The news
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
28/02/2003 - Alpinism
Ines Papert hard repeats and first female ascent of Mission Impossible M11 Ines Papert has made a series of hard mixed repeats, including the first female ascent of Mauro Bubu Bole's Mission Impossible M11 in Valsavarenche, Val di Cogne, Italy.
24/02/2003 - Climbing
Alexander Huber solos Opportunist 8b at Schleierwasserfall in Austria On 19/02/2003 the German climber Alex Huber soloed Opportunist 8b, Schleierwasserfall, Austria
20/02/2003 - Alpinism
Simon Anthamatten repeats Vertical Limits On Sunday 16 February the young Swiss ice climber Simon Anthamatten made a swift second ascent of Robert Jasper's "Vertical Limits".
18/02/2003 - Alpinism
Jasper climbs Vertical limits M12 E2 On 25.01.03 Robert Jasper redpointed what he believes to be his hardest creation ever, "Vertical limits", M12 E2 in the drytooling hotspot Ueschenen in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland.
14/02/2003 - Alpinism
21 pitch 7c+ on Mount Poi, Kenya by Slovenians At the start of January a young Slovenian expedition established 'Story about dancing dogs', a new 21 pitch 7c+ on Mount Poi, Northern Kenya.
10/02/2003 - Events
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden win 12th Piolet d'Or Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have won the Piolet d'Or 2002 with their first ascent of the North Face central couloir of Siguniang, China
05/02/2003 - Climbing
Berry's Blind Vision E10 7b At the start of February British climber Adrian Berry made the first ascent of Britain's third E10, Blind Vision.
29/01/2003 - Alpinism
Kurt Astner flashes Mission Impossible in Valsavarenche On 27 January Kurt Astner flashed Mauro Bubu Bole's Mission Impossible next to the Haston cave, Valsavarenche, Va di Cogne, Italy.
26/01/2003 - Competitions
Papert and Berger win IWC 2003 Ines Papert and Harald Berger win the third stage of the ice World Cup 2003 in Saas Fee and the fourth Ice World Cup 2003
18/01/2003 - Competitions
Papert and Berger provisional leaders in Daone Ines Papert and Harald Berger are the provisional leaders of the Ice World Cup second stage in Valle Daone 2003
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