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The first ascent of Everest was carried out in 1953. The timeline about the first ski and snowboard descents off the highest mountain in the world.

The Italian Silvio Mondinelli climbs his third 8000m peak this season by summiting Gasherbrum I

On 23/05 Juanito Oyarzabal and Ivan Vallejo of the TVE Expedition reached the summit of Everest via the North Face, as did Sergio Mingute and the 15 year old Sherpa Temba Tscheri; Bertrand Roche paraglides off the summit using a tandem paraglider

Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli reached the summit of Everest and have descended to Base Camp. Denis Urubko and Simone Moro have descended to BC. Spanish expedition success via Everest North Face. Lhotse Middleclimbed by a Russian expedition.

On 7 October the Slovenian Davo Karnicar made the first uninterrupted ski descent of the South Face of Everest

Violent storm hits K2. Koreans summit, Kammerlander forced to turn back

On 26/6 four Korean alpinists reached the summit of K2 (8611m)

Simone Moro gives details of his Everest ascent with Denis Urubku

Moro and Urubku summit Everest but abandon Everest-Lhotse Traverse

'Karakorum 2000', Italian expedition to attempt unclimbed North Face of Gasherbrum II

Interview with Hans Kammerlander, one of the driving forces in the mountaineering world, before his departure for K2.