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![Marco Confortola descending to Base Camp](/uploads/img/3/2132.jpg)
05/08/2008 - Alpinism
Marco Confortola descending to Base Camp Marco Confortola has descended from Camp 1 together with George Dijmarescu, the American mountaineer who together with two high altitude porters climbed up to join him. He is expected soon in Base Camp, while details about the turn of events...
![K2: Marco Confortola towards C1](/uploads/img/3/71.jpg)
04/08/2008 - Alpinism
k2: Marco Confortola towards C1 Marco Confortola is currently descending to Camp 1 at 5900m in the company of an American mountaineer and a high altitude porter.
![K2: Marco Confortola still descending from Camp 3](/uploads/img/3/2131.jpg)
04/08/2008 - Alpinism
k2: Marco Confortola still descending from Camp 3 Marco Confortola is reputedly still descending from Camp 3 with a high altitude porter. No definitive news as yet from the high camps on k2.
![K2: Base Camp safety for van Rooijen, Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa. Confortola in C2](/uploads/img/3/2132.jpg)
03/08/2008 - Alpinism
k2: Base Camp safety for van Rooijen, Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa. Confortola in C2 Wilco van Rooijen, Cas Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa have reached Base Camp, Marco Confortola is in Camp 2.
![Emergency on K2](/uploads/img/3/2131.jpg)
02/08/2008 - Alpinism
Emergency on k2 12 mountaineers including Marco Confortola have been forced to bivvy above the Bottleneck due to a serac fall which swept away the fixed ropes. They are currently attempting to descend.
![For Karl Unterkircher](/uploads/img/3/2077.jpg)
21/07/2008 - Alpinism
For Karl Unterkircher Dedicated to his friend Karl Unterkircher, by Ivo Rabanser his companion on climbs and dreams in the Dolomites.
![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....
![Nanga Parbat for Italians Nardi and Panzeri](/uploads/img/3/1968.jpg)
24/06/2008 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat for Italians Nardi and Panzeri On 21/06 Daniele Nardi and Mario Panzeri summited Nanga Parbat (8125m), the ninth highest mountain in the world.
![56th Trento Filmfestival, the mountain Film Festival and its WebTv](/uploads/img/3/1773.jpg)
21/04/2008 - Events
56th Trento Filmfestival, the mountain Film Festival and its WebTv From 22 April to 04 May 2008 the 56th International Film Festival di Trento of Mountains, Exploration and Adventure will take place in Northern Italy. The programme is richer than ever before, with films, events and conferences which will be...
![Saint Vincent Award for Mountain Professionals – the award ceremony](/uploads/img/3/1668.jpg)
11/03/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for Mountain Professionals – the award ceremony
On the 7th, of March Valery Babanov, Hervé Barmasse, Ettore Taufer, Giovanni Amort, Elio Sganga and Marco Farina (Alpine Training Centre), Christophe Profit and Pemba Doma Sherpa all received their Saint Vincent Awards for Mountain Professionals in front of a...
![Aconcagua West Face new route](/uploads/img/3/1515.jpg)
06/02/2008 - Alpinism
Aconcagua West Face new route Leopold Sulovsky and Josef Lukas from the Czech republic have climbed a new route up the West Face of Aconcagua (6962m), Argentina.
![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...
![Piolet d'Or Asia to Korean Garmush ascent](/uploads/img/3/1181.jpg)
07/11/2007 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or Asia to Korean Garmush ascent November 2007. The second edition of the Piolet d'or Asia was held in Seoul on 2 November and was awarded to the Korean team comprised of Sim Kwang Sik, Kang Yongsun and Joo MinSu who in July 2007 carried out...
![Piolet d’or Asia 2007, the candidates](/uploads/img/3/1154.jpg)
25/10/2007 - Alpinism
Piolet d’or Asia 2007, the candidates The 4 nominations for the second edition of the Piolet d’or Asia, due to take place in Seol on November 2, have been made public.
![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.
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