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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.

The Youth World Climbing Championship [YWC 2000] gets underway in Amsterdam today

Yuji Hirayama wins first edition of "Xsport Corextreme Summer Games" at Tokyo. François Legrand places second, Cristian Brenna third

Second female ascent of an 8c/c+ for Liv Sansoz at Mount Charleston, Nevada

The Frenchman François Legrand climbs "Ghetto Booty" 8c+/9a at Mount Charleston, Las Vegas