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![Aoraki Caroline Face in New Zealand / Second ski descent by Joe Collinson, Will Rountree, Sam Smoothy](/uploads/img/3/73535.jpg)
09/11/2021 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Aoraki Caroline Face in New Zealand / Second ski descent by Joe Collinson, Will Rountree, Sam Smoothy On 21 October 2021, New Zealand mountaineers Joe Collinson, Will Rountree and Sam Smoothy made the second descent of the 2000m Caroline Face of Aoraki / Mt Cook, at 3724m the highest mountain in New Zealand.
![New ice climbs in Lapland, Sweden](/uploads/img/3/73368.jpg)
26/10/2021 - Alpinism
New ice climbs in Lapland, Sweden Rafa Vadillo from Catalonia, Spain, reports about new ice climbs established in Swedish Lapland, in particular in the Stora Sjöfallet National Park and the Sarek National Park.
![French reap Harvest Moon on Dansam West in Kondus Valley, Pakistan](/uploads/img/3/71919.jpg)
26/07/2021 - Alpinism
French reap Harvest Moon on Dansam West in Kondus Valley, Pakistan Towards the end of June French mountain guides Martin Elias, Victor Saucède, Jeremy Stagnetto and Jérôme Sullivan made the first ascent of Harvest Moon, a new route on Dansam West (6600m) above the Kondus Valley in the Karakorum, Pakistan. Climbed...
![Tschenglser Hochwand North Face skied in Ortler range by Florian Cappello, Roland Striker](/uploads/img/3/71372.jpg)
14/06/2021 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Tschenglser Hochwand North Face skied in Ortler range by Florian Cappello, Roland Striker At the end of May Florian Cappello and Roland Stricker skied a new line down the North Face of Tschenglser Hochwand / Croda di Cengles in the Ortler - Cevedale range, Italy.
![Paul Bonhomme makes first ski descent of Mont Pouzenc West Face](/uploads/img/3/70856.jpg)
07/05/2021 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Paul Bonhomme makes first ski descent of Mont Pouzenc West Face On 04/05/2021 the French mountain guide Paul Bonhomme made the first ski descent of the the West Face of Mont Pouzenc (Embrunais, France).
![Narsil added to Kandersteg's Breitwangflue by Simon Chatelan, Nicolas Jaquet](/uploads/img/3/69131.jpg)
19/01/2021 - Alpinism
Narsil added to Kandersteg's Breitwangflue by Simon Chatelan, Nicolas Jaquet On the Breitwangfluh above Kandersteg in Switzerland Simon Chatelan and Nicolas Jaquet have established the mixed climb Narsil (M10 WI5+). Chatelan reports.
![Phoenix added to Hochbrunner Schneid in the Dolomites by Simon Gietl, Andrea Oberbacher](/uploads/img/3/68973.jpg)
02/01/2021 - Alpinism
Phoenix added to Hochbrunner Schneid in the Dolomites by Simon Gietl, Andrea Oberbacher Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher have made the first ascent of Phoenix, a difficult mixed climb on Hochbrunner Schneid in the Italian Dolomites.
![Nepal and China shut down Everest and all Himalaya](/uploads/img/3/58050.jpg)
14/03/2020 - Alpinism
Nepal and China shut down Everest and all Himalaya The governments of China and Nepal have suspended all climbing permits to Everest and the highest mountains in the world in an attempt to curb the spread of Coronavirus.
![Col du Brouillard SW Couloir, skiing above the lesser known part of the Miage Glacier](/uploads/img/3/63624.jpg)
28/02/2020 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Col du Brouillard SW Couloir, skiing above the lesser known part of the Miage Glacier Davide Capozzi introduces the SW Couloir of Col du Brouillard in the Mont Blanc massif, recently descended on snowboard and ski with Alessandro Letey. Also referred to as Voie du 1894, in 2016 Capozzi made the first known descent with...
![Greg Boswell, Jeff Mercier discover unclimbed ice around Lofoten and Tennevoll in Norway](/uploads/img/3/63418.jpg)
17/02/2020 - Alpinism
Greg Boswell, Jeff Mercier discover unclimbed ice around Lofoten and Tennevoll in Norway Scottish mountaineer Greg Boswell reports about his winter climbing trip with France's Jeff Mercier to the Lofoten area in Norway which resulted in a series of new ice and mixed climbs.
![Marc-Andre's Visión completed on Torre Egger in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/63333.jpg)
14/02/2020 - Alpinism
Marc-Andre's Visión completed on Torre Egger in Patagonia Brette Harrington, Quentin Roberts and Horacio Gratton have completed Marc-Andre’s Visión, a new route up the East Face of Torre Egger in Patagonia envisaged in 2016 by the late Marc-André Leclerc.
![Five first ascents in Alaska by Simon Richardson and Mark Robson](/uploads/img/3/59112.jpg)
07/06/2019 - Alpinism
Five first ascents in Alaska by Simon Richardson and Mark Robson Despite challenging conditions Simon Richardson and Mark Robson have made the first ascent of five hitherto unclimbed peaks in the Stikine Range in South-East Alaska, including Peak 7180, one of the highest unclimbed mountains in the region. Richardson reports.
![Jannu East Face, Dmitry Golovchenko and Sergey Nilov complete their Unfinished Sympathy](/uploads/img/3/58367.jpg)
30/04/2019 - Interviews
Jannu East Face, Dmitry Golovchenko and Sergey Nilov complete their Unfinished Sympathy Interview with Dmitry Golovchenko after the 18-day alpine style first ascent of a new route up the East Face of Jannu in the Nepalese Himalaya with Sergey Nilov. The two Russian mountaineers have called their climb Unfinished Sympathy (ED,...
![Hansjörg Auer, David Lama, Jess Roskelley: the families bid farewell](/uploads/img/3/58158.jpg)
23/04/2019 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer, David Lama, Jess Roskelley: the families bid farewell On Sunday 21 April 2019 the bodies of mountaineers Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Jess Roskelley were recovered after being caught by an avalanche on Howse Peak in Canada last week. We publish the press release of Parks Canada and...
![Hopes dwindle for Hansjörg Auer, David Lama, Jess Roskelley](/uploads/img/3/16633.jpg)
19/04/2019 - Alpinism
Hopes dwindle for Hansjörg Auer, David Lama, Jess Roskelley The authorities at Parks Canada have issued a statement in which three mountaineers, presumed to be David Lama, Jess Roskelley and Hansjörg Auer, have died in an avalanche on Howse Peak in Canada.
![Aiguille de l'Amône, new East Face climb by Simon Chatelan and Silvan Schüpbach](/uploads/img/3/57887.jpg)
02/04/2019 - Alpinism
Aiguille de l'Amône, new East Face climb by Simon Chatelan and Silvan Schüpbach On Aiguille de l'Amône (3586m), Swiss mountaineers Simon Chatelan and Silvan Schüpbach have made the first ascent of L'accidentelle et l'accidenté, described as being a 'challenging mixed climb’ up the mountain’s relatively unknown East Face.
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