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![New route on Nuptse by Benoist and Glairon-Rappaz](/uploads/img/3/2519.jpg)
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.
![Ignazio Piussi](/uploads/img/3/1934.jpg)
20/06/2008 - Alpinism
Ignazio Piussi On 11 June Iganzio Piuzzi died in Gemona aged 73. He was one of the greatest mountaineers in the period 1950 – 1970. His climbing companion Roberto Sorgato remembers him in the following interview.
![Saint Vincent Award for Mountain Professionals – the award ceremony](/uploads/img/3/1668.jpg)
11/03/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for Mountain Professionals – the award ceremony
On the 7th, of March Valery Babanov, Hervé Barmasse, Ettore Taufer, Giovanni Amort, Elio Sganga and Marco Farina (Alpine Training Centre), Christophe Profit and Pemba Doma Sherpa all received their Saint Vincent Awards for Mountain Professionals in front of a...
![Simone Moro Broad Peak summit push tomorrow](/uploads/img/3/1660.jpg)
07/03/2008 - Alpinism
Simone Moro Broad Peak summit push tomorrow Simone Moro has established Camp 3 on Broad Peak (8047m) together with Shaheen Baig and Qudrat Ali. Summit push tomorrow.
![Piz Badile 'Cassin' and 'British' solo winter ascents by Valseschini and Libera](/uploads/img/3/1615.jpg)
25/02/2008 - Alpinism
Piz Badile 'Cassin' and 'British' solo winter ascents by Valseschini and Libera From 17-20/02/2008 Fabio Valseschini carried out the first solo winter ascent of the British route on the ENE Face of Piz Badile, while from 21-23/02/2008 Rossano Libera made the first solo winter ascent of the Cassin route up the NE...
![Broad Peak winter attempt: Simone Moro and Co. towards Camp 3](/uploads/img/3/1542.jpg)
12/02/2008 - Alpinism
Broad Peak winter attempt: Simone Moro and Co. towards Camp 3 Simone Moro, Shaheen Baig and Qudrat Ali are attempting Broad Peak, Pakistan in winter. At present they have established Camp 2 at 6200m,
![Makalu winter attempt, the adventure begins](/uploads/img/3/1392.jpg)
14/01/2008 - Alpinism
Makalu winter attempt, the adventure begins The team comprised of the Italians Nives Meroi, Romano Benet, Luca Vuerich and the Kazakh mountaineers Denis Urubko, Serguey Samoilov, Eugeny Shutov and Gennady Durov has now reached Hillary Base Camp and all is set for their winter attempt of...
![Krakow Mountain Festival 2007](/uploads/img/3/1261.jpg)
07/12/2007 - Events
Krakow Mountain Festival 2007 The 5th Krakow Mountain Festival will take place on 5 - 9 December and will star Steph Davis, Mick Fowler and Dean Potter.
![Annapurna: Tomasz Humar south face report](/uploads/img/3/1212.jpg)
19/11/2007 - Alpinism
Annapurna: Tomasz Humar south face report Tomaz Humar reveals details of his solo adventure to the East Summit of Annapurna (8047m) via a new line up the South Face.
![Piolet d'Or Asia to Korean Garmush ascent](/uploads/img/3/1181.jpg)
07/11/2007 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or Asia to Korean Garmush ascent November 2007. The second edition of the Piolet d'or Asia was held in Seoul on 2 November and was awarded to the Korean team comprised of Sim Kwang Sik, Kang Yongsun and Joo MinSu who in July 2007 carried out...
![Piolet d’or Asia 2007, the candidates](/uploads/img/3/1154.jpg)
25/10/2007 - Alpinism
Piolet d’or Asia 2007, the candidates The 4 nominations for the second edition of the Piolet d’or Asia, due to take place in Seol on November 2, have been made public.
![Arwa Tower NE Face first ascent by Siegrist, Senf and Burdet](/uploads/img/3/663.jpg)
20/06/2007 - Alpinism
Arwa Tower NE Face first ascent by Siegrist, Senf and Burdet On 07/06/2007 Stephan Siegrist, Thomas Senf and Denis Burdet carried out first ascent of Lightning Strike (VI M5 5.9 A3 1000m) up the NE Face of Arwa Tower (6352m), Garhwal Himalaya, India.
![Japanese expedition climbs Lhotse South Face](/uploads/img/3/453.jpg)
30/03/2007 - Alpinism
Japanese expedition climbs Lhotse South Face At the end of December a Japanese expedition led by Osamu Tanabe managed to climb the south Fasce of Lhotse (8516m) in winter, but turned back 40m short of the summit.
![UP European Climbing report](/uploads/img/3/388.jpg)
19/03/2007 - Book-press
UP European Climbing report The fourth edition of UP - European Climbing report edited by Maurizio Oviglia and Eugenio Pinotti and published by Versante Sud will go to press on 20 March.
![Polish Nanga Parbat Winter Expedition abandons attempt](/uploads/img/3/183.jpg)
24/01/2007 - Alpinism
Polish Nanga Parbat Winter Expedition abandons attempt The Polish attempt to climb Nanga Parbat in winter led by Krzysztof Wielicki has been called off and the the entire team is safely back in base camp.
![Polish Nanga Parbat expedition](/uploads/img/3/170.jpg)
09/01/2007 - Alpinism
Polish Nanga Parbat expedition An extremely strong and experienced Polish team led by none other than Krzysztof Wielicki is currently engaged in a taxing and dangerous winter attemtp of Nanga Parbat, at 8125m the 9th highest mountain in the world.
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