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Jean-François Beaulieu frees La Zébrée, trad 8b+
05/11/2004 - Climbing
Jean-François Beaulieu frees La Zébrée, trad 8b+
In mid-October Jean-François Beaulieu from Canada pinkpointed an old aid project, La Zébrée at Mont-King, Val David, Québec, grading it 8b+
On-sights and redpoints
25/10/2004 - Climbing
On-sights and redpoints
A brief resumè of hard ascents by Markus Bendler, Steve McClure, Gérôme Pouvreau, Martina Cufar, Tomàs Mrazek, Patxi Usobiaga, Ueli Steck and Ines Papert.
Monique Forestier climbs
19/10/2004 - Climbing
Monique Forestier climbs "Staring at the Sea" 32
On 10 October 2004 Monique Forestier climbed "Staring at the Sea" 32 (f8b+) at on Wave Wall, Blue Mountains, Australia.
Mauro Bubu Bole F.A. on Torre Trieste
15/10/2004 - Alpinism
Mauro Bubu Bole F.A. on Torre Trieste
On 30 September Mauro Bubu Bole made the first free ascent of his "Patrick Berhault" 8a on the 900m SW Face of Torre Trieste, Dolomites.
Martina Cufar first female ascent of Hotel Supramonte
08/10/2004 - Climbing
Martina Cufar first female ascent of Hotel Supramonte
On September 28 Martina Cufar, together with Marko Lukic, made the first female ascent of Hotel Supramonte, Gole di Gorropu, Sardinia.
Yuji Hirayama, the White Zombie 8c onsight interview
07/10/2004 - Interviews
Yuji Hirayama, the White Zombie 8c onsight interview
An interview with Yuji Hirayama after the first ever 8c on-sight: White Zombi in the Baltzola Cave, Spain.
Yuji Hirayama completes world's first 8c on-sight!
07/10/2004 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama completes world's first 8c on-sight!
On 6/10/2004 Yuji Hirayama made the first-ever 8c onsight: White Zombie, Baltzola Cave, Spain.
Serik Kazbekov & Natalia Perlova, venetian holidays
29/09/2004 - Climbing
Serik Kazbekov & Natalia Perlova, venetian holidays
Serik Kazbekov on-sights Ghegoro 8b+ Covolo and flashes Shalom 8b/+, while Natalia Perlova redpoints Buona notte Fiorellino 7c+ at the same crag.
FFA of Cani morti by Manolo and Scarian
14/09/2004 - Interviews
FFA of Cani morti by Manolo and Scarian
On 23 August Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla and Riccardo "Sky" Scarian both made the first free ascent of "Cani morti", their 2003 testpiece on the north face of Campanile Basso di Lastei, Pale di San Martino, Dolomites.
Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegi made the first free ascent of “Yeah man”
11/08/2004 - Climbing
Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegi made the first free ascent of “Yeah man”
On 1 July Josune Bereziartu and Rikar Otegi made the first free ascent of Yeah man on the north face of the Gran Pfad, in the Swiss Gastlosen mountain range.
Glowacz and Dorfleitner 'Last Exit Titlis' 8b
09/08/2004 - Climbing
Glowacz and Dorfleitner 'Last Exit Titlis' 8b
Stefan Glowacz has freed 'Last Exit Titlis' 8b on the isolated Titlis (3020m), Sustenpass, Urner Alps together with Markus Dorfleitner.
Cristian Brenna rocks Europe
02/08/2004 - Climbing
Cristian Brenna rocks Europe
The Italian Cristian Brenna sends at Cresciano, Zillertal, Millau and Grotta dell'Areonauta
Patxi Usobiaga repeats Realization 9a+ at Ceuse
02/08/2004 - Climbing
Patxi Usobiaga repeats Realization 9a+ at Ceuse
On 29/07/2004 Patxi Usobiaga made the third ascent of Realization / Biographie, 9a+ at Céüse.
Bubu Bole makes first free ascent of Isolitudine
29/06/2004 - Climbing
Bubu Bole makes first free ascent of Isolitudine
At the end of June Mauro Bubu Bole, together with Simone Sarti, made the first free ascent of Isolitudine, first climbed in 1998 by Icaro Demonte, Mirko Giorgi and Lorenzo Nadali at the Gole di Gorropu, Sardinia.
Sardinia update
18/06/2004 - Climbing
Sardinia update
New routes in Sardina. Rolando Larcher frees "Il vecchio e il mare" 8b Millennium cave.
Caldwell frees Dihedral Wall
11/06/2004 - Climbing
Caldwell frees Dihedral Wall
At the end of May Tommy Caldwell freed the Dihedral Wall, on El Capaitan, America. It is is now considered the hardest big wall free climb in Yosemite

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