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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.

Ezio Marlier, Francesca Chenal and Marco Farina have made the first ascent of "Saint-Ours" II 6, M6, at Fenille, Valsavarenche, Valle d'Aosta.

On 26 January Riccardo Scarian freed "Il Gladiatore" 8c+ at Fonzaso, Italy.

Mauro Bubu Bole frees "La via è bella" M11, Valle di Landro, Dolomites

The italian Gaia Montuori climbs Good bye 1999 8a+/8b at Grotti

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.

On 24-28/12/2003, Silvestro Stucchi, Elena Davila and Riccardo Redaelli made the first ascent of "EL Condor" (VI, A1), in the Rio Azufre Valley, Torri del Brujo, Chile.

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

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.

At the end of October Josune Bereziartu sent Tsunamy 8c+/c at Alquezar, Huesca, Spain

From 6 - 27 October 2003 the Italian climbers Rolando Larcher, Michele Paissan and Maurizio Oviglia established Sul filo della notte (7c+ max; 7b obl) in the Taghia gorge, High Atlas, Morocco.

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

The Italian boulderer Martin Moser has sent us a succinct report of his recent ascents in the South Tyrol and across the border in Austria's Maltatal

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

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.