211 News found

26/05/2009 - Alpinism
A question of style: Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and all the 14 8000m peaks Edurne Pasaban with Kanchenjunga and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner with Lhotse have reached the summit of 12 8000m peaks. Nives Meroi and Romano Benet on the other hand have had to abandon their Kanchenjunga summit bid and have therefore climbed 11. The thoughts of Manuel Lugli about this female "race" to complete...

18/05/2009 - Alpinism
Denis Urubko, Cho Oyu and all 14 8000m peaks Denis Urubko, with his recent new route up the SE Face of Cho Oyu, has climbed all fourteen 8000m summits.

21/04/2009 - Events
57th TrentoFilmfestival preview The 57th Trento FilmFestival, the oldest film festival dedicated to mountains, exploration and adventure takes place in Trento from 21 April to 3 May. The films, evenings, main players and meetings and some thoughts about the pre-Festival...

02/03/2009 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2009, preview From 22 - 25 April the 17th edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place between Chamonix and Courmayeur. This is possibly the most famous mountaineering award in the world, so much so that it has been defined as the Oscar of alpinism.

11/02/2009 - Alpinism
First winter ascent of Makalu: interview with Simone Moro and Denis Urubko Interview with Simone Moro from Italy and Denis Urubko from Kazakhstan after the first winter ascent of Makalu.

09/02/2009 - Alpinism
Simone Moro and Denis Urubko: Makalu first winter ascent The news is just in: at 14.00 (local time) Simone Moro and Denis Urubko reached the 8462m high summit of Makalu, carrying out the historic first winter ascent of the 5th highest mountain in the world.

01/12/2008 - Alpinism
Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and the Makalu winter project At the end of December Simone Moro from Italy and Denis Urubko from Kazakhistan will attempt the first winter ascent of Makalu 8463m (Himalaya, Nepal), the fifth highest mountain in the world.

30/10/2008 - Interviews
Alexander Huber interview Interview with German climber Alexander Huber, one of the world's most important sport climbers and mountaineers.

11/08/2008 - Alpinism
Beka Brakai Chhok summit by Moro and Barmasse On 1 August 2008 Italian mountaineers Simone Moro and Hervè Barmasse reached the hitherto unclimbed summit of Beka Brakai Chhok (6940m) in Pakistan's Karakorum.

01/08/2008 - Alpinism
Broad Peak for Nardi, Panzeri and Gustaffson On 31/07 the Italian mountaineers Mario Panzeri and Daniele Nardi and Viekka Gustaffson from Finnland reached the summit of Broad Peak, the 12th highest mountain in the world.

27/07/2008 - Alpinism
Broad Peak new route by Valery Babanov and Victor Afanasiev On 17/07/2008 the Russians Valery Babanov and Victor Afanasiev reached the summit of Broad Peak (8047m) after having climbed a new route up the northwest face of the 12th highest mountain in the world.

24/07/2008 - Alpinism
nanga parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp 24/07/2007. After 10 days on nanga parbat, Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer managed to descend to 5700m from where they were picked up by a helicopter and safely flown to Base Camp. The odyssey which began on 15 July with the death of their climbing partner and leader Karl Unterkircher...

21/07/2008 - Alpinism
nanga parbat: Nones and Kehrer blocked by bad weather at 7000m 21/07/08 Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer are blocked by bad weather at 7000m on the Bazin glacier on nanga parbat. The two Italian mountaineers are in their tent and have phoned saying that they are well. They are waiting for a good weather spell tomorrow to start the long descent...

21/07/2008 - Alpinism
For Karl Unterkircher Dedicated to his friend Karl Unterkircher, by Ivo Rabanser his companion on climbs and dreams in the Dolomites.

20/07/2008 - Alpinism
Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer exit the Rakhiot Face: descent tomorrow descent via Buhl route Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer have climbed the Rakhiot Face on nanga parbat and have finally managed to contact Base Camp. Tomorrow they will descend via the Buhl route. After 6 days on the wall the hopes that the two will survive are increasing. Their climbing partner Karl Unterkircher died...

17/07/2008 - Alpinism
Karl Unterkircher perishes on nanga parbat On 15 July the South Tyrolean mountaineer Karl Unterkircher fell into a crevasse at circa 6800m on nanga parbat’s Rakhiot Face. Unable to descend, his two climbing partners Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer have been forced to continue their ascent. A rescue expedition is departing from Italy at this very...
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