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Valeri Babanov and Yuri Koshelenko won the prestigous Piolet d'Or for their ascent of nuptse East South Pillar in November 2003.

At the end of December 2003 the Slovenians Tomaz Humar and Ales Kozelj climbed the south face of Aconcagua (6930 m) via a new route "Mobitel's Swallow - Johan's route" VI+(A2).

On 2 November Valery Babanov and Yura Koshelenko successfully summited nuptse East 7804m

In spring 2003 Damian Benegas and Willie Benegas made the first ascent of The Crystal Snake 5.9 M4 WI5 up the North Face of nuptse, 7855m, close to Everest.

Latest news from the Himalaya. the Russian Jannu expedition has abandoned its attempt, while Valery Babanov and Yury Koshelenko are currently going for their summit push

On 16 June Tomaz Humar departs for the immense Rupal Face, Nanga Parbat, Pakistan

At the end of August 2001 the Germans Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte climbed a major new route on the North Face of the Matterhorn (4474m).

All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001

Slovenian alpinist Tomaz Humar has made a remarkable solo ascent up the South Face of Dhaulagiri

On the 26th of October 1998, after fifteen days on El Capitan, the 29 year-old Slovenian Tomaz Humar completed Reticent Wall (VI, 5.9, A5 850m). Humar is well-known for his successes in the Himalayas, where in 1997 he ascended nuptse...