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![Makalu walk-in problematic](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
15/04/2002 - Alpinism
Makalu walk-in problematic During the walk-in to Makalu base camp Mondinelli and expedition members had their belongings stolen
![Big Wall Speed Climbing, Paklenica 2002](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
12/04/2002 - Competitions
Big Wall Speed Climbing, Paklenica 2002 The 3rd International Alpinistic Meeting will take place in Paklenica, Croatia from 26-28 April 2002
![Alberto Gnerro climbs IRA 8c at the Cubo](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
11/04/2002 - Climbing
Alberto Gnerro climbs IRA 8c at the Cubo Gnerro has completed the previously unclimbed section above “Ira” to produce IRA, 8c.
![Everest pollution research](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
04/04/2002 - Alpinism
Everest pollution research 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
![Mondinelli heads for Makalu](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
03/04/2002 - Alpinism
Mondinelli heads for Makalu On 26 March the Italian Silvio Mondinelli left Italy together with his climbing partner Mario Merelli to climb Makalu via the Normal route.
![Haute route Chamonix - Zermatt: the Queen of all ski mountaineering traverses](/uploads/img/3/36130.jpg)
29/03/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Haute route Chamonix - Zermatt: the Queen of all ski mountaineering traverses Chamonix - Zermatt, from France to Switzerland across one of the most fascinating Haute Route ski mountaineering traverses in the Alps, by Italian Mountain Guide Nicolò Berzi.
![Everest climbing and skiing history](/uploads/img/3/34821.jpg)
28/03/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Everest climbing and skiing history The first ascent of Everest was carried out in 1953. The timeline about the first ski and snowboard descents off the highest mountain in the world.
![Davo Karnicar, skiing down The Ultimate Ride on Everest](/uploads/img/3/34803.jpg)
28/03/2002 - Interviews
Davo Karnicar, skiing down The Ultimate Ride on Everest Interview by Emilio Previtali with 38-year-old Slovenian extreme skier and alpinist Davo Karnicar after his ski down the South Face of Everest.
![Zardini and Brenna on top form](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
28/03/2002 - Climbing
Zardini and Brenna on top form 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.
![Jaspers in Canada](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
26/03/2002 - Alpinism
Jaspers in Canada Robert and Daniela Jasper climb hard ice in Canada and Switzerland
![Legrand sends Necessary Evil 8c+](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
23/03/2002 - Climbing
Legrand sends Necessary Evil 8c+ A year after his American tour with Yuji Hirayama, the Frenchman François Legrand is back in the States and on top form, sending Necessary Evil 5.14c/ 8c+ at Virgin River Gorge shortly after his arrival
![Lafaille after Pèlerinage, Annapurna](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
21/03/2002 - Alpinism
Lafaille after Pèlerinage, Annapurna Jean-Christophe Lafaille makes the first winter solo ascent of Pèlerinagein preparation for his eigthth 8000m peak, Annapurna, Himalaya
![Astner adds M10 to the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
14/03/2002 - Alpinism
Astner adds M10 to the Dolomites The Italian Kurt Astner has freed two new mixed routes in Valle di Landro, South Tyrol, including Fly in the Wind.
![Le Clou 8c, the hardest route in Belgium?](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
14/03/2002 - Climbing
Le Clou 8c, the hardest route in Belgium? The 22 year old Belgian Nicolas Favresse has recently freed "Le Clou", an 8c that could stand as the hardest route in the country.
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