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19/12/1999 - Interviews
Manfred Stuffer Interview with the quiet, unassuming young climber Manfred Stuffer from the South Tyrol, Italy.
25/11/1999 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama first to onsight 8c! Yuji Hirayama is the first person in the world to onsight the mythical 8c. The route is called Mortal Kombat and is situated at Castillon, France.
11/11/1999 - Events
Banff mountain Film and Book Festival The 1999 Banff mountain Film Festival was won by "Vision Man"
30/10/1999 - Climbing
Madonna della Rota, Italy Madonna della Rota, a historic little crag in Lombardy, Italy
20/09/1999 - Interviews
François Legrand Interview with a true sport climbing legend, one of the strongest French climbers who has won everything there is to win: the invincible François Legrand.
13/09/1999 - Competitions
Arco - Rock Master 1999 Evgueni Ovtchinnikov and Muriel Sarkany win this year's Rock Master. Read about the competition and see photos and videos in our full report.
20/08/1999 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama Interview with Yuji Hirayama, by Vinicio Stefanello, Nicoletta Costi and Nicola Noè after the 1999 Arco Rock Master.
02/07/1999 - Climbing
Rätikon - Pietro Dal Prà grabs 3rd repeat of Silbergeier Pietro dal Prà repeats Beat Kammerlander's mythical Silbergeier 8b+ in the Rätikon in just three goes.
21/04/1999 - Alpinism
First winter ascent of Via Barbier by Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner In January the Pustertal alpinists Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner scored a real coup by making, in two attempts, the first winter ascent of Via Barbier up the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo. This difficult climb was established in summer 1989 by the Czech brothers Miroslav Coubal and...
23/03/1999 - Interviews
Pietro Dal Prà - the mountain from all perspectives Interview with top Italian rock climber and alpinist Pietro Dal Prà.
19/02/1999 - Interviews
Tomaz Humar climbs A5 on El Capitan, Yosemite On the 26th of October 1998, after fifteen days on El Capitan, the 29 year-old Slovenian Tomaz Humar completed Reticent Wall (VI, 5.9, A5 850m). Humar is well-known for his successes in the Himalayas, where in 1997 he ascended Nuptse in alpine style together with Janiz Jeglic, and Ama Dablam...
26/11/1998 - Climbing
New multi-pitch climb at Ospo Aldo Michelini, Erik Svab, Laura Ortolani, Mauro Florit and Paolo Codia ahve made the first ascent of TRY (Just a little bit harder) at Ospo in Slovenia.
11/11/1998 - Climbing
Madagascar 1998 climbing expedition Never the same, a new rock climb up the granite Tsaranoro Be in Madagascar.
23/04/0007 - Alpinism
Everest Super Sherpas Expedition This spring a team of Sherpas will attempt to beat the Everest speed record and the total number of individual ascents. The group, led by 16 times summiter Apa Sherpa and speed record holder Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa, aims to promoted the Sherpa culture and raise funds for Sherpa children.
30/11/-0001 - Alpinism
New High Route in Tyrol A new High Route has been created to unite the Tyrol of Austria and Italy
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