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![Piolets d'Or 2009, preview](/uploads/img/3/2899.jpg)
02/03/2009 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2009, preview From 22 - 25 April the 17th edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place between Chamonix and Courmayeur. This is possibly the most famous mountaineering award in the world, so much so that it has been defined as the...
![First winter ascent of Makalu: interview with Simone Moro and Denis Urubko](/uploads/img/3/2805.jpg)
11/02/2009 - Alpinism
First winter ascent of Makalu: interview with Simone Moro and Denis Urubko Interview with Simone Moro from Italy and Denis Urubko from Kazakhstan after the first winter ascent of Makalu.
![Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and the Makalu winter project](/uploads/img/3/2578.jpg)
01/12/2008 - Alpinism
Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and the Makalu winter project At the end of December Simone Moro from Italy and Denis Urubko from Kazakhistan will attempt the first winter ascent of Makalu 8463m (Himalaya, Nepal), the fifth highest mountain in the world.
![Manaslu summit for Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and Luca Vuerich](/uploads/img/3/2324.jpg)
05/10/2008 - Alpinism
Manaslu summit for Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and Luca Vuerich Interview with Nives Meroi after the summit of Manaslu 8156 m (Himalaya, Nepal) reached at 10.00 am Nepalese time on 04/10 together with Romano Benet and Luca Vuerich.
![Karl Unterkircher perishes on Nanga Parbat](/uploads/img/3/2076.jpg)
17/07/2008 - Alpinism
Karl Unterkircher perishes on Nanga Parbat On 15 July the South Tyrolean mountaineer Karl Unterkircher fell into a crevasse at circa 6800m on Nanga Parbat’s Rakhiot Face. Unable to descend, his two climbing partners Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer have been forced to continue their ascent....
![Inaki Ochoa de Olza dies on Annapurna](/uploads/img/3/1882.jpg)
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.
![Makalu winter attempt, the adventure begins](/uploads/img/3/1392.jpg)
14/01/2008 - Alpinism
Makalu winter attempt, the adventure begins The team comprised of the Italians Nives Meroi, Romano Benet, Luca Vuerich and the Kazakh mountaineers Denis Urubko, Serguey Samoilov, Eugeny Shutov and Gennady Durov has now reached Hillary Base Camp and all is set for their winter attempt of...
![K2 Russian West Face expedition climbs new route](/uploads/img/3/850.jpg)
29/08/2007 - Alpinism
K2 Russian West Face expedition climbs new route On 21 August a Russian expedition successfully summited K2 via a direct line up the West Face.
![Gasherbrum II, Unterkircher and Bernasconi climb virgin North Face](/uploads/img/3/751.jpg)
23/07/2007 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum II, Unterkircher and Bernasconi climb virgin North Face On 20/07 the Italians Karl Unterkircher and Daniele Bernasconi reached the summit of Gasherbrum II (8035m) via the virgin North Face, climbing a beautiful route and resolving one of the most famous problems in the Himalaya.
![The day after: Silvio Mondinelli, Broad Peak and all 14 8000m summits](/uploads/img/3/733.jpg)
13/07/2007 - Alpinism
The day after: Silvio Mondinelli, Broad Peak and all 14 8000m summits 13/07 interview with Silvio Mondinelli after the summit of his 14th 8000m peak without supplementary oxygen.
![Silvio Mondinelli summits Broad Peak, his 14th 8000m peak](/uploads/img/3/730.jpg)
12/07/2007 - Alpinism
Silvio Mondinelli summits Broad Peak, his 14th 8000m peak Mondinelli has summited Broad Peak and all fourteen 8000m peaks: in doing so he has become the second Italian to climb the worlds highest mountains without the use of supplementary oxygen. The ascent and descent were carried out in a...
![K2 Russian West Face expedition](/uploads/img/3/727.jpg)
12/07/2007 - Alpinism
K2 Russian West Face expedition A Russian team led by Victor Kozlov is attempting new line up the west face of K2 (8611m).
![Everest: Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding summit in the 1924 footsteps of Mallory and Irvine](/uploads/img/3/652.jpg)
18/06/2007 - Alpinism
Everest: Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding summit in the 1924 footsteps of Mallory and Irvine On 14/06 Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding reached the summit of Everest following the footsteps of George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine to shed light on the mystery of whether the two reached the summit of Everest on 8 June...
![Kammerlander and Unterkircher summit Jasemba (7350m) Nepal](/uploads/img/3/588.jpg)
24/05/2007 - Alpinism
Kammerlander and Unterkircher summit Jasemba (7350m) Nepal At 15.00 on 22/05 Hans Kammerlander and Karl Unterkircher made the first ascent of the south Face of Jasemba (7350m, Nepal).
![Nives Meroi interview from Everest ABC](/uploads/img/3/570.jpg)
22/05/2007 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi interview from Everest ABC Interview with Nives Meroi from Everest Advanced Base Camp after having reached the summit of her tenth 8000m peak.
![Everest flash: Nives Meroi and Romano Benet summit](/uploads/img/3/572.jpg)
17/05/2007 - Alpinism
Everest flash: Nives Meroi and Romano Benet summit On 17/05 Nives Meroi and Romano Benet reached the summit of Everest (8850m) without the use of supplementary oxygen via the north face. After being the first Italian woman to summit K2, Nives Meroi is now the first Italian woman...
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