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14/01/2002 - Events
Valery Babanov wins Piolet d’or 2002 The Russian mountaineer was awarded the prestigious prize for his solo first-ascent of the north face of Meru Central Peak (6310m), located in India’s Garwhal.

07/12/2001 - Events
Fournel Ice Meet and Piolet d'Or 2002 The 12th "Rassemblement International des Glacieristes du Fournel" and 11th Piolet d'Or will take place in Argentière - La Bessée from 9-13 January 2002

22/11/2001 - Trekking
Bike for help from India to Switzerland Christoph von Toggenburg’s journey from India to Switzerland to raise funds for leprosy begins

01/10/2001 - Climbing
Mauro Bole climbs Women and chalk on Shipton Spire East Face, Trango, pakistan From 26/07/2001 to 15/08/2001 by Mauro Bubu Bole made the first ascent of Women and chalk up the East Face of Shipton Spire (5850 m), a spectacular granite tower in the Trango valley, pakistan. The three-man expedition consisted of Mauro Bole, his climbing partner Mario Cortese and the photographer/cameraman Fabio...

19/09/2001 - Alpinism
Ogre Thumb - new route "Ragni sul filo" On 13 August an Italian expedition from Lecco climbed the new route "Ragni sul filo" on the Ogre Thumb, pakistan

06/08/2001 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum I success for Mondinelli The Italian Silvio Mondinelli climbs his third 8000m peak this season by summiting Gasherbrum I

25/07/2001 - Alpinism
Ogre, second ascent On 21/07 Urs Stoecker, Iwan Wolf and Thomas Huber made the second ascent of Ogre (7285m), pakistan, 24 years after the historic first ascent at the hands of Chris Bonington and Doug Scott

24/07/2001 - Alpinism
Jean-Christophe Lafaille and Hans Kammerlander summit K2 Jean-Christophe Lafaille and Hans Kammerlander summit K2 on 22 July 2001 via the Cesen route

09/07/2001 - Alpinism
Rock Summer 2001, Ogre Thumb On19 July 2001 Lafranconi, Pedeferri, Vago, Castelnuovo and Marazzi from the “Gruppo Ragni della Grignetta di Lecco” , Italy will depart for the Ogre Thumb, Karakorum, pakistan

05/07/2001 - Alpinism
Brasilian team summits Trango’s Nameless Tower On 30 June 2001 Waldemar Niclevicz, Marcelo Santos and Irivan Gustavo Burda summited Trango's Nameless Tower, pakistan

03/07/2001 - Alpinism
Ogre III, first ascent at the hands of Thomas Huber, Wolf and Stöcker On 1/07 Thomas Huber, Iwan Wolf and Urs Stöcker made the first ascent of Ogre III (6800m), pakistan

02/07/2001 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat, Blanc, Kuntner and Andres summit On 30 June Abele Blanc, Christian Kuntner and Stefan Andres reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8125m).

09/04/2001 - Alpinism
'Polartec Challenge 2001' expeditions All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001

19/03/2001 - Alpinism
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, interview after new route solo on West face Drus, Mont Blanc Interview with Jean-Christophe Lafaille after his solo ascent of the West Face of the Drus, Mont Blanc

13/02/2001 - Alpinism
Peak Fees 2001 The peak fees 2001 published by the governments of India, pakistan, Nepal and Tibet

15/01/2001 - Events
Piolet d'Or awarded to Thomas Huber and Iwan Wolf Thomas Huber and Iwan Wolf awarded prestigious Piolet d'Or 2001 by Montagnes Magazine for Shivas Line on Shivling
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