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27/04/2015 - Alpinism
Nepal earthquake: Oskar Piazza, Gigliola Mancinelli, Renzo Benedetti and Marco Pojer perish The news was made official a few hours ago: the well-known Italian mountain guide and member of the mountain rescue service Oskar Piazza and Dr. Gigliola Mancinelli perished beneath an avalanche triggered by the earthquake that destroyed the village of...
27/04/2015 - Alpinism
Nepal earthquake death toll continues to rise, Everest disaster area The death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday and passes 3200, with more than 6000 people injured. The avalanche that struck Everest base camp is said to have caused at least...
25/04/2015 - Alpinism
Earthquake devastates Nepal Two earthquakes measuring up to 7.9 hit Nepal this morning causing, according to some sources, over 1,000 deaths. Even the highest mountains in the world trembled and an avalanche that swept through Everest Base Camp has caused an unknown number...
15/01/2015 - Climbing
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson free climb the Dawn Wall on El Capitan On 14 January 2015, after 19 days on the wall and years of efforts, American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the historic first free ascent of Dawn Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA. Almost 1000m high and with...
12/11/2014 - Alpinism
Via del Trenino above Passo San Giovanni, Arco Via del Trenino and the climbing above Passo San Giovanni (Arco), put up in 1986 by Giampaolo Calzà Trota, Rino Zanotti and Andrea Zucchelli and recently re-equipped by Calzà and Danny Zampiccoli.
18/10/2014 - Trekking
Nepal blizzard: 39 dead while rescue continues in Annapurna region Hundreds of trekkers have been rescued in northern Nepal after violent snowstorms killed at least 39 people, including 5 at Dhalaugiri Base Camp.
24/06/2014 - Alpinism
Nepal Mountaineering Association meeting report Ang Tshering Sherpa, President Nepal Mountaineering Association, reports about recent meetings and decisions regarding climbing Everest and Nepal's mountains in general.
30/05/2014 - Alpinism
Stairway to Heaven, new route on Mt. Johnson in Alaska From 1 - 4 May 2014 Ryan Jennings and Kevin Cooper made the first ascent of Stairway to Heaven up the North Face of Mt. Johnson, Ruth Gorge, Alaska
26/05/2014 - Alpinism
Kangchenjunga from the North by Urubko, Txikon, Sinev, Bielecki and Braun The summit of Kangchenjunga reached by Denis Urubko via the NW Face reveals a great chapter in alpinism and a great team effort which included the great mountaineers Alex Txikon, Dmitri Sinev, Artem Braun and Adam Bielecki.
19/04/2014 - Interviews
Everest avalanche: interview with Simone Moro Interview with Simone Moro after the tragic avalanche on Everest on 18 April 2014 that caused the deaths of at least 13 Sherpa.
05/03/2014 - Alpinism
Want to climb Everest? Only if you return with 8 kg of rubbish New rules by the Nepalese government to climb to the roof of the world: the Nepalese authorities are enforcing all, alpinists and trekkers alike, who wish to adventure up the slopes of Everest to bring down at least 8kg of...
13/07/2013 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2013: Maurer's appointment with Monaco Monaco beckons! In less than a week since setting off from the Austrian city of Salzburg, Christian Maurer (SUI1), a 30-year-old athlete from Switzerland, is approaching the final leg to Monaco and could arrive as early as Sunday.
29/05/2013 - Alpinism
Everest 60 years between legend and business On May 29, 60 years ago Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary stood on top of the world for the first time ever. Since then Everest has continued to be a symbol, hovering somewhere between a legend and "consumerism". By Erminio...
04/10/2012 - Interviews
Adam Ondra makes his Change! The interview with Adam Ondra who on 04/10/2012 freed his mega project at the Hanshelleren - Flatanger cave in Norway. The 55m route is called Change, is graded 9b+ and is certainly one of the hardest sport climbs in the...
02/10/2012 - Climbing
The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012: a huge success Sun, sea, great climbing and partying. These are the ingredients of the first The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival which took place on the Greek island from 26 - 30 September 2012.
24/09/2012 - Alpinism
Manaslu, a report after the avalanche by the Mountain Kingdom expedition The situation on Manaslu after the avalanche disaster, sent to us by the Mountain Kingdom expedition
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