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10/02/2004 - Events
Babanov and Koshelenko win Piolet d'or 2003 Valeri Babanov and Yuri Koshelenko won the prestigous Piolet d'Or for their ascent of Nuptse East South Pillar in November 2003.
25/01/2004 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat 1970. Reinhold Messner told the truth Günther Messner really did perish during the descent of the Nanga Parbat Diamir Face, as his brother Reinhold has always sustained.
31/10/2003 - Alpinism
Sergio Martini reaches Shisha Pangma Central On 8 October the Italian mountaineer Sergio Martini reached the summit of Shisha Pangma Central Peak
28/10/2003 - Alpinism
The Crystal Snake of Nuptse In spring 2003 Damian Benegas and Willie Benegas made the first ascent of The Crystal Snake 5.9 M4 WI5 up the North Face of Nuptse, 7855m, close to everest.
12/06/2003 - Alpinism
Tomaz Humar departs for the Rupal Face, Nanga Parbat On 16 June Tomaz Humar departs for the immense Rupal Face, Nanga Parbat, Pakistan
28/05/2003 - Alpinism
everest 50th anniversary Mount everest was first climbed 50 years ago today by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Clebrations are mared by a helicopter crash at Base Camp in Nepal, killing 2 and wounding at least 7.
23/05/2003 - Alpinism
everest and Himalayan ascents On 23/05 Manuela Di Centa becomes the first italian women to climb everest, while Jean-Christophe Lafaille climbs Dhaulagiri on 20/05
21/05/2003 - Alpinism
everest 2003, from the base Camp of the Golden jubilee news from everest base Camp in the 2003 pre-monsson season. Fabio Meraldi in 24 hour summit attempt
23/04/2003 - Competitions
Big Wall Speed Climbing, Paklenica At the end of April the Croatian Paklenica National Park, famed for its natural beauty and, amongst climbers, for its compact Verdon-like limestone, will host the fourth edition of the “Big Wall Speed Climbing”.
28/11/2002 - Events
Fair Play Trophy awarded to Simone Moro On 9/01/2003 Simone Moro will be awarded the "Pierre de Cubertin International Fair Play Trophy" for his 2001 rescue efforts of the 19 year-old British mountaineer Tom Moores
09/11/2002 - Alpinism
Shisha Pangma for Urubko On 25/10 Denis Urubko, together with Maxut Zhumauev, Vassily Pivtsov and Alexey Raspopov summit Shisha Pangma (8013 m).
30/10/2002 - Events
Thomas Huber and Doug Scott slideshows The mountaineers Thomas Huber and Doug Scott will hold two slideshows at Arco, Italy on Friday 1 November and Saturday 2 November
19/09/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Marco Siffredi reported missing on everest For more than 10 days the French snowboarder and mountaineer Marco Siffredi has been reported missing from the North Face of everest.
09/09/2002 - Events
Memorial Fund for Galen and Barbara Rowell Memorial Fund has been established for Galen Rowell and Barbara Cushman Rowell through the Tides Foundation.
31/07/2002 - Alpinism
New rules for Himalayan expeditions in Nepal The Nepalese Government has introduced a set of new rules to regulate expeditions on its mountains.
25/07/2002 - Alpinism
Pakistan expeditions 2002 Despite mounting political tension a large number of expeditions have decided to attempt Pakistan's peaks.
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