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Since last Thursday three member of an Iranian expedition - Aidin Bozorgi, Pouya Keivan and Mojtaba Jarahi - have been stranded at circa 7700m after having reached the summit of Broad Peak (8047m) in pakistan.

The shock and pain continues regarding the terrorist attack and massacre of alpinists that took place on the night between Saturday and Sunday at the Diamir Base Camp on Nanga Parbat (Karakoram, pakistan). The list of 11 victims has not...

Almost all expeditions are leaving Nanga Parbat's Diamir Face base camp after yesterday's terrorist attack which resulted in 10 alpinists dead.

A serious and incredible terrorist attack took place at 1am at on the Diamir side of Nanga Parbat base Camp (pakistan). At least 10 people are believed to have died in the attack.

On 22 May 2013 Belgian rock climber Nicolas Favresse freed his project in Norway, The recovery drink on Profile wall at Jossingfjord.

Astounding triple in the Himalaya for Kenton Cool and Dorje Gylgen Sherpa: between 18 - 20 May they climbed Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse in rapid succession.

The videos of the six ascents which all won the 21st edition of the Piolet d'Or 2013: Kamet, Shiva, Muztagh Tower, Baitha Brakk (Ogre), Nanga Parbat and Kyashar. The videos were created for the award's celebration of the Piolets...

The prize for the best climb of 2012 was awarded at the end of an exciting ceremony in Courmayeur last night to all six nominated ascents. The Piolet d'Or Walter Bonatti Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Austria's Kurt Diemberger.

At the sea cliff Sagres Leopoldo Faria has made the first ascent of Peixe Porco, the first 9a sport climb in Portugal.

They come from France, Britain, Russia, the United States and Japan and all made beautiful and difficult climb up highest mountains in the world: the candidates for the 21st edition of the Piolet d'Or, the most prestigious international mountaineering award...

The thoughts of Simone Moro about high-altitude winter mountaineering on the world's Eight-thousanders and about the events which have taken place and are currently unfolding on Broad Peak.

The situation is currently extremely difficult for the Polish mountaineers who carried out the first winter ascent of Broad Peak yesterday: while Artur Malek and Adam Bielecki spent the night at Camp IV, Maciej Berbeka and Tomasz Kowalski bivied at...

On 5 March 2013 Maciej Berbeka, Adam Bielecki, Tomasz Kowalski and Artur Malek made the historic first winter of Broad Peak. The Polish mountaineers are members of an expedition led by the living monument to alpinism Krzysztof Wielicki. With this...

An aerial view of ice climbing in Iceland with climbers Tim Emmett and Dawn Glanc.

Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.

Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves...