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Valeri Babanov and Yuri Koshelenko won the prestigous Piolet d'Or for their ascent of Nuptse East South Pillar in November 2003.

Mountain Wilderness appeals against a planned development project at Malga Ciapela

On 22/01 Stefania Daniel climbed Invidia (3rd chain 8a), at the Grotta dell'aeronauta, Sperlonga.

Günther Messner really did perish during the descent of the Nanga Parbat Diamir Face, as his brother Reinhold has always sustained.

The Ice World Championships 2004 will be held in Saas Fee, Switzerland, from 23-25/01/2004

The Nova Levante-Welschnofen local council has approved the transformation of 10000 mq of "alpine meadows and woods" to “tourist and camping area." for the develpment of a camping ground above Lake Carezza in teh Dolomites.

The Austrian Ice Climbing Championship and 4th International Carinthian and East Tyrolean Championship took place in Kotschach at the start of January.

Anna Torretta repeats Robert Jasper's "Tomahawk" M10+/M11- at Sulwald, Switzerland

On17/12 Stefania Daniele repeated So Sexi 8a at the Gabbio (Ferentillo).

On 20 November Cristian Brenna made the first repeat of “Is not always Pasqua”, Italy's hardest trad route, first climbed by Mauro Calibani in October 2002, and graded E9 7a.

International campaigners for Tibet have voiced their growing concern about a planned ring road around Mount Kailash, Tibet's most sacred mountain.

Stefania Daniele has repeated Ruby 7c+ (La curva di Gabbio), Fearstruck 7c (Sezze), Mandela superstar 8a (Gabbio).

The Other Final Takes Grand Prize at Banff Mountain Film Festival. Escape from Lucania: An Epic Story of Survival wins Book Festival, while Fritz Mueller’s Autumn Sunset in the Heart of Tombstone wins Mountain Photography Competition

On 8 October the Italian mountaineer Sergio Martini reached the summit of Shisha Pangma Central Peak

Hans Florine sets new Siera Nevada 14'ers record of 3 days 12 hours, 11minutes

Thomas and Alexander Huber have freed the Zodiac on El Capitan, Yosemite, America