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On 17/09/2003 a ravaging fire destroyed one of Italy's premier climbing wall manufacturers Ecogrips, the climbing shop Vertical Sport, and the climbing wall Action House in Trento, northern Italy

On 13 September Luca Zardini freed Lo Schiaffo 8c, Becco d'Ajal, Dolomites

Mauro Bole and Harald Berger repeat The End of Silence, 8b+ on the Feuerhorn, Berchtesgaden Alpen

Thomas and Alexander Huber brothers have redpointed two old projects on the Feuerhorn, Brechtesgaden, Monstermagnet 7c and Firewall 8b

Alex Chabot and Muriel Sarkany win the fourth stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2003 in Aviles, Spain

World Champions Maxim Stenkovoi and Olena Riepkosi won the fifth stage of the Speed climbing World Cup, held in Daone, Italy on 27/07/2003

The Australian Monique Forestier makes the first ascent of Mission to Mars 31

On 18/07 Denis Urubko, member of the International Pakistan Expedition 2003, summited Broad Peak after helping to rescue Jean-Christophe Lafaille.

From 23 - 27 July 7 Argentière la Bessée will host the World Cup and Bouldering Meeting

Josune Bereziartu sends Na-Nai 8c+ at the Baltzola Cave, Spain

Frenchman Jerome Meyer wins ahead of Chris Sharma and Serik Kazbekov

Tomasz Olesky and Anna Saoulevitch win the fourth stage of the Speed World Cup 2003 in Lecco

British climber Steve McClure has made the first ascent of the extension to Raindogs, 9a at Malham Cove, England. The new sports climb is called Rainshadow.

The fourth Mountaineering - Grignetta d’Oro Awards Ceremony gets underway in Lecco, Italy this weekend. The two-day meeting marks the start of the highly anticipated, week-long mountaineering festival, which includes the World Cup Difficulty, Speed and Bouldering competitions.

Salavat Rakhmetov and Sandrine Levet win the second stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2003.

n Wednesday 11 June the week-long Mountaineering Festival, due to take place in Lecco from 21-29 June, will be officially presented in Milan.