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In spring 2003 Damian Benegas and Willie Benegas made the first ascent of The Crystal Snake 5.9 M4 WI5 up the North Face of Nuptse, 7855m, close to Everest.

Despite mounting political tension a large number of expeditions have decided to attempt Pakistan's peaks.

The first ascent of Everest was carried out in 1953. The timeline about the first ski and snowboard descents off the highest mountain in the world.

The Italians Mondinelli, Blanc, Favre, Busca, Rosset have all successfully summited Dhaulagiri. The Spaniard Pepe Garces dies during the descent.

Jean-Christophe Lafaille and hans kammerlander summit K2 on 22 July 2001 via the Cesen route

Jean-Christophe Lafaille, hans kammerlander , Peter Guggemos and Pepe Garces are currently attemting K2., while the South American team led by Waldemar Niclevicz is attemting Trango's Nameless Tower. The weather has improved and the next few days should prove decisive

Thomas Huber and Iwan Wolf awarded prestigious Piolet d'Or 2001 by Montagnes Magazine for Shivas Line on Shivling

On 7 October the Slovenian Davo Karnicar made the first uninterrupted ski descent of the South Face of Everest

Bad weather forces hans kammerlander to abandon ascent

Bad weather slows progress on K2 and Gasherbrum II

Violent storm hits K2. Koreans summit, Kammerlander forced to turn back

Salzburg hosts a year-long exhibition to celebrate the mountain and all its facets.

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