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Jean-Christophe Lafaille, Hans Kammerlander , Peter Guggemos and Pepe Garces are currently attemting k2., while the South American team led by Waldemar Niclevicz is attemting Trango's Nameless Tower. The weather has improved and the next few days should prove decisive

The Frenchman Jean-Christophe Lafaille speaks to planetMountain before his departure for k2

All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001

Interview with Jean-Christophe Lafaille after his solo ascent of the West Face of the Drus, Mont Blanc

The peak fees 2001 published by the governments of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Tibet

Italian expedition summits Pumori and collects snow samples for scientific research

Details of the successful ascent

Blanc, Niclevicz and Camandona summit k2 after two month wait

'Karakorum 2000' forced to abandon North Face attempt

Bad weather forces Hans Kammerlander to abandon ascent

Bad weather slows progress on k2 and Gasherbrum II

Violent storm hits k2. Koreans summit, Kammerlander forced to turn back

On 26/6 four Korean alpinists reached the summit of k2 (8611m)

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

Salzburg hosts a year-long exhibition to celebrate the mountain and all its facets.

Interview with Hans Kammerlander, one of the driving forces in the mountaineering world, before his departure for k2.