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14/09/2011 - Alpinism
Walter Bonatti, goodbye Last night Walter Bonatti passed away. He was 81 years old and one of the greatest legends of alpinism of all times.
12/09/2011 - Alpinism
Le Drus, new rockfall Last Saturday and Sunday several enormous rockfalls fell from the Drus (Mont Blanc).
12/09/2011 - Climbing
Climb Training now on the iPhone An iPhone application with videos and exercises of all the main training methods to improve power, technique and stamina, created by Alessandro Jolly Lamberti and Piero Amato.
07/09/2011 - Alpinism
Junai Kangri, first ascent in the Karakorum by Spanish expedition On 22 August a Spanish expedition led by Jonas Cruces carried out the first ascent of Junai Kangri (6017m) in India's Karakorum, via their route "Sin permiso (IV, AD +, 750m).
31/08/2011 - Alpinism
Monte Pelmo, tragic accident during Dolomite mountain rescue Alberto Bonafede and Aldo Giustina died this morning during a rescue operation in the Dolomites. Both formed part of the San Vito di Cadore Mountain Rescue service.
30/08/2011 - Competitions
Kilian Jornet Burgada and Elizabeth Hawker win the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc The ninth edition of the The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc was won by Kilian Jornet Burgada from Spain and Elizabeth Hawker.
23/08/2011 - Alpinism
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summits K2! At 18:18 local time Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from Austria reached the summit of K2. In doing so she has become the first woman in the world to climb all fourteen 8000m peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen.
11/07/2011 - Alpinism
Valery Rozov, the Mont Blanc BASE jump video The video of Valery Rozov from Russia and the recent first BASE jump off the Italian side of Mont Blanc.
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 survived.
28/06/2011 - Alpinism
Russian Latok III success On 25/06/2011 a Russian expedition comprised of Alexander Odintsov, Alexey Lonchinskiy, Ivan Dozhdev and Eugeniy Dmitrienko summited Latok III (6949m) in Pakistan's Karakoram via the hitherto unclimbed West Face.
20/06/2011 - Alpinism
Kahiltna Peaks West (Alaska): new route by Meraldi and Giovannini On 24/05/2011 Fabio Meraldi and Diego Giovannini established a new route up the East Spur of Kahiltna Peaks West (3914m, McKinley-Denali mountain chain, Alaska).
01/06/2011 - Alpinism
Simone Moro and helicopter rescues in Nepal Interview with Simone Moro about the latest helicopter rescues in Nepal's mountains.
01/06/2011 - Alpinism
The Mount Hunter Cartright Connection - Matt Helliker interview details Interview with British mountaineer Matt Hellinker after his first ascent of the Cartwright Connection, up Moonflower Buttress on Mount Hunter in the Denali National Park, Alaska together with Jon Bracey.
19/05/2011 - Interviews
Ama Dablam paraglide by Stuart Holmes Interview with British mountaineer Stuart Holmes after his paraglide flight from the summit of Ama Damblam. 6856m, Nepal.
10/05/2011 - Alpinism
Tweet from the roof of the world News from the summit of Everest: the other day British mountaineer Kenton Cool sent the first tweet from the roof of the world.
09/05/2011 - Events
Summer Pasture wins at the TrentoFilmfestival 2011 The 59th TrentoFilmfestival was won by “Summer Pasture”, directed by American filmmakers Lynn True and Nelson Walker
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