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The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents
16/11/2022 - Alpinism
The Piolets d'Or 2022 list of significant ascents
The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2021.The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 18 to 20 November 2022 at Briançon in France.
Vivian Bruchez skis Punta Baretti in Mont Blanc massif
Vivian Bruchez skis Punta Baretti in Mont Blanc massif
On 20 April 2022 French alpinist Vivian Bruchez skied a probable new line up from Punta Baretti (4013m) on the Brouillard ridge in the Mont Blanc massif.
Sellaronda Skimarathon 2022 begins tomorrow in the Dolomites
Sellaronda Skimarathon 2022 begins tomorrow in the Dolomites
After a two-year stop, the Sellaronda Skimarathon will take place in the Italian Dolomites tomorrow. As per usual the most famous night ski mountaineering competition will cross four mountain passes, Campolongo, Pordoi, Sella and Gardena and cover a total distance of 42 kilometers and +2700m altitude gain.
Mount Ethelbert South Face first ski descent by Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison, Sam Smoothy
Mount Ethelbert South Face first ski descent by Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison, Sam Smoothy
On 05/03/2022 Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison and Sam Smoothy made the first ski descent of the South Face of Mount Ethelbert (3180m) in the Purcell Mountains in Canada. The 45°, 1400m descent, was skied with just one short abseil.
Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison, Sam Smoothy ski East Face of Mount Ethelbert in Canada
Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison, Sam Smoothy ski East Face of Mount Ethelbert in Canada
Alpinists Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison and Sam Smoothy have completed the first ski descent of the East Face of Mount Ethelbert (3180m) in the Purcell Mountains in Canada.
Andrzej Bargiel’s K2 ski descent / The revolutionary use of drones in High Altitude Mountaineering
Andrzej Bargiel’s K2 ski descent / The revolutionary use of drones in High Altitude Mountaineering
A case study of the use of drones in the historic first ski descent of K2, carried out in 2018 by Poland’s Andrzej Bargiel
Will Saunders overall winner of Red Bull Illume 2021, Thomas Monsorno wins Innovation category
06/12/2021 - Book-press
Will Saunders overall winner of Red Bull Illume 2021, Thomas Monsorno wins Innovation category
US photographer Will Saunders has been crowned overall winner of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2021 with his photograph of a climber falling at Indian Creek, USA. Italian photographer Thomas Monsorno won the Innovation by EyeEm category with his photo of Dani Arnold on Lake Baikal in Siberia. Federico...
Watch Brette Harrington, Christina Lustenberger, Andrew McNab climb and ski Gold Card Couloir in Canada
Watch Brette Harrington, Christina Lustenberger, Andrew McNab climb and ski Gold Card Couloir in Canada
The video of the first ascent, and first ski descent, of the Gold Card Couloir located between Mount Burnham and Mount Grady in the Monashee Mountains, Canada, carried out earlier this year by Brette Harrington, Christina Lustenberger and Andrew McNab.
Aoraki Caroline Face in New Zealand / Second ski descent by Joe Collinson, Will Rountree, Sam Smoothy
Aoraki Caroline Face in New Zealand / Second ski descent by Joe Collinson, Will Rountree, Sam Smoothy
On 21 October 2021, New Zealand mountaineers Joe Collinson, Will Rountree and Sam Smoothy made the second descent of the 2000m Caroline Face of Aoraki / Mt Cook, at 3724m the highest mountain in New Zealand.
Lorenzo Scandroglio
16/07/2021 - Alpinism
Lorenzo Scandroglio
The Italian mountaineering community is in mourning: Lorenzo Scandroglio, a well-known mountain journalist, writer and translator, mountain hut warden, mountaineer and member of the Italian mountain rescue team, passed away at the age of 52.
Andrzej Bargiel, Jędrek Baranowski climb Laila Peak
Andrzej Bargiel, Jędrek Baranowski climb Laila Peak
On 10 May Andrzej Bargiel and Jędrek Baranowski climbed Laila Peak (6096m) in the Karakorum, Pakistan. Starting from about 150m below the summit, the two Polish mountaineers then descended on skis.
Andrzej Bargiel claims first ascent and ski descent of Yawash Sar II in Pakistan
Andrzej Bargiel claims first ascent and ski descent of Yawash Sar II in Pakistan
On 30 April Andrzej Bargiel made the first ascent Yawash Sar II (6178m) in the Karakorum, Pakistan. Having reached the summit via the west face, the Polish mountaineer then made the mountain’s first ski descent.
Hermann Comploj completes big first ski descent down Col Turont, Dolomites
Hermann Comploj completes big first ski descent down Col Turont, Dolomites
Interview with mountain guide Hermann Comploj who on 24/03/2021 made the first ski descent of the North Couloir on Col Turont (2419m) in Langental / Vallunga, Dolomites, Italy.
Brette Harrington, Dylan Cunningham devour Just a Nibble on Mount Niblock in Canada
22/04/2021 - Alpinism
Brette Harrington, Dylan Cunningham devour Just a Nibble on Mount Niblock in Canada
On 17 April 2021 Dylan Cunningham and Brette Harrington established Just a Nibble (M6R, 5.10-, WI5, 500m), a tenuous mixed climb up the virgin NE Face of Mount Niblock in Canada.
Combin de la Tsessette East Face in Switzerland ski descent by Paul Bonhomme, Vivian Bruchez
Combin de la Tsessette East Face in Switzerland ski descent by Paul Bonhomme, Vivian Bruchez
On 1 April 2021 French alpinists Paul Bonhomme and Vivian Bruchez made what is likely to be the first ski descent of the east face of Combin de la Tsessette (4141m) in Switzerland.
Mount Dunkirk in Canada skied by Christina Lustenberger, Ian McIntosh, Nick McNutt
Mount Dunkirk in Canada skied by Christina Lustenberger, Ian McIntosh, Nick McNutt
The South Face of Mount Dunkirk (3030m) the Rocky Mountains, Canada, was skied for the first time on 17/03/2021 by Christina Lustenberger, Ian McIntosh and Nick McNutt.

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