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13/10/2003 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama repeats Golden Gate Yuji Hirayama has made the first repeat of Golden Gate 5.13b by the huber brothers in Yosemite, America

08/10/2003 - Climbing
En Attendant Berhault and more by Cristian Brenna Cristian Brenna frees En Attendant Berhault 8b+ at Finale

07/10/2003 - Alpinism
Mondinelli and Merelli on Shisha Pangma's Central Peak At 13.00 on 6 October the Italians Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli reached the Central Peak of Shisha Pangma

05/10/2003 - Competitions
Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Angela Eiter win in Aprica The fifth stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2003 was won by Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Angela Eiter

02/10/2003 - Climbing
Greenspit in Valle dell'Orco (Italy) climbed by Didier Berthod Didier Berthod has freed 'Greenspit' using trad gear only above Rosone, Valle dell'Orco, Italy

30/09/2003 - Alpinism
Renato Casarotto Last August the body of the famous italian mountaineer Renato Casarotto was found in the De Filippi glacier, K2.

29/09/2003 - Competitions
Rock Master 2003 results Angela Eiter and Alexandre Chabot win the Rock Master 2003. Mauro Calibani and Olga Bibik win the Sint Roc bouldering event

27/09/2003 - Climbing
Markus Schwaiger frees Incubator F8b On 19/09/2003 the Austrian Markus Schwaiger has freed Incubator Fb8b in the Zillertal, Austria

24/09/2003 - Climbing
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Pellisier freed by Bubu Bole Mauro Bubu Bole makes the first free ascent of the Camillotto Pellisier route on the Cima Grande di Lavaredo, grading it F8b

23/09/2003 - Alpinism
Limitless Madness on Mt. Yerupaja, Peru On 28-30 July Matevz Kramer, Matej Mejovsek and Tadej Zorman made the first ascent of Limitless Madness on Mt. Yerupaja, Cordilliera Huayhuash, Peru

22/09/2003 - Competitions
Rockmaster 2003 Arco On Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September the annual Rock Master will take place in Arco.

22/09/2003 - Alpinism
Italian expedition to Shisha Pangma On 8/09 Silvio Mondinelli, Domenico Di Bartolomeo, Mario Merelli, Marco D’Ercole, Roberto Delle Monache, Antonio Acerbo and Alberto Magliano departed for Shisha Pangma (8013m).

19/09/2003 - Alpinism
Papert and Lochner repeat Symphonie de Liberté On 12.08.03 the Germans Ines Papert and Hans Lochner carried out the first one-day redpoint of one of the hardest routes on the Eiger, Symphonie de Liberté

18/09/2003 - Events
Trento: fire destroys Ecogrips, Vertical Sport and Action House On 17/09/2003 a ravaging fire destroyed one of Italy's premier climbing wall manufacturers Ecogrips, the climbing shop Vertical Sport, and the climbing wall Action House in Trento, northern Italy

16/09/2003 - Climbing
Luca Zardini frees Lo Schiaffo 8c On 13 September Luca Zardini freed Lo Schiaffo 8c, Becco d'Ajal, Dolomites

15/09/2003 - Competitions
Rakhmetov and Levet win in Rovereto Salavat Rakhmetov and Sandrine Levet win the fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2003 in Rovereto
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