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![Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman win the Karl Unterkircher Award 2016](/uploads/img/3/38947.jpg)
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...
![Stefano Carnati climbs 9a at Céüse and Entraygues in France](/uploads/img/3/38997.jpg)
17/08/2016 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati climbs 9a at Céüse and Entraygues in France During a few short trips to France, Italy’s Stefano Carnati repeated Condè de Choc 9a at Entraygues in the Briançon region and Le Cadre Nouvelle 9a at Ceuse.
![Ueli Steck at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016](/uploads/img/3/33642.jpg)
17/08/2016 - Events
Ueli Steck at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016 On Wednesday 17 August Switzerland’s Ueli Steck, one of the most talented mountaineers in the world, will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains....
![Steve House / knowing yourself](/uploads/img/3/38860.jpg)
11/08/2016 - Alpinism
Steve House / knowing yourself American alpinist Steve House shares his thoughts about how failing wisely provides interior growth. Originally posted only on facebook, House has kindly allowed his text to be republished on planetmountain.com.
![Renegade, new rock climb up Tofana di Rozes, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/38779.jpg)
10/08/2016 - Alpinism
Renegade, new rock climb up Tofana di Rozes, Dolomites Peter Moser reports about Renegade (VIII-, 330m), a new multi-pitch rock climb he established together with Iwan Canins up Tofana di Rozes in the Dolomites.
![Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis](/uploads/img/3/38863.jpg)
09/08/2016 - Alpinism
Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis The short film, shot by Dave MacLeod, of Michael Tweedley running the famous Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis.
![Robert Jasper and Stefan Glowacz climb Baffin Island The Turret by fair means](/uploads/img/3/38703.jpg)
09/08/2016 - Alpinism
Robert Jasper and Stefan Glowacz climb Baffin Island The Turret by fair means German alpinists Robert Jasper and Stefan Glowacz and photographer Klaus Fengler have just returned from an expedition to Baffin Island where, on the West Face of The Turret, they managed to repeat and add new free variations to Nuvualik, the...
![Via Da Pozzo - Bachmann on Cima Marcoira, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/38671.jpg)
08/08/2016 - Alpinism
Via Da Pozzo - Bachmann on Cima Marcoira, Dolomites Enrico Maioni, mountain Guide from Cortina, introduces Via Da Pozzo - Bachmann, first ascended in 2002 by Walter Bachman and Paolo Da Pozzo up the NE Face of Cima Marcoira, Sorapis Dolomites.
![Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016](/uploads/img/3/29785.jpg)
07/08/2016 - Events
Sir Chris Bonington at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016 On Sunday, August 7 the legendary British mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains. The evening begins at 21:15...
![Tom, the film and the meaning of mountaineering for Tom Ballard](/uploads/img/3/38867.jpg)
05/08/2016 - Alpinism
Tom, the film and the meaning of mountaineering for Tom Ballard PlayAlpinismo films: Tom, directed by Angel Esteban and Elena Goatelli, recounts the story of Tom Ballard and his solo ascents, in a single winter, of the six most famous North Faces of the Alps. But it is also and above...
![Rifugio Boccalatte Piolti at the Grandes Jorasses](/uploads/img/3/38862.jpg)
04/08/2016 - Alpinism
Rifugio Boccalatte Piolti at the Grandes Jorasses On 08/07/2016 the Boccalatte Piolti hut at the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc massif) was reopened and is now run by Roberta Francesca Heidi Cutri and Franco Perlotto who, in this video, talks about this refuge that has become an integral...
![Markus Pucher and his dream of the first solo winter ascent of Cerro Torre](/uploads/img/3/38816.jpg)
02/08/2016 - Alpinism
Markus Pucher and his dream of the first solo winter ascent of Cerro Torre The video documenting the summer 2015 attempt of Austrian alpinist Markus Pucher to make the first solo winter ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia.
![Antoine Girard soars to new paragliding record above Broad Peak in the Karakorum](/uploads/img/3/38801.jpg)
02/08/2016 - Alpinism
Antoine Girard soars to new paragliding record above Broad Peak in the Karakorum Frenchman Antoine Girard has set a new paragliding record by flying above Broad Peak (Karakorum, Pakistan) and soaring to an altitude of 8157m.
![Bastava un Piumino, new rock climb in the Brenta Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/38732.jpg)
01/08/2016 - Alpinism
Bastava un Piumino, new rock climb in the Brenta Dolomites In the Brenta Dolomites Andrea Simonini and Gianluca Beliamoli have made the first ascent of 'Bastava un Piumino' (180m, 6c), a new multi-pitch climb on a tower they have named Pilastro Canino, next to Cima d'Agola in Val d'Ambiez. Simonini...
![Monte Pelmo rockfall, the video](/uploads/img/3/38723.jpg)
31/07/2016 - Alpinism
Monte Pelmo rockfall, the video On 29 July 2016 rockfall occurred on the South Face of Mt Pelmo, towards San Vito di Cadore in the Italian Dolomites. The video by Giordano Fregonese.
![Aleš Česen and Luka Lindič climb Broad Peak and Gasherbrum IV North Summit](/uploads/img/3/38722.jpg)
30/07/2016 - Alpinism
Aleš Česen and Luka Lindič climb Broad Peak and Gasherbrum IV North Summit On 12 July 2016 Slovenian alpinists Aleš Česen and Luka Lindič reached the summit of Broad Peak. Two weeks later they climbed the Northwest Ridge of Gasherbrum IV, reaching the North Summit (7900m) on 26 July 2016.
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