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Off piste skiing Ponte di Legno - Tonale, Italy
Off piste skiing Ponte di Legno - Tonale, Italy
The Adamello Ski resort is one of the most famous ski resorts in Italy for off-piste skiing. Local Mountain Guide Cain Olsen introduces the classic descents.
Help Jim Bridwell
03/12/2008 - Climbing
Help Jim Bridwell
A group of Italian friends and mountain guides has created a fund to help Jim Bridwell, the American climber and mountaineer, overcome a difficult moment.
Help Jim Bridwell
03/12/2008 - Alpinism
Help Jim Bridwell
A group of Italian friends and mountain guides has created a fund to help Jim Bridwell, the American climber and mountaineer, overcome a difficult moment.
Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and the Makalu winter project
01/12/2008 - Alpinism
Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and the Makalu winter project
At the end of December Simone Moro from Italy and Denis Urubko from Kazakhistan will attempt the first winter ascent of Makalu 8463m (Himalaya, Nepal), the fifth highest mountain in the world.
New route on Nuptse by Benoist and Glairon-Rappaz
06/11/2008 - Alpinism
New route on Nuptse by Benoist and Glairon-Rappaz
On 28 October the French mountaineers Stephane Benoist and Patrice Glairon-Rappaz reached the summit of Nuptse (7861m, Khumbu, Himalaya) via a new route up the grandiose South Face.
Pavle Kozjek missing on Muztagh Tower, Dejan Miskovic safe
28/08/2008 - Alpinism
Pavle Kozjek missing on Muztagh Tower, Dejan Miskovic safe
The expert Slovenian mountaineer Pavle Kozjek has been missing on Muztagh Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan since 25 August. His partner Dejan Miskovic has been rescued and is safe in Base Camp.
Renzino Cosson, Mont Blanc du Tacul and the law of nature and the mountains
27/08/2008 - Alpinism
Renzino Cosson, Mont Blanc du Tacul and the law of nature and the mountains
Interview with Renzino Cosson, mountaineer, mountain guide and Mont Blanc expert after the accident on Mont Blanc du Tacul which cost the lives of 8 mountaineers on Sunday 24 August. An occasion and analysis of the “rules” of nature and the spirit of mountaineering.
K2, an end and a never ending story
06/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2, an end and a never ending story
Italian mountaineer Marco Confortola has been transported by helicopter down to valley. People are now slowly beginning to think about what happened during these last few days on K2.
Marco Confortola descending to Base Camp
05/08/2008 - Alpinism
Marco Confortola descending to Base Camp
Marco Confortola has descended from Camp 1 together with George Dijmarescu, the American mountaineer who together with two high altitude porters climbed up to join him. He is expected soon in Base Camp, while details about the turn of events which marked the last 4 days on K2 begin to...
K2: Marco Confortola towards C1
04/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2: Marco Confortola towards C1
Marco Confortola is currently descending to Camp 1 at 5900m in the company of an American mountaineer and a high altitude porter.
K2: Marco Confortola still descending from Camp 3
04/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2: Marco Confortola still descending from Camp 3
Marco Confortola is reputedly still descending from Camp 3 with a high altitude porter. No definitive news as yet from the high camps on K2.
K2: Base Camp safety for van Rooijen, Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa. Confortola in C2
03/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2: Base Camp safety for van Rooijen, Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa. Confortola in C2
Wilco van Rooijen, Cas Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa have reached Base Camp, Marco Confortola is in Camp 2.
Emergency on K2
02/08/2008 - Alpinism
Emergency on K2
12 mountaineers including Marco Confortola have been forced to bivvy above the Bottleneck due to a serac fall which swept away the fixed ropes. They are currently attempting to descend.
Nanga Parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp
24/07/2008 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp
24/07/2007. After 10 days on Nanga Parbat, Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer managed to descend to 5700m from where they were picked up by a helicopter and safely flown to Base Camp. The odyssey which began on 15 July with the death of their climbing partner and leader Karl Unterkircher...
Hansjörg Auer climbing in Yosemite
23/07/2008 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer climbing in Yosemite
Five weeks climbing in Yosemite resulted in, amongst others, a repeat of El Nino (5.13d) on El Capitan.
Karl Unterkircher perishes on Nanga Parbat
17/07/2008 - Alpinism
Karl Unterkircher perishes on Nanga Parbat
On 15 July the South Tyrolean mountaineer Karl Unterkircher fell into a crevasse at circa 6800m on Nanga Parbat’s Rakhiot Face. Unable to descend, his two climbing partners Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer have been forced to continue their ascent. A rescue expedition is departing from Italy at this very...