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On 31/08 the Nepalese Sherpa Daichhiri won the 150 km Mont Blanc marathon.

Christoph Hainz talks about his speed ascent up the north face of the Eiger in 4 hours and 30 minutes.

Robert Jasper and Markus Stofer have repeated the great mixed climb 'No Siesta' up the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif from 17 - 19 March 2003 .

Ezio Marlier and Arnaud Clavel repeat Goulotte Nord by Patrik Gabarrou and together with Massimo Farina makes the first ascent of Stop the War at Aiguille de la Brenva, Mont Blanc

On 28/02/2003 the two Italian mountain guides Roberto Rossi and Ivano Bianchi opened a newline up the north face of Roccia Nera (4075 m, Monte Rosa).

Saturday April 5th 2003, first edition of A5 Day, international bouldering day organised by the north face in co-operation with leading climbing halls across Europe.

Anna Torretta and Stephane Husson win the 6th Festiglace 20003 the north face of Quebec in Canada

The first ever Quebec Cup took place in Canada this January and February and was won by Martin Lajoie and Myriam St-Louis

Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have won the Piolet d'Or 2002 with their first ascent of the north face central couloir of Siguniang, China

An expedition led by Krzysztof Wielicki is currently attempting the first winter ascent of K2

From 8 — 12 January 2002 the French Parc National des Ecrins will host the Fournel Ice Climbing Event for 800 ice climbers. The nominees for the Piolet D'Or 2002 will be presented, as will the winning films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

On 9/01/2003 Simone Moro will be awarded the "Pierre de Cubertin International Fair Play Trophy" for his 2001 rescue efforts of the 19 year-old British mountaineer Tom Moores

From 10-13 October the Italian mountain village Sesto will host an international Forum entitled "The art of climbing in 2002 - a reflection".

On Monday 16 September Mauro Bole managed to repeat Alexander Huber's Bellavista on the Cima Ovest, Lavaredo in two steps, first the upper section, then the lower.

For more than 10 days the French snowboarder and mountaineer Marco Siffredi has been reported missing from the north face of Everest.

Mario Curnis and Simone Moro reach the summit of Everest on 24 May