48 News found
06/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2, an end and a never ending story Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola has been transported by helicopter down to valley. People are now slowly beginning to think about what happened during these last few days on K2.
23/07/2007 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum II, Unterkircher and Bernasconi climb virgin North Face On 20/07 the Italians Karl Unterkircher and Daniele Bernasconi reached the summit of Gasherbrum II (8035m) via the virgin North Face, climbing a beautiful route and resolving one of the most famous problems in the Himalaya.
24/05/2007 - Alpinism
Kammerlander and Unterkircher summit Jasemba (7350m) Nepal At 15.00 on 22/05 hans kammerlander and Karl Unterkircher made the first ascent of the south Face of Jasemba (7350m, Nepal).
28/10/2003 - Alpinism
The Crystal Snake of Nuptse 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.
25/07/2002 - Alpinism
Pakistan expeditions 2002 Despite mounting political tension a large number of expeditions have decided to attempt Pakistan's peaks.
28/03/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Everest climbing and skiing history 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.
16/10/2001 - Alpinism
Dhaulagiri success for Mondinelli, Blanc, Favre, Busca, Rosset The Italians Mondinelli, Blanc, Favre, Busca, Rosset have all successfully summited Dhaulagiri. The Spaniard Pepe Garces dies during the descent.
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
02/07/2001 - Alpinism
News from K2 and Trango 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
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
11/10/2000 - Alpinism
Everest South Face, Davo Karnicar's ski descent On 7 October the Slovenian Davo Karnicar made the first uninterrupted ski descent of the South Face of Everest
20/07/2000 - Alpinism
hans kammerlander abandons K2 Bad weather forces hans kammerlander to abandon ascent
12/07/2000 - Alpinism
News from K2 and Gasherbrum II Bad weather slows progress on K2 and Gasherbrum II
03/07/2000 - Alpinism
K2 news update Violent storm hits K2. Koreans summit, Kammerlander forced to turn back
13/04/2000 - Events
"The Call of the Mountains!" Alpinism exhibition in Austria Salzburg hosts a year-long exhibition to celebrate the mountain and all its facets.
03/04/2000 - Interviews
hans kammerlander Interview with hans kammerlander, one of the driving forces in the mountaineering world, before his departure for K2.
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