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01/06/2004 - Alpinism
Russians summit Everest by new North Face route At 09.15am on 30/05/2004 three Russian climbers, Pasha Shabalin, Ilyas Tuhvatullin and Andrey Mariev reached the summit of Mt. Everest via a demanding new line up the Central Pillar of Everest's North Face.
31/05/2004 - Competitions
Chabot and Eiter win World Cup Difficulty in Imst Alexander Chabot and Angela Eiter won the second stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2004 held in Imst, last weekend.
28/05/2004 - Climbing
European Youth Climbing Days at Arco The“European Youth Climbing Days” will be held in Arco di Trento this weekend, providing children and familiesan opportunity to climb together.
27/05/2004 - Climbing
Millet repeats Realization! On 24/05 Sylvain Millet made the first repeat of Realization / Biographie 9a/9a+, Ceuse, first climbed by Chris Sharma in 2001.
26/05/2004 - Alpinism
Jannu North Face success Alexandre Ruchkin and Dmitry Pavlenko of the Jannu North Face Expedition Spring 2004 have successfully summited the North Face 7710m
25/05/2004 - Alpinism
Everest 2004, records and storms Last week 5 mountaineers died on Everest, while Sherpa Pemba Dorji climbed from Base Camp to the aummit in just 8 hours 10 minutes
24/05/2004 - Alpinism
Everest summits for Expedition K2-2004 Alex Busca, Claudio Bastrentaz, Karl Unterkircher and Mario Merelli of the Expedition K2-2004 summit Everest without supplementary oxygen on 24/05/2004
24/05/2004 - Climbing
Switzerland's Magic Wood at risk Bernd Zangerl invites all to respect the Magic Wood bouldering area close to Ausserferrera, Switzerland
20/05/2004 - Alpinism
Lhotse ascent for Kuntner and Joss, Everest for Nardi. And K2 time is fast approaching. On 15/05 Kristian Kuntner (ITA) and Norbert Joos (SUI) reached the summit of Lhotse without the use of supplementary oxygen. This is the 13th annd 1th 800m peak respectively. On 19/05 Daniele Nardi reached the summit of Everest from the north. The Scoiattoli di Cortina Expedition is preparing for its...
19/05/2004 - Climbing
Alessandro Lamberti frees Er Cid 8c, Carpe Diem and King for a Day Alessandro Jolly Lamberti makes the first ascent of Er Cid 8c, Carpe Diem, 8b/c and King for a Day, 8b/c at Grotti
17/05/2004 - Alpinism
Lhotse ascent for Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and Luca Vuerich On 16/05 Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and Luca Vuerich summite Lhotse (8516m). Nives Meroi is now the most successful living female mountaineer.
14/05/2004 - Climbing
Elie Chevieux is alive! The Swiss climber is not dead: his mother received a telephone call from the Swiss Ambassador in Iran.
14/05/2004 - Events
Val di Mello in danger The campaign against proposed hydroelectric plants in Val di Mello (Italy).
13/05/2004 - Climbing
Bereziartu and Otegi rock Spain Josune Bereziartu repeats “Nowa” 8c, "B12" 8b+ , “Sexibition" 8b and "Psicosis" 8c. Rikar Otegi sends "Nowa" , "B12" and "Desafiando a Tsunami" 8c+/9a.
12/05/2004 - Climbing
Elie Chevieux killed in Kabul On 09/05/2004 Elie Chevieux, the great climber and photographer, was found stoned to death in Kabul, Afghanistan.
12/05/2004 - Alpinism
Lhotse, Makalu, Everest, Jannu: work in progress Expeditions: summit time is fast approaching. In the Everest region the second half of May is statistically the most important time of year for successful summit bids.
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