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The European Championships 2002 get underway in Chamonix today

On Friday 5 July the second round of the X-adventure Raid Series gets underway between Les Arcs, Bourg St Maurice and Courmayeur.

Katrin Sedlymayer and Alexandre Chabot win the World Cup Difficulty 2002 in Lecco. This is the third victory in three years for the Frenchman

Results based on Qualification: the winner of the second World Cup Bouldering 2002 is therefore Malcom Smith (GBR), followed by Christian Core from Italy and Hiroshi Okano from Japan, third.

Lisa Rands wins the Bouldering World Cup at Lecco, ahead of Theroux and Levet.

Simone Pedeferri and Adriano Selva add Yellow butterfly 8a/8a+ to the Val di Mello

The Russian Alexandre Pechekhonov and Ukranian Olena Repko win the Speed World Cup in Lecco.

Starting from Lecco, the Bouldering World Cup will include twelve finalists instead of eight. The rule amendment, made by the International Council for Competition, comes in the wake of last week's first stage held at Fiera di Primiero.

At the start of June Rikardo Otegi freed "Iñi Ameriketan”, one of Spain's hardest, tentatively grading it 9a.

Meyer and Perlova win the first stage of the World Cup Bouldering 2002at Fiera di Primiero

Chabot and Sarkany win the third stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2002 at Imst

Christian Bindhammer onsights Millenium 8b+ and Marjestica 8b/b+ at Misja Pec, Ospo, Slovenia

The 9th edition of the Malé Sports Climbing Master will take place at Malé, Italy from 22-23 August 2002.

The Alpine SkyRaid came to a close last weekend after an intensive eight days across the Alps from Courmayeur to Cortina.

Mario Curnis and Simone Moro reach the summit of Everest on 24 May

Josune Bereziartu sends Macumba Club 8c , Orgon, France