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Stories, facts and adventures directly from the third edition of the Melloblocco, the largest international bouldering meeting which took place in Valle di Mello on 6 - 7 May, organised by the Lombardy Mountain Guides. Special gallery by Giulio Malfer.

From 28 April to 1 May Croatia's Paklenica National park will host the seventh edition of the “Big Wall Speed Climbing”.

On 10/02 in Grenoble the golden ice axe, the mountaineering oscar 2005, was awarded to Steve House and Vincent Anderson for their new route up the Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat.

On 24 January Albert Leichtfried made the first ascent of "Illuminati", a 5 pitch mixed outing located in Val Lunga, close to Selva Gardena (South Tyrol) N. Italy . The 30 year old Austrian has put forward the impressive grade M11+/WI 6+.

Mead Norton wins 2005 Banff Mountain Photography Competition Grand Prize for his photo Prayer Offerings on the Shore of Namtso Lake, Tibet.

The body of Günther Messner has been found on Nanga Parbat. He died 35 years ago.

Love my dogs (7a, 300m), new route on Lastoni di Formin (Dolomites) by Mario Dibona and Gretchen Alexander.

Saas Fee 21-22 January 2004. The Austrian Harald Berger and Petra Muller from Switzerland won the World Championship Ice Difficulty, while the Speed event was won by Evgeny Kryvosheytsev from the Ukraine and Natalia Koulikova from Russia

Anna Torretta and Matteo Giglio al Ouray Ice Festival, Colorado, the most famous Ice park in the U.S.A.

The six Piolet d'Or 2004 nominees for the most important alpine achievements of the year

At the start of October more than 500 climbers from all over the world gathered in Kalymnos for the second Kalymnos Rock Climbing Festival.

Lisa Rands from America becomes the first female climber to ascend gritstone E8 by climbing End Of The Affair (E8 6c) at Curbar, Peak District, England

While the 30 year-old Yosemite Camp 4 restrictions are to come into effect, the Climber Association has organised the first climber volunateer day of the autumn season.

The second stage of the Italian Bouldering Cup 2004 took place at Gandino last weekend, as was won by Stefania De Grandi and Michele Caminati.

Bernd Zangerl invites all to respect the Magic Wood bouldering area close to Ausserferrera, Switzerland

Liv Sansoz, Arnaud Petit, François Petit and Stephanie Bodet bouldering in Hueco, USA