The news

The 1999 Piolet d'or was awarded to the Frenchmen Lionel Daudet and Sebastien Foissac for their new route on Burkett Needle, Alaska.

The Italian Mauro Bole Bubu confirms his reputation as one of the best ice climbers in the world by repeating Stevie Haston’s X-Files in Lillaz, Val di Cogne, Italy, as well as Welcome to the Machine M10 in Valsavarenche and then onsighting Lionel Daudet’s Quartier Nors M10.

The first stage in the first ever Ice Climbing World Cup circuit will take place in Pilztal, Austria on the 14 -16 January 2000.

Interview with Cristian Brenna, one of the world's most important sports climbers.

The Italian Mauro Bole becomes the first to onsight M9, by climbing Stevie Haston's 'Welcome to the machine', in Valsavarenche, Valle d'Aosta, Italy.

10th Rassemblement International des Glacieristes du Fournel - the programme

From the 28-30 January 2000 Cortina d'Ampezzo will host, for the second consecutive year, the Ice Bouldering Competition.

Interview with the quiet, unassuming young climber Manfred Stuffer from the South Tyrol, Italy.

The “Rassemblement International des Glaciairistes du Fournel” will celebrate its 10th anniversary from the 3rd to the 9th of January 2000.

After the World Cup in Birmingham many athletes travelled east to Sheffield to compete at the Urban Rock FIBO Boulder Challenge.

Born in 1998 and consolidated in 1999, the Ice World Cup 2000 will take place from January to March 2000 and be held in 7 different venues.

The 1999 World Championship, held in Birmingham, was won by the Italian Bernardino Lagni and the French Liv Sansoz.

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.

Sansoz and Ovtchinnikov victorious, but World Cup Ranking won by others

The 1999 Banff Mountain Film Festival was won by "Vision Man"