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12/06/2003 - Alpinism
Tomaz Humar departs for the Rupal Face, Nanga Parbat On 16 June Tomaz Humar departs for the immense Rupal Face, Nanga Parbat, Pakistan
10/06/2003 - Events
World Cup Lecco, presentation n Wednesday 11 June the week-long Mountaineering Festival, due to take place in Lecco from 21-29 June, will be officially presented in Milan.
09/06/2003 - Competitions
World Cup Difficulty, Yekaterinburg, results Alexandre Chabot and Chloè Minoret win the second stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2003 in Yekaterinburg, Russia
05/06/2003 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Mont Blanc: Gignoux and Brosse establish new record ascent In just 5 hours, 15 minutes and 47 seconds Pierre Gignoux and Stéphan Brosse climb Mont Blanc from Chamonix
30/05/2003 - Competitions
Domusnovas Endurance climbing The Comune of Domusnovas, Sardinia organised a meeting a few days ago to promote the Iglesiente area, its 600 routes and the enormous San Giovanni cave.
29/05/2003 - Climbing
Bubu Bole repeats Strelovod, 8c at Ospo Mauro Bubu Bole repeats Strelovod, 8c at Misja Pec, Ospo
28/05/2003 - Alpinism
Everest 50th anniversary Mount Everest was first climbed 50 years ago today by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Clebrations are mared by a helicopter crash at Base Camp in Nepal, killing 2 and wounding at least 7.
25/05/2003 - Competitions
Chabot and Sarkany win in Imst Alexandre Chabot and Muriel Sarkany, winners of the World Cup Difficulty 2002, won the first stage of the World Cup 2003 in Imst (AUT) on Saturday 24 May.
25/05/2003 - Alpinism
Kangchenjunga ascent Il 20/05, Silvio Mondinelli, Merelli, Pauner, Kuntner and Reichen reached the summit of Cima del Kangchenjunga.
24/05/2003 - Climbing
Bereziartu climbs “E la nave va” 8c traverse Josune Bereciartu’s short trip to Switzerland at the start of May resulted in a repeat of Fred Nicole’s 1994 “E la nave va”, an 8c traverse in the Lindental.
23/05/2003 - Alpinism
Everest and Himalayan ascents On 23/05 Manuela Di Centa becomes the first italian women to climb Everest, while Jean-Christophe Lafaille climbs Dhaulagiri on 20/05
21/05/2003 - Alpinism
Everest 2003, from the base Camp of the Golden jubilee news from Everest base Camp in the 2003 pre-monsson season. Fabio Meraldi in 24 hour summit attempt
20/05/2003 - Interviews
Free Itaca nel Sole, Valle dell'Orco Cristian Brenna and Marzio Nardi free the historic Itaca in Valle dell'Orco. The photos and story by Andrea Gallo.
20/05/2003 - Climbing
Christian Bindhammer repeats Action Directe On 14/05 Christian Bindhammer repeated Action Direct 9a in the Frankenjura, first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991.
16/05/2003 - Climbing
La danza dei cavalieri”, 8a+ for Stefania Daniele On 24 April the Italian climber Stefania Daniele repeated “La danza dei cavalieri”, 8a+, at the Grotta dell’Areonauta, Sperlonga.
14/05/2003 - Climbing
Zauberfee, 8c+, by the Bindhammer brothers On 13/04 Christian Bindhammer frees "Zauberfee" 8c+, at the Eremo di S. Paolo (Arco). And his brother Andreas Bindhammer repeats it a few days later.
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