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10/01/2005 - Alpinism
Kandersteg: incredible idefalls in Switzerland Anna Torretta talks about the icefalls at Kandersteg, Switzerland
04/01/2005 - Alpinism
Lino Lacedelli Knight of the Great Cross On 1 January 2005 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, the President of the Italian Republic, named Lino Lacedelli "Cavaliere di Gran Croce" Knight of the Great Cross of the Italian Republic.
04/01/2005 - Climbing
Parimbelli frees Zuper-Mandrake 8c/8c+ On 18 December Yuri Parimbelli made the first ascent of the super technical Zuper-Mandrake 8c/8c+ at Cornalba, Italy.
31/12/2004 - Events
For the population affected by the tsunami 29/12/2004 - Competitions
Bubu Bole and Silvia Cian win first stage of Alpin Cup Bubu Bole and Silvia Cian have won the first stage of Alpin Cup, held in Campitello di Fassa on 26/27 December.
24/12/2004 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2004 nominees The six Piolet d'Or 2004 nominees for the most important alpine achievements of the year
22/12/2004 - Climbing
Bereziartu and Otegi big in Japan! During a 40 day trip to Japan Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegi redpoint "Logical Progression" 9a at Jo Yama. Bereziartu on-sights "Steroid Performance" at Horai.
21/12/2004 - Competitions
Ski mountaineering competition calendar 2004-2005 The ski mountaineering competition calendar for the winter season 2004-2005.
20/12/2004 - Events
PlanetMountain at University! On Tuesday 14 December at the Italian University of Padua the websites Planet Mountain and La Sportiva were the protagonists of a university thesis entitled "Web Marketing and community management in mountain products: La Sportiva and PlanetMountain.com"
16/12/2004 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 2 new multi-pitches At the start of December Giovanni Ongaro, Fabio Palma, Simone Pedeferri and Marco Vago travelled to Kalymnos, Greece, where they made the first ascent of two new multi-pitch routes.
14/12/2004 - Climbing
Polo sends Talk is cheap 8c at Misja Pec On 8 december Andrea Poli sent "Talk is cheap" 8c, on 12 December "Missing Link" 8b+ at Misja Pec, Slovenia.
13/12/2004 - Climbing
Papert sends Schattenkoenig 8b On 5 November Ines Papert redpointed Schattenkoenig 8b at Berchtesgaden, Germany.
03/12/2004 - Climbing
McClure deep water solos 8b+ On 15/09/2004 Steve McClure made the first ascent of Ring of Fire, 8b+, Holy Grail Wall, Mana Island, Croatia, the hardest deep water solo in the world.
02/12/2004 - Events
Ice meetings and competitions Ice meeting for the 2004/2005 season in Arco, Italy, Argentière la Bessée (Fournel), France, st its annual ice-fall meeting:Kandersteg, Switzerland and Festiglace, Quebec, Canada
01/12/2004 - Competitions
Daone ice structure works Work is underway on the Ice Climbing Stadium for the international Ice Master in Valle di Daone, programmed for 25-29 January 2005
30/11/2004 - Events
Banff 2004 winners The traditional Banff Mountain Festival, a week-long celebration of mountain films, books and photography held in Banff, came to a close on 7 November.
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