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On 18 December Yuri Parimbelli made the first ascent of the super technical Zuper-Mandrake 8c/8c+ at Cornalba, Italy.

Jérôme Meyer and Sandrine Levet win the Bouldering event in Huzou, while Tomás Mrázek and Angela Eiter win the Difficulty event in Shanghai. Levet and Daniel Dulac win the 2004 Bouldering World Cup

On 1 July Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegi made the first free ascent of Yeah man on the north face of the Gran Pfad, in the Swiss Gastlosen mountain range.

At 9.45 local time on 28 July 2004, Mario Lacedelli and Luciano Zardini reached the summit of K2, 8611m. They reached the top together with the Swiss mountain guide Michel Andre Wirdt, a Sherpa and and the Pakistani high altitude porter Mohamed Sanap Akam.

On 11 June 2004, Mauro Florit, Massimo Sacchi and Marco Sterni reached the previously unclimbed summit of Amahuagaychu 5134m, in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, via their new route (500m, VII, A2).

The Trephor, one of the Cinque Torri's (Dolomites) splendid minor towers, has collapsed.

On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May, over 300 boulderers met up in the Italian Val di Mello and took part in the two-day international Bouldering event, organised by the Lombardy Mountain Guides.

On 7-9 May the Lombardy Mountain guides have organised an intenational bouldering meet in the Val di Mello, Northern Italy.

At 11.30 yesterday morning Patrick Berhault died while climbing towards the summit of 4545m high Dom de Mischabel together with Philippe Magnin.

Making the most of cold conditions in Northern Italy, Arnaud Clavel and Matteo Giglio have added a couple of important new routes to the Valle d'Aosta.

In spring 2003 Damian Benegas and Willie Benegas made the first ascent of The Crystal Snake 5.9 M4 WI5 up the North Face of Nuptse, 7855m, close to Everest.

Di Marino and Dimai win the 5th International Mountain Guides’ Climbing Championship held in Meringen, Switzerland

On 28/02/2003 the two Italian mountain guides Roberto Rossi and Ivano Bianchi opened a newline up the North Face of Roccia Nera (4075 m, Monte Rosa).

Ice climbing belays / How to construct belays on ice as safely as possible.

Robert Jasper makes the first ascent of Batman M12 E1, Basler Jura and on-sights Mission Impossible M11

Last weekend the Italian mountain guide Anna Torretta repeated Fly in the Wind M10 Dolomites