The news

Starting from Lecco, the Bouldering World Cup will include twelve finalists instead of eight. The rule amendment, made by the International Council for Competition, comes in the wake of last week's first stage held at Fiera di Primiero.

At the start of June Rikardo Otegi freed "Iñi Ameriketan”, one of Spain's hardest, tentatively grading it 9a.

Meyer and Perlova win the first stage of the World Cup Bouldering 2002at Fiera di Primiero

Mario Curnis and Simone Moro reach the summit of Everest on 24 May

Josune Bereziartu sends Macumba Club 8c , Orgon, France

Alexandre Chabot and Martina Cufar win the second stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2002 at Yekaterinburg

Manaslu success for Corono, Makalu final stages for Mondinelli

Jacques Perrin’s Le Peuple Migrateur has won the 50th International Festival of Mountains, Exploration and Adventure “Città di Trento”.

The latest news about Jean-Christophe Lafaille place him acclimatising and preparing the camps along the south face of Annapurna.

Alexandre Chabot and Muriel Sarkany win the first stage of the Climbing World Cup 2002 at Bolzano

Simone Moro and an italian expedition are preparing for Cho Oyu, before moving on to attempt Everest

Josune Bereziartu from Spain sends the 40-move La Travesia De Balzola, 8C+/9A or FB 8B+

The 3rd International Alpinistic Meeting will take place in Paklenica, Croatia from 26-28 April 2002

A study to verify the impact of pollution on the roof of the world is to be carried out by two Italian researchers Giuseppe Giaveri and Luigi Bergamaschi

Alpine SkyRaid 465 km race from Courmayeur to Cortina

The Italians Luca Zardini and Cristian Brenna are, as tends to be their case, on top form and on a roll, repeating a plethora of hard routes dotted around the country.