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At the end of April the Croatian Paklenica National Park, famed for its natural beauty and, amongst climbers, for its compact Verdon-like limestone, will host the fourth edition of the “Big Wall Speed Climbing”.

During a recent trip to Fontainebleau, Paris, Luca Parisse sent “C'était demain", 8a, and La chose, 7c+

Mauro Bubu Bole and Riccardo Milani abandon hopes of forging a new line up the South Face of Cerro Torre, Patagonia

Maurizio Oviglia continues to forge new routes in Sardinia.

News from the Italian expeditions to Cerro Torre and Cerro Piergiorgio, Patagonia, including Mauro Bubu Bole, RIccardo Milani and Simone Pedeferri

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.

Massimo Da Pozzo, better known for his hard first ascents on the massive Dolomite walls around Cortina, Italy, has added two mixed routes in the Forra del Rio Felizon close to Cortina.

The Italian ice climbing competition circuit 2003, entitled Alpin Cup, came to a close last Sunday and was won by Orietta Bonaldo and Diego Mabboni.

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

Alexei Tomilov and ines Papert win the second stage of the Ice World Cup in Daone 2003

Ines Papert and Harald Berger are the provisional leaders of the Ice World Cup second stage in Valle Daone 2003

An expedition led by Krzysztof Wielicki is currently attempting the first winter ascent of K2

The classic Ciaspolada snowshoe race celebrates its 30 anniversary and changes course

Brief news roundup of Fitz Roy Patagonia ascents 2002 by Luca Maspes

From 8 — 12 January 2002 the French Parc National des Ecrins will host the Fournel Ice Climbing Event for 800 ice climbers. The nominees for the Piolet D'Or 2002 will be presented, as will the winning films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

The classic Ciaspolada snowshoe race celebrates its 30 anniversary and changes course