The news

On 7 October the Slovenian Davo Karnicar made the first uninterrupted ski descent of the South Face of Everest

Despite terrible conditions the French Mountain Guide manages to summit Cho Oyu (8201m), sixth highest mountain on earth

French Alexandre Chabot and German Katrin Sedlmayer crowned European Champions in Munich Sunday afternoon

The 5th European Championship in Munich. Sarkany defends title, Vickers resigned from competition circuit

The Italian climbs two 8c's third go between one competition and the next

The Belgian Muriel Sarkany and the Russian Evgueni Ovtchinnikov win third stage of World Cup Difficulty in Courmayeur

French Alexandre Chabot and Liv Sansoz win the second stage at Lecco in front of enthusiastic crowd

multi-pitch sport climbing in the Gennargentu area of Sardinia: Biddiriscottai, Aguglia di Goloritzè, Regno dei Cieli, Punta Giradili.

Monsoon impedes progress. Cho Oyu most crowded, eleven expeditions on Shisha Pangma, just one mountaineer on Everest

On Mount Nalumasortoq above the Tasermiut Fjord in Southern Greenland Jerome Arpin, Mario Manica and Francesco Vaudo made the first ascent of Non c'è due senza tre, a new big wall climb up the mountain's Third Pillar. Report by Antonella Cicogna.

Hirayama redpoints seventh 8c+ at Massone, Italy

Rakhmetov and Levet win final stage at Rovereto. Pons and Levet winners 2000

Otchinnikov and Sarkany win Rock Master 2000; Duel Final decisive

Hirayama repeats Noia 8c+ and adds Tecno metal 8c+ at Andonno, N. Italy

Pablo Alfonso (ESP) and Barbara Bacher (AUT) win Junior Difficulty in Amsterdam

Pons wins the penultimate stage at Grenoble and clinches overall victory in Bouldering World Cup 2000. Liv Sansoz wins women's event.