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Günther Messner really did perish during the descent of the Nanga Parbat Diamir Face, as his brother Reinhold has always sustained.

On 18/07 Denis Urubko, member of the International pakistan Expedition 2003, summited Broad Peak after helping to rescue Jean-Christophe Lafaille.

On 15/07/2003 Simone Moro, Inaki Ochoa, Jean-Christophe Lafaille, Ed Viesturs of the International pakistan Expedition 2003 reached the summit of Broad Peak (8047m).

On 17/06 Denis Urubko, Dima Chumakov, Maksut Jumaiev and Vassilly Pitsov, members of theInternational pakistan Expedition 2003, reached the summit of Nanga Parbat 8125m.

On 16 June Tomaz Humar departs for the immense Rupal Face, Nanga Parbat, pakistan

The closing date for the 8th Banff Mountain Photography Competition, the prestigious Canadian photographic competition, is 30 May 2003

An expedition led by Krzysztof Wielicki is currently attempting the first winter ascent of K2

Despite mounting political tension a large number of expeditions have decided to attempt pakistan's peaks.

pakistan cuts mountaineering fees by 50% in an attempt to revitalise the tourism crisis for 2002

Christoph von Toggenburg from Switzerland has finally set off on his “Bike for help” to travel from India to Switzerland by mountain bike.

The Russian mountaineer was awarded the prestigious prize for his solo first-ascent of the north face of Meru Central Peak (6310m), located in India’s Garwhal.

The 12th "Rassemblement International des Glacieristes du Fournel" and 11th Piolet d'Or will take place in Argentière - La Bessée from 9-13 January 2002

Christoph von Toggenburg’s journey from India to Switzerland to raise funds for leprosy begins

From 26/07/2001 to 15/08/2001 by Mauro Bubu Bole made the first ascent of Women and chalk up the East Face of Shipton Spire (5850 m), a spectacular granite tower in the Trango valley, pakistan. The three-man expedition consisted of Mauro...

On 13 August an Italian expedition from Lecco climbed the new route "Ragni sul filo" on the Ogre Thumb, pakistan

The Italian Silvio Mondinelli climbs his third 8000m peak this season by summiting Gasherbrum I