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Ciao Monica
18/07/2018 - Alpinism
Ciao Monica
Two days ago Monica Campo Bagatin passed away. For over 35 years she ran the hut Rifugio Casèra Bosconero in Val di Zoldo, Dolomites and she was the first woman to join the Val Zoldana mountain rescue squad. On 28...
Alex Lowe and David Bridges: bodies found in the Himalaya, 16 years after struck by avalanche
02/05/2016 - Alpinism
Alex Lowe and David Bridges: bodies found in the Himalaya, 16 years after struck by avalanche
The bodies of Alex Lowe, one of the strongest American mountaineers of all time, and David Bridges, have been discovered in the Himalaya 16 years after having been swept away by an avalanche while climbing Shishapangma (8027m), Tibet. Their remains...
Want to climb Everest? Only if you return with 8 kg of rubbish
05/03/2014 - Alpinism
Want to climb Everest? Only if you return with 8 kg of rubbish
New rules by the Nepalese government to climb to the roof of the world: the Nepalese authorities are enforcing all, alpinists and trekkers alike, who wish to adventure up the slopes of Everest to bring down at least 8kg of...
Selvaggio Blu and the beauty of Sardina
04/06/2013 - Book-press
Selvaggio Blu and the beauty of Sardina
The Book of Selvaggio Blu by Mario Verin - Giulia Castelli that documents the colours, nature and the immense, wild beauty of the area located between Pedra Longa and Cala Sisine in Sardinia's Supramonte region. The book review by Francesca...
Inaki Ochoa de Olza dies on Annapurna
23/05/2008 - Alpinism
Inaki Ochoa de Olza dies on Annapurna
Inaki Ochoa de Olza died on the south Face of Annapurna this morning. Locked for four days at 7400m, the Spanish mountaineer died due to brain damage and pulmonary edema.
Body discovered on Everest
20/10/2000 - Alpinism
Body discovered on Everest
Davo Karnicar's Sherpas assert that the body he discovered when skiing down Everest was of Scott Fisher, the Mountain Guide who died on Everest in 1996