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12/05/2005 - Alpinism
Dhaulagiri 2005: lightening at altitude The Dhaulagiri 2005 expedition comprised of Romano Benet, Nives Meroi and Luca Vuerich forced to descend due to a storm at 7000m. Ed Vierstus currently on Annapurna summit push.
09/05/2005 - Climbing
A thousand and one Mellobloccos The Melloblocco international bouldering meeting organised in Valle di Mello by the Lombardy Mountain Guides took place from 7-8/05/05.
26/04/2005 - Climbing
Melloblocco 800+ participants Over 800 climbers have signed up for Melloblocco 2005, the international bouldering meeting in Val di Mello from 7-8 may 2005.
13/04/2005 - Climbing
Cresciano & Chironico bouldering meet A boulderining meeting at Cresciano and Chironico (Switzerland) will take place on 16-17 April 2005.
13/04/2005 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup: French victory in Russia The second round of the Bouldering Worldcup 2005 took place in Moscow on 18-20 April and was won by Sandrine Levet and Jérôme Meyer.
25/03/2005 - Events
Swiss glacier plastic wrap vs. global warming The Gurschen glacier (Andermatt, Switzerland) will be wrapped in plastic to prevent it from melting due to global warming.
23/03/2005 - Competitions
Croxall and Levet win in Birmingham The Bouldering Worldcup 2005 got underway in Birmingham, UK, on 18-20 March and was won by local Mark Croxall and Sandrine Levet.
23/03/2005 - Climbing
Parisse feels Fontainebleau Karma On 15 March Luca Parisse repeated Karma 8a+ at Fontainebleau, Paris, France.
01/03/2005 - Interviews
Alexander Odintsov - interview after winning the Piolet d'Or 2004 Interview with the Russian expedition leader who received the Piolet d'Or 2004 for the first direct ascent of the North face of Jannu.
14/12/2004 - Climbing
Polo sends Talk is cheap 8c at Misja Pec On 8 december Andrea Poli sent "Talk is cheap" 8c, on 12 December "Missing Link" 8b+ at Misja Pec, Slovenia.
18/11/2004 - Competitions
Daone Ice Meeting From 25-29 January 2005 the Vth International Meeting Pareti di Cristallo will be held in Valle di Daone, Italy.
16/11/2004 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre East Face new route! On 13/11/2004 at 21.00 Ermanno Salvaterra, Alessandro Beltrami and Giacomo Rossetti reached the top of Cerro Torre via a new direct route up the East Face of Cerro Torre, Patagonia.
03/09/2004 - Competitions
Arco Rock Master 2004 The Rock Master 2004 will take place in Arco di Trento on 3-4 September 2004.
04/08/2004 - Alpinism
Aiguille du Midi cable car 1st section closed An accident, caused by human error and thankfully with no fateful consequences, has forced the operators to close the Mont Blanc first section until September.
09/07/2004 - Climbing
Barracuda Taghia Gorge, Morocco In June 2004 a small Polish team comprised of David Kaszlikowski, Eliza Kubarska and Borek Szybinski freed the new multi-pitch “Barracuda” (600m, 7c+ max. 7a+ obligatory) on Mount Oujdad (2695m), Taghia Gorge in June 2004
25/06/2004 - Competitions
Daniel Dulac new European Bouldering Champion At Lecco the Frenchman wins the European Bouldering Championship 2004, ahead of Andrew Earl from Great Britain and Gabriele Moroni from Italy.
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