 January 2002 the French Parc National des Ecrins will host the Fournel Ice Climbing Event for 800 ice climbers. The nominees for the Piolet D'Or 2002 will be presented, as will the winning films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Jean-Christophe Lafaille makes the first winter solo ascent of Pèlerinagein preparation for his eigthth 8000m peak, Annapurna, Himalaya

The German Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon 5.13b on El Capitan, Yosemite, America

The Gruppo Ragni di Lecco is in mourning for the death of Casimiro Ferrari, the world famous alpinist and club member who passed away during the night in the hospital

Chris McNamara recommends five super classic rock climbs in Yosemite Valley, California, USA.

On 16/06/01 Leo Houlding and Jason Pickles freed 9 out of 10 pitches of "The west face" on the Leaning Tower, Yosemite.

Two new routes in Val Lanterna, Central Alps

The Frenchman Jean-Christophe Lafaille speaks to planetMountain before his departure for K2

Interview with Jean-Christophe Lafaille after his solo ascent of the west face of the Drus, Mont Blanc

A group of Mountain Guides from S. Martino di Castrozza will depart for Makalu on 1/04/2001

As in 2000, Helly Hansen and the American Alpine Club will assign the Helly Hansen Mountain Adventure Awards 2001 to three small exploratory expeditions

Thomas Huber and Iwan Wolf awarded prestigious Piolet d'Or 2001 by Montagnes Magazine for Shivas Line on Shivling

On Mount Nalumasortoq above the Tasermiut Fjord in Southern Greenland Jerome Arpin, Mario Manica and Francesco Vaudo made the first ascent of Non c'è due senza tre, a new big wall climb up the mountain's Third Pillar. Report by Antonella Cicogna.