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New route on Roccia Nera, Monte Rosa
14/04/2003 - Alpinism
New route on Roccia Nera, Monte Rosa
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).
9° Tour du Rutor, the results
08/04/2003 - Competitions
9° Tour du Rutor, the results
The classic international ski mountaineering race was won by the duo Patrick Blanc and Toni Sbalbi, vice world champions and winners of the Pierra Menta 2003, and the world champions Valérie Ducognon and Delphine Oggeri.
Escape from Cerro Torre
01/04/2003 - Alpinism
Escape from Cerro Torre
Mauro Bubu Bole and Riccardo Milani abandon hopes of forging a new line up the South Face of Cerro Torre, Patagonia
New ski descents in the Apennines
New ski descents in the Apennines
On 23 March Stefano Imperatori, Renzo Rossini and Germana Maiolatesi set out to make the first descent from the East summit of Corno Grande, Gran Sasso d'Italia, after having completed another "first descent" down the Galluccio crest, Monte Vettore, at the start of the month together with Andreas Brink.
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden win 12th Piolet d'Or
10/02/2003 - Events
Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden win 12th Piolet d'Or
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
Fournel Ice Climbing Event and Piolet d'Or 2003
25/12/2002 - Events
Fournel Ice Climbing Event and Piolet d'Or 2003
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.
Marco Siffredi reported missing on Everest
Marco Siffredi reported missing on Everest
For more than 10 days the French snowboarder and mountaineer Marco Siffredi has been reported missing from the North Face of Everest.
Memorial Fund for Galen and  Barbara Rowell
09/09/2002 - Events
Memorial Fund for Galen and Barbara Rowell
Memorial Fund has been established for Galen Rowell and Barbara Cushman Rowell through the Tides Foundation.
Ville d'Aoste Skyrace
22/07/2002 - Competitions
Ville d'Aoste Skyrace
Bruno Brunod and Gloriana Pellissier won the Ville d’Aoste Skyrace on Sunday 21 July
Alpine SkyRaid 2002 finishes in Cortina
03/06/2002 - Competitions
Alpine SkyRaid 2002 finishes in Cortina
The Alpine SkyRaid came to a close last weekend after an intensive eight days across the Alps from Courmayeur to Cortina.
Cho Oyu summit for Moro, Nicolini and Mezzanotte
09/05/2002 - Alpinism
Cho Oyu summit for Moro, Nicolini and Mezzanotte
At 12.00 (Nepal time) the Italians Franco Nicolini, Mirco Mezzanotte and Simone Moro reached the summit of the sixth highest mountain in the world.
New routes on Aiguille du Tacul, Grandes Jorasses
07/05/2002 - Alpinism
New routes on Aiguille du Tacul, Grandes Jorasses
In April Massimo Farina and Patrick Gabarrou opened "Ice for good" and "Fantastica", two new mixed routes on the Aiguille du Tacul, Grandes Jorasses. Together with Ezio Marlier Gabarrou then climbed "Poisson d'Avril" on the Seracco del Col des Hirondelles.
Haute route Chamonix - Zermatt: the Queen of all ski mountaineering traverses
Haute route Chamonix - Zermatt: the Queen of all ski mountaineering traverses
Chamonix - Zermatt, from France to Switzerland across one of the most fascinating Haute Route ski mountaineering traverses in the Alps, by Italian Mountain Guide Nicolò Berzi.
Everest climbing and skiing history
Everest climbing and skiing history
The first ascent of Everest was carried out in 1953. The timeline about the first ski and snowboard descents off the highest mountain in the world.
Davo Karnicar, skiing down The Ultimate Ride on Everest
28/03/2002 - Interviews
Davo Karnicar, skiing down The Ultimate Ride on Everest
Interview by Emilio Previtali with 38-year-old Slovenian extreme skier and alpinist Davo Karnicar after his ski down the South Face of Everest.
“La Conjura de Los Necios” for Glowacz & Co
16/01/2002 - Climbing
“La Conjura de Los Necios” for Glowacz & Co
“La Conjura de Los Necios” for Glowacz and Co on El Gigante, Mexico