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![Joseph Puryear dies in Tibet](/uploads/img/3/6180.jpg)
28/10/2010 - Alpinism
Joseph Puryear dies in Tibet American alpinist Joseph Puryear has died in Tibet while attempting Labuche Kang (7367m) together with David Gottlieb.
![Sherpa Chhewang Nima, unsuccessful search on Baruntse abandoned](/uploads/img/3/6160.jpg)
27/10/2010 - Alpinism
Sherpa Chhewang Nima, unsuccessful search on Baruntse abandoned Two days ago the unsuccessful search for Chhewang Nima Sherpa was called off after he was hit swept away by an avalanche on Baruntse (7129m) on 23 October. He was considered one of the most experienced Himalayan mountaineers.
![Mescalito project El Capitan, Caldwell and Jorgeson progress](/uploads/img/3/6066.jpg)
20/10/2010 - Climbing
Mescalito project El Capitan, Caldwell and Jorgeson progress We last reported from Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in March when they were working on the immensely difficult Mescalito Dawn Wall project on El Capitan in Yosemite. The summer set in before the two managed to free all the...
![Sulamar North Face first ascent by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden](/uploads/img/3/5921.jpg)
04/10/2010 - Alpinism
Sulamar North Face first ascent by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have carried out the first ascent of the North Face of Sulamar, China
![Walter Nones dies on Cho Oyu](/uploads/img/3/2092.jpg)
03/10/2010 - Alpinism
Walter Nones dies on Cho Oyu Walter Nones has died on Cho Oyu (8201m), the sixth highest mountain in the world. His death has been confirmed directly by the wife of the Italian alpinist.
![Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend](/uploads/img/3/5856.jpg)
29/09/2010 - Climbing
Kurt Albert is dead. Goodbye to a climbing legend German climbing legend Kurt Albert died yesterday at 20.45 aged 56 following the accident last Sunday on a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany on Sunday.
![Christian Stangl confesses: his K2 summit fruit of the imagination](/uploads/img/3/5718.jpg)
08/09/2010 - Alpinism
Christian Stangl confesses: his K2 summit fruit of the imagination Christian Stangl, the Austrian alpinist who had claimed the only K2 ascent in this pre-monsoon season, admitted yesterday to not having reached the summit, as had been contested by a part of the mountaineering community.
![Rock climbing around Brasov, Romania](/uploads/img/3/5613.jpg)
06/09/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing around Brasov, Romania Ciprian Draghici introduces the rock climbing potential around the town of Brasov in central Romania.
![Miss Oh Eun-Sun, doubts and certainties surrounding her 14x8000ers](/uploads/img/3/4988.jpg)
01/09/2010 - Alpinism
Miss Oh Eun-Sun, doubts and certainties surrounding her 14x8000ers A commission called upon by the Korean Alpine Federation has declared Miss Oh Eun-Sun's Kangchenjunga ascent as improbable, thus raising doubts as to whether the Korean was the first woman to have climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks.
![Mountain stories: Courmayeur, August 2010](/uploads/img/3/5486.jpg)
02/08/2010 - Events
Mountain stories: Courmayeur, August 2010 4 evenings and 4 great mountaineering stories as told by Valery Babanov, Hans Kammerlander, Silvio Mondinelli and Stevie Haston. The evenings will be introduced by Vinicio Stefanello, editor of PlanetMountain.com.
![Venere Peak tough acclimatisation for Barmasse, Bernasconi and Panzeri prior to the North Face of Gasherbrum I](/uploads/img/3/5392.jpg)
13/07/2010 - Alpinism
Venere Peak tough acclimatisation for Barmasse, Bernasconi and Panzeri prior to the North Face of Gasherbrum I Hervé Barmasse, Daniele Bernasconi and Mario Panzeri have carried out the first ascent of the hitherto unclimbed Venere Peak (6300m), China. A difficult acclimatisation before the next adventure, the virgin North Face of Gasherbrum 1.
![Himalayan helicopter rescues](/uploads/img/3/5076.jpg)
25/05/2010 - Alpinism
Himalayan helicopter rescues Interview with Gerold Biner, operations manager of Air Zermatt, after the recent helicopter rescue missions in the Himalaya.
![Everest, ascents from Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner to Silvio Mondinelli, Abele Blanc and Simone Moro](/uploads/img/3/5070.jpg)
24/05/2010 - Alpinism
Everest, ascents from Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner to Silvio Mondinelli, Abele Blanc and Simone Moro On 23 May Silvio Mondinelli, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Abele Blanc, Michele Enzio and Marco Camandona reached the summit of Everest from Tibet. On 22 May Simone Moro reached the summit, once again with the use of supplementary oxygen.
![Lhotse new variation by Denis Urubko](/uploads/img/3/5061.jpg)
18/05/2010 - Alpinism
Lhotse new variation by Denis Urubko On 16/05/2010 the Kazakh mountaineer Denis Urubko reached the summit of Lhotse via a new variation from the South Col.
![Shisha Pangma: 14th 8000er for Edurne Pasaban, 11th for Mario Panzeri](/uploads/img/3/5059.jpg)
17/05/2010 - Alpinism
Shisha Pangma: 14th 8000er for Edurne Pasaban, 11th for Mario Panzeri On 17 May Edurne Pasaban from Spain reached the summit of Shisha Pangma, completing her tour of the 14 highest mountains in the world. She summited along with Italian Mario Panzeri (11th 8000er).
![The videos of the Trento Filmfestival 2010](/uploads/img/3/5015.jpg)
10/05/2010 - Events
The videos of the Trento Filmfestival 2010 Online the videos of the first five days of the TrentoFilmfestival 2010 WebTV, from Antoine Le Menestral to Krzysztof Wielicki, via Lothar Brandler, Erhard Loretan Mauro Corona, Nicolas Favresse, Hanspeter Eisendle, Kurt Diemberger and many more...
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