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    Sportroccia was the very first international climbing competition. Four annual Sportroccia editions were held in 1985, 1986, 1988, and 1989, in the village...
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    in France. He won some of the first climbing competitions in history: Sportroccia in 1986, Rock Master and Snowbird in 1988. In 1988 Patrick Edlinger won...
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    Névache (France), Oulx. Bardonecchia is the westernmost comune in Italy. Sportroccia—first international rock climbing competition (1985–1989). "Superficie...
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    first internationally recognized competition climbing event was held at Sportroccia, which later became the annual Rock Master competition. These were annual...
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    first major international lead climbing competition was held in Italy at Sportroccia in 1985. By the late 1990s, competitive lead climbing was joined by competition...
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    the 1985 Manifeste des 19 [fr], but then changed her mind and won at Sportroccia in 1985, the first international climbing competition (held in Bardonecchia...
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    expeditions to remote places in Canada, Patagonia and Antarctica. 1985 Sportroccia 1987, 1988, 1992 Rock Master Winner of the Olympic Games' demonstration...
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    climbing culture, she returned later and took part in Arco e Bardonecchia Sportroccia '86, the second edition of the first international sport climbing competition...
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    14a). 1985 : July 5–7, Stefan Glowacz and Catherine Destivelle, win at Sportroccia, first-ever men's and women's International climbing competition, held...
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  • Sportiva Competition Award. In 1985 it was disputed for the first time Sportroccia to Bardonecchia. The following year the event was tied to a stop at the...
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