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24/12/2020 - Book-press
Winter 8000 by Bernadette McDonald Winter 8000: Climbing the World's Highest Mountains in the Coldest Season by award-winning author Bernadette McDonald. The best-selling mountaineering book, the most complete analysis of winter climbing in the Himalayas, finalist of all the most important international mountain literature awards.
23/12/2020 - Alpinism
k2 Winter, Tamara Lunger joins attempt of historic first winter ascent South Tyrolean mountaineer Tamara Lunger announced a two days ago that she too will attempt to climb k2 in winter. The second highest mountain in the world is the last 8000er unclimbed during the harshest season.
08/10/2020 - Alpinism
Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja encounter streamed today at 12 On Thursday 8 October 2020 at 12:00 the encounter between Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja, two of the most famous mountaineers in the world, will be streamed on gazzetta.it and ilfestivaldellosport.it
05/10/2020 - Alpinism
Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja meeting for Sports Festival in Italy On Thursday 8 October the video will be aired documenting the encounter between Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja, two of the most famous mountaineers in the world, in the run-up to the Gazzetta dello Sport Festival which take place in...
22/06/2020 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti would have turned 90 today In order to remember the great mountaineer and extremely special man who passed away in 2011, we’ve published the thoughts and memories of his inseparable life partner Rossana Podestà.
06/06/2020 - Alpinism
Breathtaking k2 ascent of Adrian Ballinger and Carla Perez The video of Adrian Ballinger and Carla Perez climbing k2 in summer 2019 without the use of supplementary oxygen, supported by Esteban Mena, Gelje Pemba Sherpa and Palden Namgye Sherpa
20/03/2020 - Alpinism
Tamara Lunger home training Join South Tyrolean mountaineer Tamara Lunger every two days as she broadcasts her home training on her Instagram channel. A home workout to stay in shape and have fun.
11/03/2020 - Climbing
Daniel Woods no slouch on Off the Wagon sit in Val Bavona American climber Daniel Woods made the third ascent of Off the Wagon sit, the boulder problem freed by Shawn Raboutou in Val Bavona, Switzerland graded 8C + / V16 and repeated in February by Jimmy Webb.
20/01/2020 - Alpinism
Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger crevasse fall on Gasherbrum After a terrifying fall into a crevasse, fortunately without serious consequences, Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger have ended their winter expedition to Gasherbrum I and II in Pakistan.
29/10/2019 - Alpinism
Nirmal Purja climbs Shishapagma and completes 14 eight-thousanders in under 7 months Earlier today the Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja reached the summit of Shishapagma and, in doing so, completed his ‘Project Possible’ which aimed at climbing all fourteen eight-thousanders in less than seven months. Purja required just six months and six days;...
24/10/2019 - Alpinism
Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka, the legendary Polish mountaineer 30 years today: on 24 October 1989, Polish mountaineer Jerzy Kukuczka died while attempting Lhotse. Kukuczka was the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders after Reinhold Messner and an absolute legend of high altitude Himalayan mountaineering.
19/10/2019 - Alpinism
Charlotte Durif, Josh Larson soar up Vuelo del Condor up Kuntur Sayana in Peru At an altitude of 4600m Charlotte Durif and Josh Larson have established Vuelo del Condor, a difficult new multipitch up Kuntur Sayana in Peru.
16/10/2019 - Alpinism
Wanda Rutkiewicz honoured by Google Polish mountaineer Wanda Rutkiewicz is honoured today with a Google doodle. Recognised as one of the greatest mountaineers of all times, on 16 October 1978 she became the third woman to climb Everest, while in 1986 with France’s Liliane Barrard...
24/07/2019 - Alpinism
k2 summits by Adrian Ballinger, Carla Perez & Co k2 was climbed without supplementary oxygen today by Adrian Ballinger and Carla Perez. Shortly beforehand the summit of the second highest mountain in the world was reached by Nirmal Purja and his sherpa team climbing with O2.
19/07/2019 - Alpinism
Max Berger paraglides off k2 Shoulder The video of Austrian mountaineer Max Berger paragliding off the Shoulder of k2 at an altitude of almost 8000m.
08/07/2019 - Alpinism
Max Berger summits Broad Peak, paraglides from Camp 3 Last week Austrian mountaineer Max Berger summited Broad Peak (8047m) and then paraglided from Camp 3 at 7100 meters. He now plans to climb and fly k2, the second highest mountain in the world.
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