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20/07/2018 - Events
Karl Unterkircher Award 2018 / Nanga Parbat by Simone Moro, Ali Sadpara, Alex Txikon The 5th Karl Unterkircher Award was awarded on 14 July 2018 in Selva di Val Gardena, Italy to Simone Moro who, together with Ali Sadpara and Alex Txikon, carried out the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in February 2016....
25/05/2018 - Events
Karl Unterkircher Award 2018 nominees for 5th edition On July 14, 2018 Selva di Val Gardena will host the fifth edition of the Karl Unterkircher Award in memory of the South Tyrolean alpinist who died ten years ago on Nanga Parbat. The alpinists nominated for the 2018 award...
18/08/2016 - Events
Jon Griffith and andy houseman win the Karl Unterkircher Award 2016 On 27 July 2016 British mountaineers Jon Griffith and andy houseman received the 4th Karl Unterkircher Award for their first ascent of Link Sar West (6.938m - Karakoram). The other two ascents that had been nominated were Marek Raganowicz and...
25/02/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: Wojciech Kurtyka to receive Piolet d'Or Carrière and the 'big list' of elite alpinism 52 climbs carried out in 2015 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 14 - 17 April 2016 at La Grave - La Meije in France. During...
24/02/2016 - Alpinism
Karakoram Link Sar West climbed by Jon Griffith and andy houseman In July 2015 British alpinists Jon Griffith and andy houseman made the first ascent Link Sar West, a 6,938m summit in Pakistan’s Karakoram. The two climbed the Northwest Face via their route Fever Pitch.
10/04/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015: the world's mountaineering élite at Courmayeur and Chamonix Courmayeur and Chamonix are the world’s mountaineering capital once again thanks to the Piolet d'Or 2015. The recipients of the 23rd edition of this prestigious award are Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold, Alexander Gukov, Alexei Lonchinskiy, Aleš Česen, Luka Lindič and...
20/02/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs 58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of...
13/03/2013 - Alpinism
Aiguille Verte, Les Droites and Les Courtes solo in a day by Jon Griffith On 3 March 2013 British alpinist Jon Griffith soloed the three North Faces in the Argentière basin in the Mont Blanc massif: Aiguille Verte, Les Droites and Les Courtes.
02/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 1 Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves...
17/08/2012 - Alpinism
andy houseman and Nick Bullock videos Two videos about andy houseman and Nick Bullock, the British alpinists who in July 2012 repeated of the Slovak Direct route up Denali (6194m) in Alaska.
09/07/2012 - Alpinism
Slovak Direct on Denali climbed by Bullock and Houseman From 24 - 27 June 2012 British alpinists Nick Bullock and andy houseman made a rare repeat of the Slovak Direct route up Denali (6194m) in Alaska.
12/04/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2010: the winners The Piolets d'or 2010 were won by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko for their route on Cho Oyu and by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand for their route up Xuelian West. Reinhold Messner received the lifetime achievement award;...
12/04/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or, the winners and alpinism of the future The Piolets d'or 2010 were won by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko for their route on Cho Oyu and by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand for their route up Xuelian West. Reinhold Messner received the lifetime achievement award;...
30/03/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2010: the candidates and the evenings in Courmayeur and Chamonix The Piolet d'Or 2010 will take place from 8 - 10 April in the towns of Courmayeur and Chamonix with a series of conferences, debates, films, meetings and other cultural activities. The event begins on Thursday 8 April in Courmayeur...
13/11/2009 - Alpinism
Chang Himal North Face, andy houseman and Nick Bullock ascent details The details of the first ascent of the 1800m high North Face of Chang Himal, Kanchenjunga Himalaya, Nepal, climbed in a five day alpine-style push by the British alpinists Nick Bullock and andy houseman at ED+.
05/11/2009 - Alpinism
Chang Himal North Face first ascent for Bullock and Houseman British alpinists Nick Bullock and andy houseman have succeeded on the hitherto unclimbed North Face of Chang Himal, Kanchenjunga Himalaya, Nepal.
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