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![Remembering David Lama, Hansjörg Auer & Jess Roskelley](/uploads/img/3/127309.jpg)
16/04/2024 - Alpinism
Remembering David Lama, Hansjörg Auer & Jess Roskelley Five years ago today David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley perished while climbing Howse Peak in Canada. On the 5th anniversary of his death, Lama's parents have shared this touching video.
![K2, all 10 summiters of historic first winter ascent safely back in base camp](/uploads/img/3/69145.jpg)
17/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2, all 10 summiters of historic first winter ascent safely back in base camp All ten Nepalese mountaineers who climbed K2 for the first time in winter yesterday have returned safely to base camp. The news was announced by expedition leader Chhang Dawa Sherpa.
![K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible?](/uploads/img/3/59916.jpg)
14/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible? German journalist Stefan Nestler examines the physiological difficulties associated with climbing K2 in winter without supplemental oxygen. Originally published on his website, Nestler has kindly allowed his text to be republished on planetmountain.com.
![The Ghosts from Above, Everest through the eyes of Renan Ozturk](/uploads/img/3/68600.jpg)
04/12/2020 - Alpinism
The Ghosts from Above, Everest through the eyes of Renan Ozturk In The Ghosts Above, American alpinist and filmmaker Renan Ozturk joins an expedition to Everest following in the footsteps of Andrew Irvine and George Mallory, the British climbers who perished on the mountain on June 8, 1924.
![Chris Bonington - Life and Climbs, the film about legendary British mountaineer now online](/uploads/img/3/32907.jpg)
01/05/2020 - Alpinism
Chris Bonington - Life and Climbs, the film about legendary British mountaineer now online The docu-film Chris Bonington - Life and Climbs (2015, 22 minutes) is now online. Directed by Vinicio Stefanello for the Municipality of Courmayeur, in this film great British mountaineer tells his life story.
![Junko Tabei, first woman to summit Everest, celebrated by Google](/uploads/img/3/60927.jpg)
22/09/2019 - Alpinism
Junko Tabei, first woman to summit Everest, celebrated by Google Google has dedicated a doodle to celebrate the 80th birth anniversary of Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the summit of Everest. Here are some details about the historic ascent completed on 16 May 1975.
![Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend](/uploads/img/3/43872.jpg)
25/08/2018 - Climbing
Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend On 24 August 2018 American climber Tom Frost died aged 81. Frost was one of the pioneering climbers and photographers during the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing.
![Grivel: history, wonders and the first 200 years of mountaineering](/uploads/img/3/53244.jpg)
19/07/2018 - Alpinism
Grivel: history, wonders and the first 200 years of mountaineering A day with Gioachino Gobbi in Courmayeur, examining the history of Grivel and alpinism in the brand new Espace Grivel that will be inaugurated on 5 August 2018.
![Everest Hillary Step collapsed](/uploads/img/3/45333.jpg)
19/05/2017 - Alpinism
Everest Hillary Step collapsed The Hillary Step, the famous rock barrier located shortly below the summit of Everest, seems to have collapsed, probably due to the terrible earthquake that shook Nepal in 2015. British mountaineer and commercial expedition leader Tim Mosedale broke the news...
![The Man Who Skied Down Everest, Yuichiro Miura and that first ski descent on Everest](/uploads/img/3/36024.jpg)
01/04/2016 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
The Man Who Skied Down Everest, Yuichiro Miura and that first ski descent on Everest PlayAlpinismo film channel: The Man Who Skied Down Everest, the 1976 best documentary Oscar winning film that recounts the incredible story of Yuichiro Miura and the first time man skied on Everest. A step back in time that portrays the...
![Nepal's Everest spring season draws to a close before it begins](/uploads/img/3/9158.jpg)
27/04/2014 - Alpinism
Nepal's Everest spring season draws to a close before it begins All major commercial expeditions operating on Nepal's South side of Everest have called off their expeditons following the deadly avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas on 18 April 2014.
![Everest fees reduced by Nepal government](/uploads/img/3/1819.jpg)
15/02/2014 - Alpinism
Everest fees reduced by Nepal government Nepal has reduced the climbing fee to Mount Everest and hundreds of other mountains.
![Everest 60 years between legend and business](/uploads/img/3/652.jpg)
29/05/2013 - Alpinism
Everest 60 years between legend and business On May 29, 60 years ago Tenzing Norgay and edmund hillary stood on top of the world for the first time ever. Since then Everest has continued to be a symbol, hovering somewhere between a legend and "consumerism". By Erminio...
![Sherpa Chhewang Nima, unsuccessful search on Baruntse abandoned](/uploads/img/3/6160.jpg)
27/10/2010 - Alpinism
Sherpa Chhewang Nima, unsuccessful search on Baruntse abandoned Two days ago the unsuccessful search for Chhewang Nima Sherpa was called off after he was hit swept away by an avalanche on Baruntse (7129m) on 23 October. He was considered one of the most experienced Himalayan mountaineers.
![Sir Edmund Hillary](/uploads/img/3/1386.jpg)
11/01/2008 - Alpinism
Sir edmund hillary Sir edmund hillary died in Auckland (NZ) on 11/01/2008 aged 88. Together with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
![Everest: Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding summit in the 1924 footsteps of Mallory and Irvine](/uploads/img/3/652.jpg)
18/06/2007 - Alpinism
Everest: Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding summit in the 1924 footsteps of Mallory and Irvine On 14/06 Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding reached the summit of Everest following the footsteps of George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine to shed light on the mystery of whether the two reached the summit of Everest on 8 June...
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