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The fourth Mountaineering - Grignetta d’Oro Awards Ceremony gets underway in Lecco, Italy this weekend. The two-day meeting marks the start of the highly anticipated, week-long mountaineering festival, which includes the World Cup Difficulty, Speed and Bouldering competitions.

Cristian Brenna and Marzio Nardi free the historic Itaca in Valle dell'Orco. The photos and story by Andrea Gallo.

On 14/05 Christian Bindhammer repeated Action Direct 9a in the Frankenjura, first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991.

On 13/04 Christian Bindhammer frees "Zauberfee" 8c+, at the Eremo di S. Paolo (arco). And his brother Andreas Bindhammer repeats it a few days later.

15 year old Gabriele Moroni climbs Fb8b before settting off to Fontainebleau. Ascents also by Luca and Giulia Giammarco.

The classic international ski mountaineering race was won by the duo Patrick Blanc and Toni Sbalbi, vice world champions and winners of the Pierra Menta 2003, and the world champions Valérie Ducognon and Delphine Oggeri.

Saturday April 5th 2003, first edition of A5 Day, international bouldering day organised by The North Face in co-operation with leading climbing halls across Europe.

The first ever Quebec Cup took place in Canada this January and February and was won by Martin Lajoie and Myriam St-Louis

The Italian boulderer Marzio Nardi has recently produced a 34 minute video that includes some of Italy’s most famous bouldering areas and hardest climbers. Fast and furious, it roams strongholds such as the Cubo and Switzerland's Chironico.

Marco Huser and Claudia Haesurmann win Snowboardcross, Barbara Sponsale and Andreas Prommegger win the Giant Slalom of the first stage of the Tour della Gazzetta Snowboard Classic.

The 52 year old Erri De Luca climbs "Viaggio = infinito", 8b+ at the Grotta dell'Arenauta at Sperlonga

The mountaineers Thomas Huber and Doug Scott will hold two slideshows at arco, Italy on Friday 1 November and Saturday 2 November

Lisa Benetti and Luca Zardini win Italian Cup 2002 after the final stage in Pistoia, won by Benetti and Lagni.

The Italians Valerio Folco and Massimo Farina climb B.A.T.(A3) in Valle Orco

Christian Bindhammer sends two of Italy’s hardest, the classic Underground 9a and Alberto Gnerro's brand new Ground Zero 9a.

The first via ferrata in Canton Ticino has been built on Monte Salvatore high above Lake Lugano.