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23/01/2012 - Alpinism
David Lama frees the Compressor route… while Kruk & Kennedy's bolt chopping is hotly debated Yesterday 22/01/2012 David Lama made the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia. The news has been confirmed by David Lama's team. There are no further details but this update will certainly add fuel to the...
01/07/2011 - Book-press
No way down. The book by Graham Bowley about the 2008 tragedy on K2 No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley has now been published in Italy by Mondadori. The book retraces the 2008 tragedy on K2 which cost the lives of 11 alpinists and only Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola...
25/11/2010 - Interviews
Simone Moro, mountaineering, life, fears and doubts before GII this winter Interview with Italian mountaineer Simone Moro, two months prior to his next expedition to attempt the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II (Karakorum, Pakistan) together with Denis Urubko.
19/07/2010 - Competitions
Rock Master 2010 - all the competitions in the run up to the Climbing World Championship 2011 Puigblanque (ESP) and Kim (KOR) won the 25th Rock Master Lead in Arco. Lachat (SUI) and Stöhr (AUT) were victorious in the Bouldering competition, while the Speed gold medal went to Hroza (CZE) and He (CHN) and Team Spedwas won...
16/04/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Cuba Armando Menocal explores the delights of climbing in Cuba around the Valle de Vinales and suggests 40 superb routes at the main crag Mogote del Valle.
04/02/2010 - Alpinism
Claudio Corti, goodbye to the alpinist and man Italian alpinist Claudio Corti died during the night of 3 February at the age of 81 at his home in Lecco. He will be remembered as a member of the Gruppo Ragni della Grignetta but also as a man who...
08/08/2008 - Events
Mont Blanc hike for Tibet From 8 – 24 August a hike around Mont Blanc has been organised in support of the Tibetan people. The march is synchronised with the XXIII Olympic Games in Peking.
23/11/2007 - Alpinism
Silvia Vidal on Shipton Spire, Trango, Pakistan In July Sílvia Vidal from Spain made the solo first ascent of "Life is Lilac" (A4+, 6a, 870m) on the NE Pillar of Shipton Spire, Trango, Pakistan
30/06/2007 - Climbing
Kilian Fischhuber adds testpieces to Zillertal, Austria In June Kilian Fischhuber freed two Gerhard Hörhager projects in the Zillertal, Austria: “Paris in prison” 8c and “Love 2.0” 8c.
27/07/2006 - Alpinism
To The Edge: Mont Blanc summit to fight leukemia This weekend a group of children and teenagers struck by leukemia will be based in Courmayeur with their sights keenly set on climbing Mont Blanc. They will be accompanied in this adventure by a group of mountain guides and mountaineers...
05/10/2003 - Competitions
Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Angela Eiter win in Aprica The fifth stage of the World Cup Difficulty 2003 was won by Ramón Julian Puigblanque and Angela Eiter
09/12/2002 - Events
Banff Mountain Festival 2002 winners The Second Step wins the Banff Mountain Film Festival 2002. The Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize was awarded to The Evidence of Things Not Seen, while the Photography Competition was won by James Delano
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