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Flavio Crespi, Alexandre Chabot and Angela Eiter win the sixth stage of the World Cup Lead 2005 in Marbella, Spain.

Carstensz Pyramid has been reopened to climbers while mining continues, devastating the sacred mountain of the Amungme people.

In mid-August Dodo Kopold and Gabo Cmarik from Slovakia made the first ascent of "Assalam Alaikum" UIAA VIII A2, ABO on Great Trango, Pakistan.

Nicola Tondini and Dario Segato have made the first ascent of "Piccolo Principe" 250m, 8 pitches, max 7a+. on the south face of Punta dei Larsei, Sella, Dolomites.

On Friday 16/09/2005 at 17.05 a program by Carlo Gobbo dedicated to the Rock Master 2005 will be aired on satellite TV RAI Sport Satellite

Steve House and Vince Anderson have ascended a new route up the famous and immense Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat (8125m).

Tomas Mrazek becomes the second person in the world to onsight an 8c - Pata negra at Rodellar, Spain.

Dave MacLeod from Scotland has made the third ascent of "Breathless" on Great Gable in the Lake District, England

Silvestro Stucchi & Co. climbs Mago Merlino (7b) on Tagoujimt N'Tsouiant (2977m), Taghia (High Atlas, Morocco).

Angela Eiter and Ramòn Julien Puigblanque win the 19th Rock Master at Arco.

The best climbers in the world to compete in Arco for the 19th Rock Master this weekend.

The body of Günther Messner has been found on Nanga Parbat. He died 35 years ago.

Last July Lynn Hill and Katie Brown made a free ascent of Leaning Tower's West Face (Yosemite, U.S.A.).

on 05/08 Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla" made the second on-sight of Spirit, (Cima Merionale, Cime d'Auta, Dolomites).

In July 2005 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Michele Paissan made two first ascents in the Ala Daglar mountain chain (Southern Anatolia, Turkey): “Uc Muz”, 650 m, 8a max, 7b obl. on the east face of Demirkazik (3757 m); and “Mezza luna nascente” (270 m, 7c max, 7a+ obl.)...

Riccardo Scarian has made the first repeat of "Spirit" on Cime D'Auta, Dolomites. This route was first ascended by Massimo da Pozzo and Danilo Serafini in September 2003 and graded (max 7c+/8a, 7b obbl.).