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Three years of trying, walking up to the crag, putting on climbing shoes, lighting incense, chalking up and setting off for the next attempt. Chris Sharma has now realised his dream called Biographie - Realization.

The first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2001 took place in Gap on 30/06 - 1/07 and was won by the French duo Miriam Motteau and Jerome Meyer

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+)

Climbing in America and bouldering at Fontanebleau with Dave Graham.

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

Swiss Fred Nicole sends "Dreamtime" and proposes the first ever Font 8c

Hirayama repeats Noia 8c+ and adds Tecno metal 8c+ at Andonno, N. Italy

The Frenchman François Legrand climbs "Ghetto Booty" 8c+/9a at Mount Charleston, Las Vegas

Pons and Uhden win fourth stage in Germany

Pons and Choumilova win second stage of Bouldering World Cup 2000

Swiss Fred Nicole adds new start to Fatman, Fontainebleau

Steve McClure puts up a new 8b boulder problem at Stanage, England

Will Gadd on tour and in form in Europe - M9

A day's bouldering with Chris Sharma in Switzerland