403 News found
17/05/2002 - Alpinism
Himalayan ascents, everest, Makalu and Annapurna The good weather spell that started last week seems to be holding out enabling many mountaineers to reach the various summits including everest and Makalu. Jean-Christophe Lafaille and Inurrategi summit Annapurna.
15/05/2002 - Alpinism
Kangchenjunga top All seven members of the The Kazakhstan Expedition have successfully reached the summit of Kangchenjunga, including Denis Urubko
24/04/2002 - Alpinism
Cho Oyu, news from the Italian expedition Simone Moro and an italian expedition are preparing for Cho Oyu, before moving on to attempt everest
04/04/2002 - Alpinism
everest pollution research A study to verify the impact of pollution on the roof of the world is to be carried out by two Italian researchers Giuseppe Giaveri and Luigi Bergamaschi
28/03/2002 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
everest climbing and skiing history The first ascent of everest was carried out in 1953. The timeline about the first ski and snowboard descents off the highest mountain in the world.
28/03/2002 - Interviews
Davo Karnicar, skiing down The Ultimate Ride on everest Interview by Emilio Previtali with 38-year-old Slovenian extreme skier and alpinist Davo Karnicar after his ski down the South Face of everest.
23/11/2001 - Book-press
Film Festival "Vila de Torelló" 2001 The 19th edition of the International Festival of Mountain Films "Vila de Torelló" is currently being held in Torelló, Spain.
22/11/2001 - Book-press
‘Above the clouds’, Anatoli Boukreev's diary A new posthumous collection of Anatoli Boukreev’s writings entitled “Above the clouds - The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer” has recently been published.
01/11/2001 - Alpinism
Matterhorn Freedom by Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte At the end of August 2001 the Germans Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte climbed a major new route on the North Face of the Matterhorn (4474m).
19/10/2001 - Book-press
FREE.RIDER hits the shops FREE.RIDER, the magazine dedicated to freeride and all its facets has just hit the shops in Italy.
16/10/2001 - Alpinism
Dhaulagiri success for Mondinelli, Blanc, Favre, Busca, Rosset The Italians Mondinelli, Blanc, Favre, Busca, Rosset have all successfully summited Dhaulagiri. The Spaniard Pepe Garces dies during the descent.
10/09/2001 - Alpinism
Dhaulagiri and Cho Oyo The Himalaya veterans Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli departed for Dhaulagiri on 9 September. A strong Slovenian expedition heads for Cho Oyu
30/08/2001 - Book-press
ALIVE, Autumn/Winter 2001 Helly Hansen’s half-yearly magazine has now matured to its fourth edition, and this can be received free by filling out the order form on www.hellyhansen.com
06/08/2001 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum I success for Mondinelli The Italian Silvio Mondinelli climbs his third 8000m peak this season by summiting Gasherbrum I
30/07/2001 - Events
IVth Cervino International Film Festival The IVth Cervino International Filmfestival gets underway in Cervinia today
07/06/2001 - Alpinism
Jean-Christophe Lafaille and K2 The Frenchman Jean-Christophe Lafaille speaks to planetMountain before his departure for K2
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