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12/01/2003 - Competitions
IWC Pitztal, Bychkov and Papert win The Russian Dmitry Bychkov and the German Ines Papert win the first stage of the Ice World Cup 2003 in Pitztal, Austria
09/01/2003 - Competitions
Ice Master Valle di Daone - it's freezing! Valle di Daone: it's freezing! The intense cold that has gripped Italy has sped up work at the Ice Climbing Stadium in Valle di Daone and the structure is now completely frozen in ice.
08/01/2003 - Alpinism
Ice news: dry tooling and competitions Anna Torretta, Kurt Astner and Massimo Farina dry tooling in Italy
06/01/2003 - Events
Ciaspolada 2003 The classic Ciaspolada snowshoe race celebrates its 30 anniversary and changes course
05/01/2003 - Alpinism
Patagonia news 2002 Brief news roundup of Fitz Roy Patagonia ascents 2002 by Luca Maspes
30/12/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Avalanche danger in the Alps Fresh snowfall followed by strong winds and a sudden rise in temperature have led to numerous avalanches discharging throughout the Alps.
27/12/2002 - Competitions
New IWC routesetters and judges The Frenchman Sebastien Foissac and the Italian Attilio Munari have recently qualified to become international Ice World Cup routesetters. Together with the three new judges Irina Ryzhenkova (RUS), Andrej and Jasna Pacjak (SLO) they completed a four-day course in Italy's Valle di Daone.
25/12/2002 - Events
Fournel Ice Climbing Event and Piolet d'Or 2003 From 8 — 12 January 2002 the French Parc National des Ecrins will host the Fournel Ice Climbing Event for 800 ice climbers. The nominees for the Piolet D'Or 2002 will be presented, as will the winning films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.
22/12/2002 - Alpinism
Bubu online Italian Mauro Bubu Bole is now online with his personal www.climbubu.com
20/12/2002 - Competitions
Bouldering meet in Bishop for American Access Fund Over 400 climbers gathered in Bishop, California at the start of December in a highly successful three-day event designed to raise funds for the American Access Fund.
17/12/2002 - Climbing
Neil Gresham repeats Equilibrium E10 7a Last week the British climber Neil Gresham made an impressive second ascent of Neil Bentley's gritstone Equilibrium, E10 7a.
17/12/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Ciaspolada 2003 The classic Ciaspolada snowshoe race celebrates its 30 anniversary and changes course
16/12/2002 - Competitions
Italian Bouldering Cup, Marchisio and Geo win in Recco. Italian Bouldering Cup, Marchisio and Geo win in Recco. Christian Core and Marchisio win Italian Cup 2002
14/12/2002 - Book-press
Italian bouldering video The Italian boulderer Marzio Nardi has recently produced a 34 minute video that includes some of Italy’s most famous bouldering areas and hardest climbers. Fast and furious, it roams strongholds such as the Cubo and Switzerland's Chironico.
13/12/2002 - Competitions
1st international judges and routesetter course for ice climbing in Daone The first international judges and routesetter course for ice cliimbing will be held in Italy's Valle di Daone from 16 to 22 December 2002.
12/12/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Alto Adige, new avalanche signs New signs indicating the risk of avalanches for off-piste skiers have recently been unveiled by Bolzano’s Provinical Tourism and Mountaineering Office.
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