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16/09/2024 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2024 announces "big list" of Significant Ascents The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2023. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2024 award during the celebration at San Martino di...
08/10/2020 - Alpinism
Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja encounter streamed today at 12 On Thursday 8 October 2020 at 12:00 the encounter between Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja, two of the most famous mountaineers in the world, will be streamed on gazzetta.it and ilfestivaldellosport.it
05/10/2020 - Alpinism
Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja meeting for Sports Festival in Italy On Thursday 8 October the video will be aired documenting the encounter between Reinhold Messner and Nirmal Purja, two of the most famous mountaineers in the world, in the run-up to the Gazzetta dello Sport Festival which take place in...
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.
24/05/2017 - Events
King of Kanzi - Kanzianiberg in Austria to host 1980’s Climbing Festival From 2 to 5 June 2017 Kanzianiberg in Austria will host King of Kanzi, the 1980’s climbing festival. Special guests include Nives Meroi, romano benet, Steve House, Jacopo Larcher, Markus Pucher, Michael Kemeter, Lisi Steurer, Lorraine Huber and Thomas Brandauer.
11/05/2017 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and romano benet summit Annapurna, their 14th 8000er Nives Meroi and romano benet have summited Annapurna. With this mountain they have completed their splendid journey along all 14 x 8000ers.
01/02/2017 - Alpinism
romano benet and Tine Cuder control Hysteria, a new icefall in Val Raccolana Winter mountaineering: first ascent video and interview with romano benet who, with Slovenia's Tine Cuder, made the first ascent of the new icefall Hysteria at Rio Vandul in Val Raccolana (Italy).
13/05/2016 - Alpinism
Makalu summit success for Nives Meroi and romano benet At 10:00 am on Thursday 12 May 2016 Italian mountaineers romano benet and Nives Meroi reached the summit of Makalu, their 13th eightthousander.
25/05/2015 - Alpinism
Matteo Della Bordella wins Grignetta d'Oro 2015 On Friday, May 22 at Lecco the Grignetta d'Oro 2015 was awarded to Matteo Della Bordella while Ivo Ferrari and romano benet received special mentions. The other alpinists in the running for the Italian mountaineering award were Hervé Barmasse, Simon...
14/05/2015 - Alpinism
Grignetta d'Oro: the big list of 41 Italian alpinists 41 alpinists have been selected for the "Big List” of the Grignetta d'Oro, the Italian mountaineering award that goes to the Italian mountaineer whose climbs in 2013 and 2014 have most left their mark. The award will be celebrated on...
26/05/2014 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi, romano benet, Kangchenjunga and the beautiful silence The thoughts of Manuel Lugli about the ascent of Kangchenjunga carried out on 17/05/2014 by the Italian alpinists romano benet and Nives Meroi.
21/05/2014 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and romano benet, the great story of their Kangchenjunga summit On Saturday 17 May 2014 Italian alpinists Nives Meroi and romano benet summited Kangchenjunga (8.586m), the third highest mountain in the world. Their ascent marks a great return to the Himalaya and is also an important and unique journey.
30/01/2013 - Alpinism
Gladiator, new icefall in Valle Riofreddo On 26/01/2013 the Slovenians Dejan Koren and Boötjan Mikuû made the first ascent of Gladiator (205 m, IV, M7-, WI6, X, R) a difficult new icefall on Cima delle Cenge, Valle di Riofreddo (Tarvisio, Tridente area), Italy.
28/05/2012 - Alpinism
Everest, the crowd and the race to nowhere The race towards the highest mountain on earth: a multitude of summits, long queues and, like every year, too many deaths. By Vinicio Stefanello.
24/11/2011 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and romano benet: I am the mountains I have not climbed During their third evening entitled 'I am the mountains I have not climbed' the Italian alpinists Nives Meroi and romano benet talked about their mountaineering and life story. This was a special evening dedicated to a special story, as Manuel...
17/10/2011 - Interviews
Erri De Luca, the mountains, alpinism and life in general Interview with the writer, poet and alpinist Erri di Luca by Manuel Lugli. Nine questions to discuss alpinism, the mountains, friendship and life in general.
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