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The classic Ciaspolada snowshoe race celebrates its 30 anniversary and changes course

Cesare Maestri stops short his ascent of Shisha Pangma due to mountain sickness

The Nepalese Government has introduced a set of new rules to regulate expeditions on its mountains.

The good weather spell that started last week seems to be holding out enabling many mountaineers to reach the various summits including Everest and Makalu. Jean-Christophe Lafaille and Inurrategi summit Annapurna.

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”.

A recent phone call home by Diego Fregona brings fresh news about the Italian-Polish Makalu expedition, led by Himalayan veteran Piotr Pustelnik (ten 8000m peaks).

Interview by Emilio Previtali with 38-year-old Slovenian extreme skier and alpinist Davo Karnicar after his ski down the South Face of Everest.

The 22 year old Belgian Nicolas Favresse has recently freed "Le Clou", an 8c that could stand as the hardest route in the country.

The winners of the APEX Award 2002 were presented at Munich’s ispo a fortnight ago.

On Saturday 23 February 2002 the Committee for the Safeguarding of the Gran Sasso Water Resources will meet at Pescara, central Italy, to demonstrate against the planned third tunnel in the Gran Sasso

Cristina Brenna spent part of January bouldering around Italy, repeating some classics at Meschia, Il Cubo and, just north of the border in Switzerland, Cresciano.

The Factory Pilot Invitational snowboarding contest will be held in Sappada 2-4 January 2002

The Italian Valle di Daone will host the Italian Championship and a stage of the IWC 2002

The second Italian Championship will be held in Valle di Daone on 5-6 January 2002

Alippi and Sturman redpoint Invidia, Positron and Tolk is chep, all 8c