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The 19th edition of the International Festival of Mountain Films "Vila de Torelló" is currently being held in Torelló, Spain.

At the end of August 2001 the Germans Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte climbed a major new route on the north face of the Matterhorn (4474m).

On 13 to 15 August the Italian Kurt Astner made the first free ascent of Akut, his route first climbed in August 2000 on the impressive north face of the Cima Ovest di Lavaredo.

On 3 August the Italia Emilio Previtali snowboarded off the summit of Pik Lenin 7134 m, via a new line directly down the north face.

On Thursday 14 June 2001 the Californian climber Lynn Hill will hold a talk at Milan's Auditorium Don Bosco

The Frenchman Jean-Christophe Lafaille speaks to planetMountain before his departure for K2

On 23 May the Frenchman Marco Siffredi, snowboarded down the Norton Couloir on the 8850m north face of Everest, 8850m

On 23/05 Juanito Oyarzabal and Ivan Vallejo of the TVE Expedition reached the summit of Everest via the north face, as did Sergio Mingute and the 15 year old Sherpa Temba Tscheri; Bertrand Roche paraglides off the summit using a tandem paraglider

Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli reached the summit of Everest and have descended to Base Camp. Denis Urubko and Simone Moro have descended to BC. Spanish expedition success via Everest north face. Lhotse Middleclimbed by a Russian expedition.

After his ascent of Lhotse Denis Urubko is now set to complete the traverse and climb Everest. His partner Simone Moro has descended to Base Camp exhausted after rescuing a young British mountaineer

Giampaolo Corona of the the expedition Aquile di San Martino di Castrozza e Primiero reached the summit of Makalu on 14/05

Bad weather on the north face of Everest. The Spanish TV Expedition has so far only managed to pitch a tent at Camp II at 7800m

S. Moro and D. Urubko attempting the Lhotse (8516m) - Everest (8850m) traverese have finished acclimatising by climbing to the South Col. Conditions on Lhotse are not good yet

The "Aquile" Mountain Guides expedition has reached Base Camp and is beginning preparations for the ascent of Makalu (8475m)

All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001

The first edition of the Annapurna Mandala Trail took place on 13-26 March 2001