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First winter ascent of Via Barbier by Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner
21/04/1999 - Alpinism
First winter ascent of Via Barbier by Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner
In January the Pustertal alpinists Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner scored a real coup by making, in two attempts, the first winter ascent of Via Barbier up the North Face of Cima Grande di Lavaredo. This difficult climb was established in summer 1989 by the Czech brothers Miroslav Coubal and...
Pietro Dal Prà - the mountain from all perspectives
23/03/1999 - Interviews
Pietro Dal Prà - the mountain from all perspectives
Interview with top Italian rock climber and alpinist Pietro Dal Prà.
Tomaz Humar climbs A5 on El Capitan, Yosemite
19/02/1999 - Interviews
Tomaz Humar climbs A5 on El Capitan, Yosemite
On the 26th of October 1998, after fifteen days on El Capitan, the 29 year-old Slovenian Tomaz Humar completed Reticent Wall (VI, 5.9, A5 850m). Humar is well-known for his successes in the Himalayas, where in 1997 he ascended Nuptse in alpine style together with Janiz Jeglic, and Ama Dablam...