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![Prezelj's Patagonian ascents with Koch and Potter](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
17/03/2006 - Alpinism
Prezelj's Patagonian ascents with Koch and Potter Slovenian alpinist Marko Prezelj has returned from a five week trip to Patagonia where, dodging typical unstable weather, he made two fast ascents together with the Americans Stephen Koch and Dean Potter, one on Cerro Torre and one on Torre...
![Oscar Sosa from Argentina wins the Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006](/uploads/img/3/2.jpg)
17/03/2006 - Competitions
Oscar Sosa from Argentina wins the Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006 On16/03 in the Italian Alps, Argentine freerider Oscar Sosa showed the direction in which freeride skiing is to develop: his style earned him victory at the 11th edition of Red Bull Snowthrill.
![Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006: date fixed for 13 March!](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
10/03/2006 - Events
Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006: date fixed for 13 March! Gressoney calls for the Red Bull Snowthrill: it's ski time! On 13 March the Red Bull Snowthrill embarks in Italy for the first time ever!
![Pierra Menta 2006, Brosse & Blanc and Martinelli & Pedranzini victorious](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
10/03/2006 - Competitions
Pierra Menta 2006, Brosse & Blanc and Martinelli & Pedranzini victorious The 21st Pierramenta, the great 4 stage ski mountaineering competition around the French Beaufortin massif, was won by the French duo Stephane Brosse and Patrick Blanc and Francesca Martinelli and Roberta Pedranzini
![Papert and Berger 2006 ice champions](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
10/03/2006 - Competitions
Papert and Berger 2006 ice champions Ines Papert and Harald Berger win in Norway and in doing so win the overall Ice Climbing World Cup 2006.
![Hard gritstone repeats](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
06/03/2006 - Climbing
Hard gritstone repeats At Stanage John Welford makes a rare fifth ascent of Careless Torque Fb 8a+ while Tyler Landman repeats The Ace Fb 8b. Ryan Pasquill makes an impressive flash of Curbar's End of the Affair E8 6c.
![Gritstone bouldering galore](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
06/03/2006 - Competitions
Gritstone bouldering galore Rich Simpson makes 6th ascent of Careless Torque Fb8a+, while Tyler Landman makes first repeat of Ben Moon's Voyager Fb 8b at Burbage North.
![Avalanche sweeps onto Ski Mountaineering World Championship](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
03/03/2006 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Avalanche sweeps onto Ski Mountaineering World Championship At 11.00 am an avalanche swept onto the Ski Mountaineering World Championship race course at Artesina, Cuneo, N. Italy.
![Linea di Eleganza, Fitz Roy: first repeat and free ascent by Caldwell, Donahue and Roed](/uploads/img/3/14.jpg)
03/03/2006 - Alpinism
Linea di Eleganza, Fitz Roy: first repeat and free ascent by Caldwell, Donahue and Roed Linea di Eleganza, the route first climbed by Elio Orlandi, Horacio Codò and Luca Fava in February 2004 on Fitz Roy, has been repeated for the first time and freed in one single push at 5.12+ by the Americans Tommy...
![Jasper and Stofer Staubbachwasserfall F.A.](/uploads/img/3/8.jpg)
02/03/2006 - Alpinism
Jasper and Stofer Staubbachwasserfall F.A. In February 2006 Robert Jasper and Markus Stofer made the first ascent of the Staubbachwasserfall in Switzerland’s Lauterbrunnental.
![Muir repeats Jedi Mind Tricks M13](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
27/02/2006 - Alpinism
Muir repeats Jedi Mind Tricks M13 Scott Muir from Scotland has just made the second ascent of one of America’s hardest mixed routes, Jedi Mind Tricks M13, Colorado, USA
![Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006 at the doorstep](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
22/02/2006 - Events
Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006 at the doorstep The Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa is fast approaching, the most important freeride event which will vibrate Monte Rosa's slopes from 10 - 16 March
![Bubu terminates Game Over M13](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
21/02/2006 - Climbing
Bubu terminates Game Over M13 At the end of January Mauro "Bubu" Bole repeated Game over, Albert Leichtfried's M13 at Drylands, Innsbruck, Austria.
![Belgians repeat Riders on the Storm, Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/43519.jpg)
17/02/2006 - Alpinism
Belgians repeat Riders on the Storm, Patagonia A strong young Belgian team comprised of Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Seán Villanueva, Mike Lecomte and Philippe Ceulemans has made a rare repeat of Riders on the Storm, situated in the Torres del Paine and undoubtedly one of the crown...
![Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006, the participants](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
13/02/2006 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006, the participants All participants of the Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa, the most important freeride skiing competition which will vibrate the slopes of Monterosa from 26 February to 4 March.
![XV Piolet d'or to Steve House and Vincent Anderson](/uploads/img/3/45024.jpg)
13/02/2006 - Alpinism
XV Piolet d'or to Steve House and Vincent Anderson On 10/02 in Grenoble the golden ice axe, the mountaineering oscar 2005, was awarded to Steve House and Vincent Anderson for their new route up the Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat.
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