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05/11/2015 - Alpinism
Gerhard Fiegl perishes on Nilgiri South in the Himalaya On 25 October Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Blümel and Gerhard Fiegl reached the summit of Nilgiri South, the difficult 6839m mountain in the Annapurna massif (Nepal), having climbed the virgin South Face. The day after summiting the Austrian expedition transformed into...
14/10/2015 - Interviews
Ueli Steck #82Summits interview after the 82 4,000 meter peaks in the Alps Interview with Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck after climbing the 82 alpine four-thousanders, carried out in 62 days last summer from 11/06/2015 to 11/08/2015. The enchainment had previously been carried out in the same self-propelled style by Franco Nicolini and Diego...
13/10/2015 - Trekking
Via ferrata del Vajont, the original idea by Fabio Bristot Fabio Bristot, member of the Bellunese Dolomites Mountain rescue Service, explains his reasoning that resulted in the construction of the Via Ferrata della Memoria, the new via ferrata which commemorates the 1910 victims of the Vajont disaster that occurred on...
09/10/2015 - Trekking
Via ferrata del Vajont, the new via ferrata della Memoria above Longarone On 2 October 2015 at Longarone (Italy) the new Via ferrata della Memoria, also referred to as Via ferrata del Vajont, was inaugurated above the Vajont Gorge. Constructed by the Cortina Mountain Guides, this is a different way to remember...
21/09/2015 - Competitions
Tor des Géants 2015 ends in celebration On Friday 18 September the Tor des Géants, cancelled ahed of schedule due to prohibitive weather conditions, celebrated its winners and all finishers in Courmayeur, Italy. France’s Patrick Bohard and Switzerland’s Denise Zimmermann won the grueling trail running race, ahead...
18/09/2015 - Competitions
Tor des Géants cancelled A difficult decision was taken yesterday at the Tor des Géants: at 8.30 am the grueling mountain running competition was cancelled due to prohibitive weather conditions.
16/09/2015 - Alpinism
Dôme de Neige des Écrins, avalanche kills 7 alpinists in French Alps Seven alpinists were killed on Tuesday, 15 September 2015 when they were hit by an avalanche on Dôme de Neige, in France’s Ecrins massif.
16/09/2015 - Competitions
Tor des Géants 2015: an uncertain race to the end Patrik Bohard and Denise Zimmermann currently lead the Tor des Geants 2015 in Valle d'Aosta, but anything can happen in the mountain race considered the most difficult in the world.
23/06/2015 - Events
Matterhorn Cervino 150, the great history of alpinism and the 150th anniversary celebration From 10 to 19 July 2015, the Matterhorn, Valtournenche and Valle d'Aosta invite everyone to take part in the ten-day celebration of the 150th anniversary of the legendary first two ascents of the mountain. Mountaineering events and outdoor activities, mountain...
20/06/2015 - Events
Arc'teryx Alpine Academy 2015 on Mont Blanc From 12 - 14 June 2015 the 4th Arcteryx Alpine Academy took place at Chamonix. 340 participants from 25 countries took part in the event aimed at teaching mountain safety and improving mountain skills on Mont Blanc.
14/05/2015 - Alpinism
Namasté Oskar Piazza In remembrance of Oskar Piazza, mountain guide and member of the Mountain rescue team who died in Nepal's devastating earthquake on 25 April 2015. By Manuel Lugli.
27/04/2015 - Alpinism
Nepal earthquake: Oskar Piazza, Gigliola Mancinelli, Renzo Benedetti and Marco Pojer perish The news was made official a few hours ago: the well-known Italian mountain guide and member of the mountain rescue service Oskar Piazza and Dr. Gigliola Mancinelli perished beneath an avalanche triggered by the earthquake that destroyed the village of...
27/04/2015 - Alpinism
Nepal earthquake death toll continues to rise, Everest disaster area The death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday and passes 3200, with more than 6000 people injured. The avalanche that struck Everest base camp is said to have caused at least...
25/04/2015 - Alpinism
Earthquake devastates Nepal Two earthquakes measuring up to 7.9 hit Nepal this morning causing, according to some sources, over 1,000 deaths. Even the highest mountains in the world trembled and an avalanche that swept through Everest Base Camp has caused an unknown number...
12/03/2015 - Alpinism
David Göttler - Untouched ground The video portrait of German mountaineer David Göttler.
13/02/2015 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
King of Dolomites 2015 at San Martino di Castrozza From 18 - 22 February 2015 San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites) will host the third edition of King of Dolomites, the two-day photo contest to shoot the most beautiful freeride photo of the Dolomites.
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