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![The Tor de Geants mountain race by Stevie Haston.](/uploads/img/3/6043.jpg)
18/10/2010 - Competitions
The Tor de Geants mountain race by Stevie Haston. Stevie Haston, alpinist, ice climber and snowboarder, tells about his experience of the first ever Tor de Geants, the incredible mountain marathon which covers 330km and 24,000 vertical meters, starting and finishing at Courmayeur and completing a circle around the...
![Himalayan helicopter rescues](/uploads/img/3/5076.jpg)
25/05/2010 - Alpinism
Himalayan helicopter rescues Interview with Gerold Biner, operations manager of Air Zermatt, after the recent helicopter rescue missions in the Himalaya.
![Ginat route, les Droites, Ueli Steck solo video](/uploads/img/3/4965.jpg)
21/04/2010 - Alpinism
Ginat route, les Droites, Ueli Steck solo video In January 2010 Ueli Steck soloed the Ginat route (ED,V, M4+, 85°, 1000m) up the North Face of Les Droites in 2:08. Check out the video and interview.
![Piolet d'Or, the winners and alpinism of the future](/uploads/img/3/4924.jpg)
12/04/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or, the winners and alpinism of the future The Piolets d'or 2010 were won by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko for their route on Cho Oyu and by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand for their route up Xuelian West. Reinhold Messner received the lifetime achievement award;...
![Piolet d'Or 2010: the candidates and the evenings in Courmayeur and Chamonix](/uploads/img/3/4894.jpg)
30/03/2010 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2010: the candidates and the evenings in Courmayeur and Chamonix The Piolet d'Or 2010 will take place from 8 - 10 April in the towns of Courmayeur and Chamonix with a series of conferences, debates, films, meetings and other cultural activities. The event begins on Thursday 8 April in Courmayeur...
![Matterhorn South Face, new route by Marco and Hervé Barmasse](/uploads/img/3/4865.jpg)
30/03/2010 - Alpinism
matterhorn South Face, new route by Marco and Hervé Barmasse On 13 March 2010 Marco and Hervé Barmasse established a new route up the South Face of the matterhorn. Their 1220m line solves one of the "problems" up the massive "Becca" face, attempted by numerous climbers in the past. The...
![Simon Anthamatten interview](/uploads/img/3/4398.jpg)
08/02/2010 - Interviews
Simon Anthamatten interview Ellade Ossola interviews Swiss alpinist and mountain guide Simon Anthamatten, a key player in the mountaineering world with important ascents to his name which have their roots in his desire to maintain an "independent" alpinism.
![Red Bull X-Alps 2009: interview with the winner Christian Maurer](/uploads/img/3/3588.jpg)
30/07/2009 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2009: interview with the winner Christian Maurer Interview with 26 year old Swiss athlete Christian Maurer, the first to cross the Red Bull X-Alps 2009 finishing line in Monaco yesterday. Maurer spent 11 magnificent and spectacular days in the incredible paragliding and running race, one of the...
![New route on the North Face of the Matterhorn](/uploads/img/3/3561.jpg)
28/07/2009 - Alpinism
New route on the North Face of the matterhorn Swiss mountaineer Jean Troillet and the Frenchmen Martial Dumas and Jean-Yves Fredriksen have made the first ascent of "Sébastien Gay" (600m ABO), a new difficult route up the North Face of the matterhorn.
![Red Bull X-Alps 2009 - Christian Maurer in France](/uploads/img/3/3554.jpg)
27/07/2009 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2009 - Christian Maurer in France Austrian Extreme Athlete Disqualified – Christian Maurer already at the Mont Blanc
![Red Bull X-Alps 2009 Day 3 Summary](/uploads/img/3/3537.jpg)
21/07/2009 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2009 Day 3 Summary Nutella for breakfast, Marmolada for lunch, predicted Christian Maurer (SUI3) earlier today...
![Red Bull X-Alps 2009. From Mozart to Monaco: To the Limits of Human Endurance](/uploads/img/3/3519.jpg)
20/07/2009 - Competitions
Red Bull X-Alps 2009. From Mozart to Monaco: To the Limits of Human Endurance 818 kilometres, 30 participants from 23 nations, 5 countries, 1 goal: Monaco!
![RED BULL X-ALPS 2009 - final countdown](/uploads/img/3/3445.jpg)
13/07/2009 - Competitions
RED BULL X-ALPS 2009 - final countdown The 4th edition of the Red Bull X-Alps, the most demanding and exciting paragliding and running adventure race in the world, starts on 19 July.
![Goodbye Achille Compagnoni](/uploads/img/3/3298.jpg)
14/05/2009 - Alpinism
Goodbye Achille Compagnoni Achille Compagnoni, the Italian mountaineer who together with Lino Lacedelli first set foot on the summit of K2 at 18.00 on 31 July 1954, died in Aosta two days ago.
![Piolet d'Or 2009, the winners](/uploads/img/3/3221.jpg)
02/05/2009 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2009, the winners Last Saturday the Piolets d'Or 2009 were assigned in Chamonix and a total of three awards were given in this 17th edition: Kazuya Hiraide and Kei Taniguchi from Japan for their ascent of Kamet (India); Fumitaka Ichimura, Yusuke Sato and...
![Ueli Steck interview after Matterhorn solo in less than 2 hours](/uploads/img/3/2732.jpg)
23/01/2009 - Interviews
Ueli Steck interview after matterhorn solo in less than 2 hours Interview with Ueli Steck from Switzerland after his 13 January speed climb of the matterhorn in a record 1 hour 56 minutes via the Schmidt route.
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