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12/01/2006 - Climbing
Will Gadd muscles Steel Koan at the Cineplex Will Gadd has made the first ascent of Steel Koan in Cineplex Cave, Alberta, Canada.
11/01/2006 - Climbing
Manolo dices Diabloluna 8c at Fonzaso Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla has managed to redpoint "Diaboluna" 8c at Fonzaso, N. Italy.
08/01/2006 - Competitions
Bole and Torretta win 1st stage of Alpin Cup 2006 Mauro Bubu Bole and Anna Torretta have won the first stage of the Alpin Cup 2006 held in Campitello last weekend.
07/01/2006 - Climbing
Wonder Ondra sends 8c+! Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic has redpointed Alien Carnage 8c+ at Castillon, France.
04/01/2006 - Events
XV Piolet d'or, the candidates The six candidates for the prestigious Piolet d'or, promoted by the French Montagnes Magazine and awarded in Grenoble, France on 10 February.
29/12/2005 - Alpinism
JC Lafaille attempts first winter Makalu ascent Jean-Christophe Lafaille is currently attempting the first winter ascent of Makalu 8463m, the fifth highest mountain in the world
27/12/2005 - Climbing
Cufar sends 8c! On 21 December Martina Cufar from Slovenia redpointed her first 8c, Vizija at Misja pec, Slovenia.
20/12/2005 - Alpinism
Manfred Stuffer's Dolomites summer Manfred Stuffer spent last summer amassing a series of hard ascents, solos and enchainements, including "Costantini-Apollonio" (6c+), "Costantini-Ghedina" and 1° Spigolo Tofana di Rozes in 5 hours 30 minutes.
19/12/2005 - Climbing
Cristian Brenna autumn update Cristian Brenna climbed in the Czech Republic andSardinia where he repeated "Sapientino" (8c) and "Anime Salve" (8b+) and on-sighted "XL" 8a/a+, "Raoni" 8a and "Totem" 8a at Cala Fuili, and "Manifesto" 8a at Jerzu.
15/12/2005 - Climbing
Scott Muir completes Game Over M13 Scottish climber Scott Muir has made an impressive repeat of what is believed to be Europe's hardest continental mixed climb, Game Over M13 at Drylands near Innsbruck, Austria.
15/12/2005 - Environment
Alpine light pollution doubles According to the University of Bern, Switzerland, light pollution in the Alps has doubled in the last 15 years.
14/12/2005 - Competitions
NO-TAV protests in Valle di Susa The Italian Valle di Susa is currently in the international spotlight due to strong opposition against the planned construction of the TAV, the high-speed railway line which is to link Turin with Lyon, France.
13/12/2005 - Events
Ice Climbing Ecrins at l'Argentière - La Bessée From 4 - 8 January 2006 Europe's most important ice climbing meeting, the Ice Climbing Ecrins, will take place in Argentière - La Bessée, France.
02/12/2005 - Competitions
Challenge Massimo Farina On Sunday 11 December the fifth Compéticimes Challenge Massimo Farina will take place at the “Mont-Blanc Escalade” climbing wall at Les Houches-Chamonix.
24/11/2005 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
East-west traverse Hielo Patagonico Sur Marcello Cominetti, Thomas Reilly, Alistair Crafword, Andrew Denton, Simon Shercliff, Tania Cotton, Andy Lewitt, Kewin Mulligan, Filippo Beccari have carried out the 1st complete east-west traverse of the Hielo Patagonico Sur, Patagonia.
24/11/2005 - Alpinism
Salvaterra, Cerro Torre and Maestri Ermanno Salvaterra's intervention after his latest ascent on Cerro Torre with Rolando Garibotti and Alessandro Beltrami.
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