The news
25/11/1999 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama first to onsight 8c! Yuji Hirayama is the first person in the world to onsight the mythical 8c. The route is called Mortal Kombat and is situated at Castillon, France.
16/11/1999 - Competitions
Kranj World Cup 1999 Sansoz and Ovtchinnikov victorious, but World Cup Ranking won by others
11/11/1999 - Events
Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival The 1999 Banff Mountain Film Festival was won by "Vision Man"
09/11/1999 - Alpinism
Tomaz Humar's Odyssey on the South Face of Dhaulagiri Slovenian alpinist Tomaz Humar has made a remarkable solo ascent up the South Face of Dhaulagiri
30/10/1999 - Climbing
Madonna della Rota, Italy Madonna della Rota, a historic little crag in Lombardy, Italy
19/10/1999 - Climbing
8b onsight for Cristian Brenna Cristian Brenna, making the most of the two-month break in the competition calendar, spent his holiday in Cuenca, Spain.
01/10/1999 - Interviews
Bouldering with Chris Sharma A day's bouldering with Chris Sharma in Switzerland
01/10/1999 - Climbing
Dean Potter & Hans Florine - good climbing news from Yosemite Valley At the end of July, Dean Potter and Hans Florine made what may go down as one of the biggest achievements in the history of climbing in Yosemite.
20/09/1999 - Interviews
François Legrand Interview with a true sport climbing legend, one of the strongest French climbers who has won everything there is to win: the invincible François Legrand.
13/09/1999 - Competitions
Arco - Rock Master 1999 Evgueni Ovtchinnikov and Muriel Sarkany win this year's Rock Master. Read about the competition and see photos and videos in our full report.
01/09/1999 - Competitions
Cristian Core and Stèphanie Bodet win the 1999 Bouldering Worldcup Cristian Core’s excellent second place in the final competition at Grenoble confirmed not only his near unbeatable form but also his ranking as Bouldering World Cup Champion 1999
20/08/1999 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama Interview with Yuji Hirayama, by Vinicio Stefanello, Nicoletta Costi and Nicola Noè after the 1999 Arco Rock Master.
20/08/1999 - Interviews
Katie Brown interview with Katie Brown by Nicoletta Costi and Nicola Noè after the 1999 edition of the Arco Rock Master.
15/08/1999 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo The 5th stage of this year’s Bouldering World Cup was held in Cortina
30/07/1999 - Alpinism
The Northwest Face of the Great Trango Tower - climbed by the North Face Team The Northwest Face of the Great Trango Tower, Pakistan has been climbed by Alex Lowe, Mark Synnott and Jared Ogden
26/07/1999 - Competitions
Serre Chevalier - International Master Serre Chevalier celebrated its tenth anniversary this year with a magnificent victory by Cristian Brenna
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