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![Christian Stangl confesses: his K2 summit fruit of the imagination](/uploads/img/3/5718.jpg)
08/09/2010 - Alpinism
Christian Stangl confesses: his K2 summit fruit of the imagination Christian Stangl, the Austrian alpinist who had claimed the only K2 ascent in this pre-monsoon season, admitted yesterday to not having reached the summit, as had been contested by a part of the mountaineering community.
![Rock Master 2010 - all the competitions in the run up to the Climbing World Championship 2011](/uploads/img/3/5407.jpg)
19/07/2010 - Competitions
Rock Master 2010 - all the competitions in the run up to the Climbing World Championship 2011 Puigblanque (ESP) and Kim (KOR) won the 25th Rock Master Lead in Arco. Lachat (SUI) and Stöhr (AUT) were victorious in the Bouldering competition, while the Speed gold medal went to Hroza (CZE) and He (CHN) and Team Spedwas won...
![Monte Brento new 8b multi-pitch climb by David Lama and Jorg Verhoeven](/uploads/img/3/5107.jpg)
31/05/2010 - Climbing
Monte Brento new 8b multi-pitch climb by David Lama and Jorg Verhoeven David Lama from Austria and Jorg Verhoeven from the Netherlands have carried out the first free ascent of their "Brento Centro" 8b on Monte Brento, Valle del Sarca (Arco), Italy.
![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.
![Annapurna, successful and failed rescues](/uploads/img/3/4998.jpg)
30/04/2010 - Alpinism
Annapurna, successful and failed rescues Three alpinists weere airlifted to safety by helicopter from an altitude of 6950m on Annapurna yesterday, while Spanish mountaineer Tolo Calafat passed away.
![Climbing in South Africa around Cape Town](/uploads/img/3/4809.jpg)
18/03/2010 - Climbing
Climbing in South Africa around Cape Town Tony Lourens, the editor of SA Mountain Sport Magazine, shares the delights of rock climbing around Cape Town at the tip of Africa.
![Norway ice climbing trip for Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner](/uploads/img/3/4746.jpg)
12/03/2010 - Alpinism
Norway ice climbing trip for Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner Ice climbing to ice climbing around the Lyngen Fjord in Norway by Albert Leichtfreid from Austria.
![Reinhold Messner interview](/uploads/img/3/4417.jpg)
27/01/2010 - Interviews
Reinhold Messner interview Reinhold Messner, his life and alpinism beyond the 8000m peaks. Interview by Erminio Ferrari and Ellade Ossola.
![Ouray Ice Festival 2010](/uploads/img/3/4435.jpg)
17/01/2010 - Events
Ouray Ice Festival 2010 The fifteenth international Ice Festival took place in Ouray (USA) a fortnight ago. The event attracted thousands of ice climbers and the competition was won by Josh Wharton (USA) and Ines Papert (GER). Will Gadd from Canada climbed almost 8000m...
![Climbing stories in Val San Nicolò, Italy](/uploads/img/3/4348.jpg)
24/12/2009 - Climbing
Climbing stories in Val San Nicolò, Italy One day Heinz opened two new routes in Valle San Nicolò (Val di Fassa, Dolomites) and 22 years later he gave the route to Mario, who freed them. This is the story of "Alice e l'imperatore" and "Basic Instinct", told...
![Hansjörg Auer, free as a bird on Vogelfrei 8b/8b+, Schüsselkarspitze](/uploads/img/3/4232.jpg)
04/12/2009 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer, free as a bird on Vogelfrei 8b/8b+, Schüsselkarspitze Hansjörg Auer has carried out the first free ascent of Vogelfrei (8b/8b+ 400m), on the South Face of the Schüsselkarspitze, Austria.
![Dean Potter voted Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic](/uploads/img/3/4173.jpg)
20/11/2009 - Book-press
Dean Potter voted Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic American rock climber Dean Potter has been named Adventurer of the year by National Geographic Adventure Magazine.
![Tomaz Humar found dead on Langtang Lirung](/uploads/img/3/4116.jpg)
14/11/2009 - Alpinism
Tomaz Humar found dead on Langtang Lirung This morning at 05.25 European time the dead body of Slovenian alpinist Tomasz Humar was recovered from 5600m on the South Face of Langtang Lirung (7230m, Nepal) by a helicopter with a rescue team comprised of Swissmen Robert Andenmatten and...
![Paragliding around Masherbrum](/uploads/img/3/4070.jpg)
04/11/2009 - Alpinism
Paragliding around Masherbrum Ramón Morillas from Spain has set a new altitude world record, flying with a paraglider aided by a paramotor to circa 7800m, close to Masherbrum. Teammate Tom de Dorlodot from Belgium flew unaided to 6625m
![Roby Piantoni](/uploads/img/3/3943.jpg)
16/10/2009 - Alpinism
Roby Piantoni Manuel Lugli remembers Roby Piantoni, the Italian alpinist from Bergamo who lost his life yesterday on Shisha Pangma, Tibet.
![Yuji Hirayama, Cobra Crack and back to his roots](/uploads/img/3/3823.jpg)
29/09/2009 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama, Cobra Crack and back to his roots Interview with Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama, who on 15/09/2009 made the sixth ascent of Cobra Crack at Squamish, Canada.
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