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The Frenchman Daniel Dulac and Ines Papert win the IWC 2001 after the final stage at Kirov, Russia

In the Thien Shan mountain range, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Maksut Jumayev ascended Mramornayestina (6400m). A second group of alpinists from Kazakistan, Kirghistan and Uzbekistan led by Rinat Khaibullin successully completed the Karli Tau - Marble Wa

"Patagonia by water", Marcello Cominetti and Lorenzo Nadali's traverse across Patagonia, comes to a close

The fifth and final stage of the Ice World Cup 2001 starts today at Kirov, Russia

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

Graziano Boscacci and Ivan Murada win the 7th Sellaronda Skimarathon

The Italian boulderer Mauro Calibani climbs "La Boule" 8a at a Cresciano sale, "La scelta" 8a at Cubo and, together with C. Brenna, a 7c+ traverse and “Decksandrumsandrockandroll” 7c

The Italian Cristian Brenna climbs "C'era una volta in America" 8c at Cornalba

In January Cristian Brenna visited Buoux and flashed 'Chouca' (8a+) and, in just two attempts, climbed ‘La rose et le vampire’ 8b and a new 8b+ by Antoine le Mènestrel

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

Stephane Husson and Liv Sansoz win fourth stage of IWC 2001 in Chamonix

The Italian mountaineer Simone Moro plans to a six-month winter tour to climb mountains in the Tien Shan, Everest and Lhotse, and in doing so hopes to become the first Italian Snow Leopard

In January 2001 Christian Bindhammer makes the third ascent of "The Big Mother" (8c+) at Erto and climbs "Coxa Distorta" 8b+ FBtr in the Frankenjura

The Ukrainian Euvgeni Krivosheitsev and the German Ines Papert win third stage of IXC 2001 in Switzerland

Neil Gresham makes the first ascent of 'The Tempest' M9 at Stob coire nan Lochan, Glencoe

The French duo Stephane Husson and Liv Sansoz win the second stage of IWC in Valle di Daone