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On 16/06/01 Leo Houlding and Jason Pickles freed 9 out of 10 pitches of "The West Face" on the Leaning Tower, Yosemite.

Richard Colombo makes the first repeat of Altman 8c in Val Masino, Italy

In two months Iker Pou repeats Fred Nicole’s Elfe in Switzerland, and a number or testpieces in the Frankenjura, including Maharadscha Fb 8b, Showdown (8c), Raubritter (8c) and Wolfgang Güllich’s rarely repeated Wallstreet Original (8c/8c+)

News from the ‘El Maneton’ about their ascents at Erto, Covolo, Arco etc

Mauro Calibani, sends boulder problems in Sardinia, Corsica and Col del Lys. Of note are "Squalo 3-3D" 8a+ at Punta di Capineru (Corsica) and "Icaro" 8a at Col del Lys

At St.Leger du Ventoux the Italian Alberto Gnerro climbed eight hard routes between 8a and 8b+

Cristian Brenna on-sighted 'Priez pour nous' 8b, "Rasta vaut rien" 8a+/b, "Moule frites" 8a, "La banda de rulos" 8a, and "La nouvelle plantation du Christ" 8a at the Gorge du Tarn, France

Legrand and Hirayama both on-sight "Don't call me dude" 5.13c / 8a+ at Virgin River Gorge, while Liv Sansoz redpoints "Route of all evil" (5.14a 8b+). All three now plan to climb "Nessecary Evil" (5.14c/8c+)

Stefano Alippi sends three 7c, one 7c+ and Le Pilier 8a in just three hours at Chironico, Switzerland

Climbing in America and bouldering at Fontanebleau with Dave Graham.

The Italian Luca Giupponi frees 'The last way' at Erto after a crucial hold broke off

The Parisse brothers send hard boulders at Meschia, Italy

The Italian boulderer Mauro Calibani climbs "La Boule" 8a at a Cresciano sale, "La scelta" 8a at Cubo and, together with C. Brenna, a 7c+ traverse and “Decksandrumsandrockandroll” 7c

In January Cristian Brenna visited Buoux and flashed 'Chouca' (8a+) and, in just two attempts, climbed ‘La rose et le vampire’ 8b and a new 8b+ by Antoine le Mènestrel

The Italian Cristian Brenna repeats "Alien carnage" 8c+ at Castillion in just three attempts

The young American has spent 45 days repeating many of the hardest boulder problems in Fontainebleau