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05/06/2003 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mont Blanc: Gignoux and Brosse establish new record ascent In just 5 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds Pierre Gignoux and Stéphan Brosse climb Mont Blanc from Chamonix
25/05/2003 - Competitions
Chabot and Sarkany win in Imst Alexandre Chabot and Muriel Sarkany, winners of the World Cup Difficulty 2002, won the first stage of the World Cup 2003 in Imst (AUT) on Saturday 24 May.
25/05/2003 - Alpinism
Kangchenjunga ascent Il 20/05, Silvio Mondinelli, Merelli, Pauner, Kuntner and Reichen reached the summit of Cima del Kangchenjunga.
23/05/2003 - Alpinism
Everest and Himalayan ascents On 23/05 Manuela Di Centa becomes the first italian women to climb Everest, while Jean-Christophe Lafaille climbs Dhaulagiri on 20/05
20/05/2003 - Climbing
Christian Bindhammer repeats Action Directe On 14/05 Christian Bindhammer repeated Action Direct 9a in the Frankenjura, first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991.
14/05/2003 - Climbing
Zauberfee, 8c+, by the Bindhammer brothers On 13/04 Christian Bindhammer frees "Zauberfee" 8c+, at the Eremo di S. Paolo (Arco). And his brother Andreas Bindhammer repeats it a few days later.
08/05/2003 - Competitions
Goldfinger International Master 2003 Alexandre Chabot and Martina Cufar win the Goldfinger International Master 2003 in Brussels on 26/05/2003
28/04/2003 - Competitions
Italian Cup Bolzano - Iovane and Sordo win Luisa Iovane and Christian Sordo win the first stage of the Italian Cup 2003
24/04/2003 - Climbing
Josune Bereziartu sends Solaris Fb 8a+ Josune Bereciartu sends Solaris Fb 8a+ at the Cueva de Balzala
19/04/2003 - Alpinism
No Siesta Grandes Jorasses North Face climbed by Robert Jasper and Markus Stofer Robert Jasper and Markus Stofer have repeated the great mixed climb 'No Siesta' up the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif from 17 - 19 March 2003 .
02/04/2003 - Climbing
A5 Day, climbing across Europe Saturday April 5th 2003, first edition of A5 Day, international bouldering day organised by The North Face in co-operation with leading climbing halls across Europe.
28/03/2003 - Alpinism
Alan Mullin - setting new winter climbing standards in Scotland Interview with ground-breaking Scottish climber Alan Mullin - searching for the mixed climbing psychological extreme at Lochnagar in Scotland.
20/03/2003 - Events
Banff Mountain Photography Competition closing date The closing date for the 8th Banff Mountain Photography Competition, the prestigious Canadian photographic competition, is 30 May 2003
17/03/2003 - Alpinism
Attic M11+ for Gregor Kresal Grega Kresal from Slovenia has recently made a demanding first ascent of Attic M11+ in the Planica valley, Julian Alps.
12/03/2003 - Competitions
Papert and Krivosheitsev win Ice Climbing World Championship 2003 Ines Papert and Evgeny Krivosheitsev win the Ice Climbing World Championship 2003 held in Kirov, Russia
05/03/2003 - Alpinism
Robert Jasper climbs Batman M12 and on-sights Mission Impossible Robert Jasper makes the first ascent of Batman M12 E1, Basler Jura and on-sights Mission Impossible M11
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