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![Takargo first ascent by Joseph Puryear and David Gottlieb](/uploads/img/3/4804.jpg)
15/03/2010 - Alpinism
Takargo first ascent by Joseph Puryear and David Gottlieb Americans Joseph Puryear and David Gottlieb have made the first ascent of Takargo (6771 meters) via its east face in Nepal.
![Waiting for Godot, Torres del Paine, Patagonia first ascent by Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr](/uploads/img/3/4514.jpg)
03/02/2010 - Climbing
Waiting for Godot, Torres del Paine, Patagonia first ascent by Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr Diary extract and interview with Hansjörg Auer after the first ascent of Waiting for Godot, Central Tower Torres del Paine, Patagonia, carried out with Much Mayr from Austria.
![Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr add new route to Torres del Paine, Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/4490.jpg)
28/01/2010 - Climbing
Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr add new route to Torres del Paine, Patagonia Hansjörg Auer and Much Mayr have recently returned from their trip to Patagonia where despite terrible weather conditions they managed to forge "Waiting for Godot" (750m, 7b) along the east face of Central Tower to the Col which separates the...
![Fabio Giacomelli killed by avalanche at Cerro Torre](/uploads/img/3/4114.jpg)
07/01/2010 - Alpinism
Fabio Giacomelli killed by avalanche at Cerro Torre On 01 January 2010 Fabio Giacomelli, the 51 year old mountaineer from Trentino, Italy, died in an avalanche at the base of the east face of Cerro Torre. After a three day search climbing partner Elio Orlandi managed to locate...
![Ren Zhong Feng, first ascent in China](/uploads/img/3/4252.jpg)
10/12/2009 - Alpinism
Ren Zhong Feng, first ascent in China On 28/11/2009 the Danish climbers Kristoffer Szilas and Martin Ploug reached the summit of the hiterhto unclimbed Ren Zhong Feng (5800m) in the Sichuan range in China via their route Lost to Ice (TD: M4, WI4, 1300m). During that period...
![Sonnie Trotter, first trad ascent of Prosthetics at Mill Creek, Utah](/uploads/img/3/4223.jpg)
28/11/2009 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter, first trad ascent of Prosthetics at Mill Creek, Utah Sonnie Trotter from Canada has made the first retro-trad ascent of Prosthetics 5.13d (r/x) at Mill Creek, Utah, USA.
![Alan Watts climbing interview](/uploads/img/3/4212.jpg)
26/11/2009 - Climbing
Alan Watts climbing interview Interview with Alan Watts, the climber who played a leading role during the 1980's in developing Smith Rock into one of the most famous crags in the USA and the world.
![Jasemba SSE Face success for Simon & Samuel Anthamatten and Michi Lerjen](/uploads/img/3/4184.jpg)
24/11/2009 - Alpinism
Jasemba SSE Face success for Simon & Samuel Anthamatten and Michi Lerjen Interview with Samuel Anthamatten after the first ascent of the South-South-east face of Jasemba, Nepal via their Hook or Crook (VI, 1550m, 90°, M5.
![Masada, Sass Maor, Dolomites: first free ascent by Riccardo Scarian](/uploads/img/3/4059.jpg)
03/11/2009 - Climbing
Masada, Sass Maor, Dolomites: first free ascent by Riccardo Scarian Interview with Riccardo Scarian who on 27/10/2009 climbed the second half of Masada on Sass Maor (Pale di San Martino, Dolomites), and freed the crux pitch at 8b.
![Bhagirathi new routes for Prezelj, Blagus and Lindic](/uploads/img/3/3987.jpg)
26/10/2009 - Alpinism
Bhagirathi new routes for Prezelj, Blagus and Lindic In September the Slovenians Rok Blagus, Luka Lindic and Marko Prezelj climbed three new routes in the Bhagirathi group located in the Gangotri region in the Indian Himalaya.
![New climbs in Alaska](/uploads/img/3/3416.jpg)
18/06/2009 - Alpinism
New climbs in Alaska Stable weather in Alaska has resulted in a flurry of new routes by a series of British teams.
![Picos de Europa, Naranjo de Bulnes, rock climbing in Spain's secretive mountain paradise](/uploads/img/3/3405.jpg)
15/06/2009 - Climbing
Picos de Europa, Naranjo de Bulnes, rock climbing in Spain's secretive mountain paradise The mysterious place that everyone seems to have heard about, but where not many have dared venture! Under-rated and often overlooked, the Picos de Europa is Northern Spain's hidden secret! Consisting of a huge area of wild limestone peaks, it...
![Denis Urubko, Cho Oyu and all 14 8000m peaks](/uploads/img/3/3308.jpg)
18/05/2009 - Alpinism
Denis Urubko, Cho Oyu and all 14 8000m peaks Denis Urubko, with his recent new route up the SE Face of Cho Oyu, has climbed all fourteen 8000m summits.
![Piolet d'Or 2009, the winners](/uploads/img/3/3221.jpg)
02/05/2009 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2009, the winners Last Saturday the Piolets d'Or 2009 were assigned in Chamonix and a total of three awards were given in this 17th edition: Kazuya Hiraide and Kei Taniguchi from Japan for their ascent of Kamet (India); Fumitaka Ichimura, Yusuke Sato and...
![Morteratsch East, Bernina first ascent by Maspes, Panizza and Turk](/uploads/img/3/3091.jpg)
28/03/2009 - Alpinism
Morteratsch East, Bernina first ascent by Maspes, Panizza and Turk On 21 March Luca Maspes, Emanuel Panizza and Christian Turk carried out the first ascent of the ESE Face of Morteratsch (3751m) in the Bernina mountain range.
![Piolet d'or 2009: the six candidates](/uploads/img/3/2988.jpg)
12/03/2009 - Events
Piolet d'or 2009: the six candidates The 6 nominees for the 17th Piolet d'Or, scheduled for 25 April 2009: Dave Turner (USA) for his solo ascent on the east face of Cerro Escudo (Torres del Paine, Chile), Simon Anthamatten and Ueli Steck (Switzerland) for their new...
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