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At 15.00 on 22/05 Hans Kammerlander and Karl Unterkircher made the first ascent of the south Face of Jasemba (7350m, Nepal).

Located at circa 1200 meters, the table-top Ritten plateau is without a doubt a hiker’s paradise. We've selected 4 of the best walks with splendid views onto the Dolomites.

On 12/10 the Italians Marco Confortola, Marco Camandona and Silvio Mondinelli reached the summit of Annapurna 8091m

Arnold Senfter and Martin Moser from N. Italy, have made the first ascent of "Clean è Morto" on the North Face of the Croda Rossa pre-summit (3146m) in the Dolomites.

On 24 January Albert Leichtfried made the first ascent of "Illuminati", a 5 pitch mixed outing located in Val Lunga, close to Selva Gardena (south tyrol) N. Italy . The 30 year old Austrian has put forward the impressive grade M11+/WI 6+.

The body of Günther Messner has been found on Nanga Parbat. He died 35 years ago.

One of the most important Italian mountain chains for spring ski mountaineering: Cima Madriccio, Cima Marmotta, Palon de la Mare, Pizzo Tresero, Punta San Matteo.

On 15/05 Kristian Kuntner (ITA) and Norbert Joos (SUI) reached the summit of Lhotse without the use of supplementary oxygen. This is the 13th annd 1th 800m peak respectively. On 19/05 Daniele Nardi reached the summit of Everest from the north. The Scoiattoli di Cortina Expedition is preparing for its...

On 8/02/2004 Hannes Pfeifhofer repeated ‘La via è bella’ M11

Günther Messner really did perish during the descent of the Nanga Parbat Diamir Face, as his brother Reinhold has always sustained.

The Italian boulderer Martin Moser has sent us a succinct report of his recent ascents in the south tyrol and across the border in Austria's Maltatal

The Italian Kurt Astner has freed two new mixed routes in Valle di Landro, south tyrol, including Fly in the Wind.

Nadia Dimai wins second ever competition, Erik Svab and Alfred Dvorak joint first

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

Interview with the quiet, unassuming young climber Manfred Stuffer from the south tyrol, Italy.

In January the Pustertal alpinists Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner scored a real coup by making, in two attempts, the first winter ascent of Via Barbier up the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo. This difficult climb was established in summer 1989 by the Czech brothers Miroslav Coubal and...