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22/07/2004 - Alpinism
Amahuagaychu, Peru, F.A. On 11 June 2004, Mauro Florit, Massimo Sacchi and Marco Sterni reached the previously unclimbed summit of Amahuagaychu 5134m, in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, via their new route (500m, VII, A2).
14/07/2004 - Competitions
Chabot and Sarkany win in Chamonix Chabot and Sarkany win the third stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2004 in Chamonix, France.
09/07/2004 - Climbing
Barracuda Taghia Gorge, Morocco In June 2004 a small Polish team comprised of David Kaszlikowski, Eliza Kubarska and Borek Szybinski freed the new multi-pitch “Barracuda” (600m, 7c+ max. 7a+ obligatory) on Mount Oujdad (2695m), Taghia Gorge in June 2004
07/07/2004 - Climbing
B.A.T. repeated by Torretta and Morandi B.A.T. Basic Absurd Technology, repeated by Anna Torretta and Erika Morandi on the Caporal, Valle dell'Orco, Italy
06/07/2004 - Climbing
Alexander and Thomas Huber Zodiac speed ascent On 17 June Thomas and Alexander Huber climbed the Zodiac, Yosemite, in 1 hour 51 minutes and 34 seconds
02/07/2004 - Climbing
16 year old Simone Riva sends Francesca 8a+ On Wednesday 30 June sixteen-year-old Simone Rive sent Francesca 8a+ at Mandello, N. Italy.
29/06/2004 - Climbing
Bubu Bole makes first free ascent of Isolitudine At the end of June Mauro Bubu Bole, together with Simone Sarti, made the first free ascent of Isolitudine, first climbed in 1998 by Icaro Demonte, Mirko Giorgi and Lorenzo Nadali at the Gole di Gorropu, Sardinia.
28/06/2004 - Competitions
Puigblanque and Schopf new European Difficulty Champions Ramon Julien Puigblanque from Spain and Bettina Schopf from Austria are the new European Champions. The two held off strong competition, in the form of Alexandre Chabot and Francois Auclair, and Natalija Gross and Katharina Saurvein, second and third respectively
25/06/2004 - Competitions
Daniel Dulac new European Bouldering Champion At Lecco the Frenchman wins the European Bouldering Championship 2004, ahead of Andrew Earl from Great Britain and Gabriele Moroni from Italy.
24/06/2004 - Competitions
Olga Bibik new European Champion Olga Bibik beats Anna Stöhr and Corinne Theroux to win the European Bouldering Championship 2004
21/06/2004 - Competitions
Fischhuber and Levet win in Fiera di Primiero Kilian Fischhuber and Sandrine Levet won the third stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2004in Fiera di Primiero last weekend
18/06/2004 - Climbing
Sardinia update New routes in Sardina. Rolando Larcher frees "Il vecchio e il mare" 8b Millennium cave.
16/06/2004 - Competitions
Italian Bouldering Cup Gandino 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.
15/06/2004 - Alpinism
Fitz Roy new route by Orlandi, Codò and Fava On 7 February 2004 the Italians Elio Orlandi and Luca Fava, and the Argentine Horacio Codò reached the summit of Chalten - Fitz Roy (Patagonia) via the new "Linea di Eleganza" , graded ED+ 6c/A3 90°/M7,
11/06/2004 - Climbing
Caldwell frees Dihedral Wall At the end of May Tommy Caldwell freed the Dihedral Wall, on El Capaitan, America. It is is now considered the hardest big wall free climb in Yosemite
11/06/2004 - Alpinism
North Twin new route climbed by Steve House, Marko Prezel In April Steve House and Marko Prezelj made the coveted third ascent of the 5000 foot North face of North Twin, Canadian Rockies, via a new line.
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