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The Pamir Alay is an immense region wedged between the republics of Kirghistan and Tajikistan , dominated by the giant Pic Communism (7495m) and Pic Lenin (7134m), once the highest mountains in the now defunct Soviet Union. By Marco Borghetti, Roberto Invernizzi and Stefano Righetti.

The Polish expedition led by Krzysztof Wielicki has been fored to abandon its winter attempt of Makalu due to extreme weather conditions

Neil Gresham makes the first ascent of 'The Tempest' M9 at Stob coire nan Lochan, Glencoe

The French duo Stephane Husson and Liv Sansoz win the second stage of IWC in Valle di Daone

The provisional results of second stage of the Ice World Cup 2001 in the Valle di Daone

Photos of the Thomas Huber and Iwan Wolf, the winners of the Piolet d'Or 2001 for Shivas Line on Shivling

Marietta Uhden redpoints her fourth 8b+, Baby-Basher 10+, in Kochel, Germany

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Thomas Huber and Iwan Wolf awarded prestigious Piolet d'Or 2001 by Montagnes Magazine for Shivas Line on Shivling

Liv Sansoz and Daniel Du Lac win first stage of Ice World Cup 2001 in Pitztal

Preparations are underway for the second stage of the Ice World Cup 2001

The long awaited Ice World Cup 2001 finally gets underway in Pitztal tomorrow

Nadia Dimai wins second ever competition, Erik Svab and Alfred Dvorak joint first

The first stage of the Italian Ice Cup 2001 gets underway in Riva di Tures this weekend

François Legrand frees his project "Robi in the Sky" at Les Goudes (Calanques) and suggests 8c+/9a

The 11th "Rassemblement International des Glacieristes du Fournel" will take place in Argentiere - La Bessée from the 10th to the 14th of January 2001 and the CAF will award the prestigious "Piolet d'Or"