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Yuji Hirayama has repeated the Huber brothers' El Niño, El Capitan, Yosemite, America

At the start of October on the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo (2999m) in the Dolomites Mauro Bubu Bole made the first repeat of the 1977 Spanish route, grading it 8a+ with three points of A0 aid.

Latest news from the Himalaya. the Russian Jannu expedition has abandoned its attempt, while Valery Babanov and Yury Koshelenko are currently going for their summit push

On 27/09/2003 Diego Giovannini reached the summit of Cho Oyu (8201m).

Thomas and Alexander Huber have freed the Zodiac on El Capitan, Yosemite, America

Sandrine Levet and Julian Ramón Puigblanque win the sixth stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2003 in Prague

Yuji Hirayama has made the first repeat of Golden Gate 5.13b by the huber brothers in Yosemite, America

Cristian Brenna frees En Attendant Berhault 8b+ at Finale

At 13.00 on 6 October the Italians Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli reached the Central Peak of Shisha Pangma

The fifth stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2003 was won by Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Angela Eiter

Didier Berthod has freed 'Greenspit' using trad gear only above Rosone, Valle dell'Orco, Italy

Last August the body of the famous italian mountaineer Renato Casarotto was found in the De Filippi glacier, K2.

Angela Eiter and Alexandre Chabot win the Rock Master 2003. Mauro Calibani and Olga Bibik win the Sint Roc bouldering event

On 19/09/2003 the Austrian Markus Schwaiger has freed Incubator Fb8b in the Zillertal, Austria

Mauro Bubu Bole makes the first free ascent of the Camillotto Pellisier route on the Cima Grande di Lavaredo, grading it F8b

On 28-30 July Matevz Kramer, Matej Mejovsek and Tadej Zorman made the first ascent of Limitless Madness on Mt. Yerupaja, Cordilliera Huayhuash, Peru