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On 11 June 2004, Mauro Florit, Massimo Sacchi and Marco Sterni reached the previously unclimbed summit of Amahuagaychu 5134m, in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, via their new route (500m, VII, A2).

Last week 5 mountaineers died on Everest, while Sherpa Pemba Dorji climbed from Base Camp to the aummit in just 8 hours 10 minutes

On Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May, over 300 boulderers met up in the Italian Val di Mello and took part in the two-day international Bouldering event, organised by the Lombardy Mountain Guides.

The report by Simone Moro eand details of the new route on the North Face of Khali Himal - Baruntse North (7066m), Nepal.

On 15-16/02/2004 Rolando Larcher made a solitary winter ascent of Akut on the impervious north face of the Cima Ovest di Lavaredo

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.

at the Roaches Ben Heason climbs Final Destination E8 6c, while at Black Rocks Tom Briggs adds The Devil is in the Details E7 7a

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.

F. Lasagni and L. Nadali have established "4 giorni una estate" on the Sass Pordoi , Sella, Dolomites

Robert Jasper and Markus Stofer have repeated the great mixed climb 'No Siesta' up the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif from 17 - 19 March 2003 .

On 28/02/2003 the two Italian mountain guides Roberto Rossi and Ivano Bianchi opened a newline up the North Face of Roccia Nera (4075 m, Monte Rosa).

Grega Kresal from Slovenia has recently made a demanding first ascent of Attic M11+ in the Planica valley, Julian Alps.

The 8C boulder problem established by Fred Nicole at Cresciano, repeated by Christian Core. Photos by Andrea Gallo, video by Marzio Nardi.

On 27 January Kurt Astner flashed Mauro Bubu Bole's Mission Impossible next to the Haston cave, Valsavarenche, Va di Cogne, Italy.

Valle di Daone, here we go! The second stage of the IWC 2003 gets underway tomorrow with the Open, comprised of 50 male athletes and 21 female athletes.