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Trekking in Patagonia
18/07/2003 - Trekking
Trekking in Patagonia
Trekking in a magical and mysterious land: three magnificent walks around the Torres del Paine, Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre, the stone heart of Patagonia.
Ines Papert hard repeats and first female ascent of Mission Impossible M11
28/02/2003 - Alpinism
Ines Papert hard repeats and first female ascent of Mission Impossible M11
Ines Papert has made a series of hard mixed repeats, including the first female ascent of Mauro Bubu Bole's Mission Impossible M11 in Valsavarenche, Val di Cogne, Italy.
Simon Anthamatten repeats Vertical Limits
20/02/2003 - Alpinism
Simon Anthamatten repeats Vertical Limits
On Sunday 16 February the young Swiss ice climber Simon Anthamatten made a swift second ascent of Robert Jasper's "Vertical Limits".
Ice World Cup 2003
02/12/2002 - Competitions
Ice World Cup 2003
The Ice World Cup 2003 will be comprised of only three stages, (Pitztal, Val Daone and Saas Fee) while the Ice World Championship 2003 will take place in Kirov in March
Lynn Hill
02/10/2002 - Interviews
Lynn Hill
Interview with Lynn Hill, a world-class sport climbing symbol. Her legendary one-day free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in 1994 Yosemite and her entire vertical world as seen by Lynn herself
Pakistan expeditions 2002
25/07/2002 - Alpinism
Pakistan expeditions 2002
Despite mounting political tension a large number of expeditions have decided to attempt Pakistan's peaks.
“La Conjura de Los Necios” for Glowacz & Co
16/01/2002 - Climbing
“La Conjura de Los Necios” for Glowacz & Co
“La Conjura de Los Necios” for Glowacz and Co on El Gigante, Mexico
Valery Babanov wins Piolet d’or 2002
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.
Krivosheitsev and Papert  win Ice Climbing World Championship
13/01/2002 - Competitions
Krivosheitsev and Papert win Ice Climbing World Championship
Krivosheitsev and Papert win the first Ice Climbing World Championship in Pitztal
Fournel Ice Meet and Piolet d'Or 2002
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
El Gigante big wall, Mexico
14/11/2001 - Climbing
El Gigante big wall, Mexico
Last week Stefan Glowacz, Kurt Albert, Holger Heuber, Gunda Frühwald and the photographer Klaus Fengler set off to Mexico to climb the 1000m big wall El Gigante
Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon on El Capitan
12/11/2001 - Climbing
Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon on El Capitan
The German Alexander Huber finds and frees El Corazon 5.13b on El Capitan, Yosemite, America
Matterhorn Freedom by Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte
01/11/2001 - Alpinism
Matterhorn Freedom by Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte
At the end of August 2001 the Germans Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte climbed a major new route on the North Face of the Matterhorn (4474m).
Mauro Bole climbs Women and chalk on Shipton Spire East Face, Trango, Pakistan
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...
Ogre Thumb - new route
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
Tofana di Rozes, 100 years celebration of the S Face
03/08/2001 - Events
Tofana di Rozes, 100 years celebration of the S Face
Cortina d'Ampezzo celebrates 100 years since the historic first ascent of the S Face of the "Dimai-Verzi-Siorpaes-Eötvös"