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Eiter and Puigblanque win Rock Master 2005
06/09/2005 - Competitions
Eiter and Puigblanque win Rock Master 2005
Angela Eiter and Ramòn Julien Puigblanque win the 19th Rock Master at Arco.
A special Rock Master
31/08/2005 - Competitions
A special Rock Master
The best climbers in the world to compete in Arco for the 19th Rock Master this weekend.
Nanga Parbat: the body of Günther Messner found
18/08/2005 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: the body of Günther Messner found
The body of Günther Messner has been found on Nanga Parbat. He died 35 years ago.
Lynn Hill and Katie Brown's free ascent of Leaning Tower
11/08/2005 - Interviews
Lynn Hill and Katie Brown's free ascent of Leaning Tower
Last July Lynn Hill and Katie Brown made a free ascent of Leaning Tower's West Face (Yosemite, U.S.A.).
Spirit: second on-sight for Manolo
08/08/2005 - Climbing
Spirit: second on-sight for Manolo
on 05/08 Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla" made the second on-sight of Spirit, (Cima Merionale, Cime d'Auta, Dolomites).
Alexander Huber frees Voie Petit on Grand Capucin
05/08/2005 - Climbing
Alexander Huber frees Voie Petit on Grand Capucin
On the 17th of July Alexander Huber from Germany successfully made the first free ascent of 'Voie Petit' on Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc, grading the 300m line F8b.
Ala Daglar, Turkey, two new routes for Larcher, Oviglia, Paissan
04/08/2005 - Climbing
Ala Daglar, Turkey, two new routes for Larcher, Oviglia, Paissan
In July 2005 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Michele Paissan made two first ascents in the Ala Daglar mountain chain (Southern Anatolia, Turkey): “Uc Muz”, 650 m, 8a max, 7b obl. on the east face of Demirkazik (3757 m);...
Scarian on-sights Spirit
01/08/2005 - Climbing
Scarian on-sights Spirit
Riccardo Scarian has made the first repeat of "Spirit" on Cime D'Auta, Dolomites. This route was first ascended by Massimo da Pozzo and Danilo Serafini in September 2003 and graded (max 7c+/8a, 7b obbl.).
New route on Lastoni di Formin
29/07/2005 - Climbing
New route on Lastoni di Formin
Love my dogs (7a, 300m), new route on Lastoni di Formin (Dolomites) by Mario Dibona and Gretchen Alexander.
Lowe Trapecio line completed
27/07/2005 - Alpinism
Lowe Trapecio line completed
In mid-July a team of four climbers completed a line first ascended by Jeff Lowe in 1985 on Trapecio (5644m), Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru.
Urubko and Samoilov summit Broad Peak via new route
26/07/2005 - Alpinism
Urubko and Samoilov summit Broad Peak via new route
At 11.30 on 25/07/2005 Denis Urubko and Serguey Samoilov reached the summit of Broad Peak (8.048m Himalaya, Karakorum) via a new route up the SW Face.
Usobiaga & Eiter win World Games
25/07/2005 - Competitions
Usobiaga & Eiter win World Games
Patxi Usobiaga and Angela Eiter win the World Games 2005 held in Duisburg, Germany on 22-23 July
Mondinelli Nanga Parbat summit
20/07/2005 - Alpinism
Mondinelli Nanga Parbat summit
On 20/07/2005 Silvio Mondinelli from Italy, Edurne Pasabán and Iván Vallejo from Spain and the Baltì porter Hassán Jan reached the summit of Nanga Parbat, 8125m They were joined by Josu Bereciartúa, Ester Sabadell and Marianne Chapuissa, all members of...
Pederiva & Prinoth repeat Marmolada's Larcher& Vigiani
20/07/2005 - Climbing
Pederiva & Prinoth repeat Marmolada's Larcher& Vigiani
On Sunday 17 July Bruno Pederiva and Mario Prinoth made the first repeat of the 'LarcherVigiani' on the south face of the Marmolada.
Up & Down freed by Brenna on Chogolisa
11/07/2005 - Alpinism
Up & Down freed by Brenna on Chogolisa
On 10 July Cristian Brenna and Giovanni Ongaro freed "Up & Down", the route on the Chogolisa's Central Pillar (5300m circa - S-SE) first ascended by Hervé Barmasse, Luca Maspes, Francesca Chenal and Brenna himself at the end of June.
Moro and Ogwyn summit Batokschi, but abandon Batura II
11/07/2005 - Alpinism
Moro and Ogwyn summit Batokschi, but abandon Batura II
After having reached the summit of Batokschi (6050m) via a new route Simone Moro and Joby Ogwyn's adventure on Batura II (7762m Pakistan - Karakorum), the highest still unclimbed peak in the world, has come to an abrupt end.