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Dean Potter & Hans Florine - good climbing news from Yosemite Valley
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.
François Legrand
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.
Arco - Rock Master 1999
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.
Cristian Core and Stèphanie Bodet win the 1999 Bouldering Worldcup
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
Yuji Hirayama
20/08/1999 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama
Interview with Yuji Hirayama, by Vinicio Stefanello, Nicoletta Costi and Nicola Noè after the 1999 Arco Rock Master.
Katie Brown
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.
Bouldering World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo
15/08/1999 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup Cortina d'Ampezzo
The 5th stage of this year’s Bouldering World Cup was held in Cortina
The Northwest Face of the Great Trango Tower - climbed by the North Face Team
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
Serre Chevalier - International Master
26/07/1999 - Competitions
Serre Chevalier - International Master
Serre Chevalier celebrated its tenth anniversary this year with a magnificent victory by Cristian Brenna
UIAA World Cup Bouldering
15/07/1999 - Competitions
UIAA World Cup Bouldering
Val d'Isère and Chamonix UIAA World Cup Bouldering
Gnerro, an 8c+ twice in an hour
15/07/1999 - Climbing
Gnerro, an 8c+ twice in an hour
The feared climb 'L'avaro' 8c+ at Tetto di Sarre has been repeated twice in an hour.
Rätikon - Pietro Dal Prà grabs 3rd repeat of Silbergeier
02/07/1999 - Climbing
Rätikon - Pietro Dal Prà grabs 3rd repeat of Silbergeier
Pietro dal Prà repeats Beat Kammerlander's mythical Silbergeier 8b+ in the Rätikon in just three goes.
Catherine Destivelle makes solo repeat of Hasse - Brandler at Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Dolomites
02/07/1999 - Alpinism
Catherine Destivelle makes solo repeat of Hasse - Brandler at Cima Grande di Lavaredo, Dolomites
French alpinist Catherine Destivelle has made a solitary repeat of the Hasse - Brandler route up Cima Grande, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Dolomites.
First winter ascent of Via Barbier by Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner
21/04/1999 - Alpinism
First winter ascent of Via Barbier by Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner
In January the Pustertal alpinists Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner scored a real coup by making, in two attempts, the first winter ascent of Via Barbier up the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo. This difficult climb was established in summer 1989 by the Czech brothers Miroslav Coubal and...
Pietro Dal Prà - the mountain from all perspectives
23/03/1999 - Interviews
Pietro Dal Prà - the mountain from all perspectives
Interview with top Italian rock climber and alpinist Pietro Dal Prà.
Tomaz Humar climbs A5 on El Capitan, Yosemite
19/02/1999 - Interviews
Tomaz Humar climbs A5 on El Capitan, Yosemite
On the 26th of October 1998, after fifteen days on El Capitan, the 29 year-old Slovenian Tomaz Humar completed Reticent Wall (VI, 5.9, A5 850m). Humar is well-known for his successes in the Himalayas, where in 1997 he ascended Nuptse in alpine style together with Janiz Jeglic, and Ama Dablam...

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