43 News found
14/05/2015 - Alpinism
Namasté Oskar Piazza In remembrance of Oskar Piazza, mountain guide and member of the Mountain Rescue team who died in Nepal's devastating earthquake on 25 April 2015. By manuel lugli.
10/10/2014 - Alpinism
Has exploratory alpinism failed? Starting from a recent statement by Reinhold Messner, manuel lugli discusses the presumed end of “traditional” and exploratory alpinism.
26/05/2014 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi, Romano Benet, Kangchenjunga and the beautiful silence The thoughts of manuel lugli about the ascent of Kangchenjunga carried out on 17/05/2014 by the Italian alpinists Romano Benet and Nives Meroi.
13/03/2012 - Alpinism
Jim Bridwell, his Cerro Torre point of view The thoughts of American alpinist Jim Bridwell about the bolt chopping on the Compressor Route, Cerro Torre, Patagonia
20/02/2012 - Alpinism
Cerro Torre an impossible mountain, the petition in favour of the bolt chopping The petition, promoted by Rolando Garibotti, concerning the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia by the Americans Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk.
18/01/2012 - Alpinism
Mario Merelli, goodbye to the alpinist from Bergamo 18/01/2012. Mario Merelli died this morning at 8:00am while climbing up Pizzo Redorta (Val Seriana, Bergamo, Italy). Merelli was one of the most famous Italian alpinists and Himalayan mountaineers and one of the driving forces of the Bergamo mountaineering scene.
24/11/2011 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet: I am the mountains I have not climbed During their third evening entitled 'I am the mountains I have not climbed' the Italian alpinists Nives Meroi and Romano Benet talked about their mountaineering and life story. This was a special evening dedicated to a special story, as Manuel...
17/10/2011 - Interviews
Erri De Luca, the mountains, alpinism and life in general Interview with the writer, poet and alpinist Erri di Luca by manuel lugli. Nine questions to discuss alpinism, the mountains, friendship and life in general.
08/09/2010 - Alpinism
Christian Stangl confesses: his K2 summit fruit of the imagination Christian Stangl, the Austrian alpinist who had claimed the only K2 ascent in this pre-monsoon season, admitted yesterday to not having reached the summit, as had been contested by a part of the mountaineering community.
14/11/2009 - Alpinism
Tomaz Humar found dead on Langtang Lirung This morning at 05.25 European time the dead body of Slovenian alpinist Tomasz Humar was recovered from 5600m on the South Face of Langtang Lirung (7230m, Nepal) by a helicopter with a rescue team comprised of Swissmen Robert Andenmatten and...
16/10/2009 - Alpinism
Roby Piantoni manuel lugli remembers Roby Piantoni, the Italian alpinist from Bergamo who lost his life yesterday on Shisha Pangma, Tibet.
03/06/2009 - Alpinism
More about Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and the questions of style The letter by Andreas Dick concerning 'A question of style: Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and all the 14 8000m peaks' and the reply by the author of the article, manuel lugli. Furthermore we've published the thoughts by Cristina Castagna, the Italian...
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...
10/04/2009 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and the South Face of Annapurna After failing to even reach Kangchenjunga and being forced therefore to change plans, Nives Meroi and Romano Benet are currently attempting the South Face of Annapurna in orderto climb their 12th 8000m peak. Prevailing conditions on the mountain continue to...
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.
25/05/2006 - Alpinism
Himalaya: multiple Makalu summits for Italian mountaineers Giovanetti, Benedetti, Vielmo, Panzeri and Bernasconi all summit Makalu.
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