29 News found
29/07/2015 - Alpinism
Coffee Break - Chogolisa's roof Delving into shapes, the history and the perceived mountains. Daniela Zangrando in her Coffee Break interviews Maxime Guitton, in charge of "Soutien à la création" at the Centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP) in Paris.
29/09/2014 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum V, first ascent by the Koreans Chi-young Ahn and Nak-jong Seong On 25/07/2014 the Koreans Chi-young Ahn and Nak-jong Seong completed the first ascent of Gasherbrum V (7147m) in Pakistan, climbing alpine style via a new route up the South Face. The report by expedition leader Chi-young Ahn.
09/06/2014 - Alpinism
Trango Towers, the BASE jump by Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev Following the Australian pioneers Glenn Singleman and Nic Feteris: the story of the Great Trango Tower BASE jump carried out by Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev on 10 August 2013.
20/12/2013 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2014: John Roskelley to receive Lifetime Achievement Award From 26 - 29 March 2014 Courmayeur and Chamonix will host the 22nd edition of the Piolets d’Or, the Oscars of mountaineering. American alpinist John Roskelley will receive the Piolet d'Or Carrière.
08/03/2013 - Alpinism
Broad Peak: all hope lost for Maciej Berbeka and Tomasz Kowalski Krzysztof Wielicki has called off the Polish winter expedition to Broad Peak. The bodies of Maciej Berbeka and Tomasz Kowalski will remain up on the mountain.
06/03/2013 - Alpinism
Difficult hours for Poles on Broad Peak first winter ascent The situation is currently extremely difficult for the Polish mountaineers who carried out the first winter ascent of Broad Peak yesterday: while Artur Malek and Adam Bielecki spent the night at Camp IV, Maciej Berbeka and Tomasz Kowalski bivied at...
05/03/2013 - Alpinism
Broad Peak first winter ascent by Polish expedition! On 5 March 2013 Maciej Berbeka, Adam Bielecki, Tomasz Kowalski and Artur Malek made the historic first winter of Broad Peak. The Polish mountaineers are members of an expedition led by the living monument to alpinism Krzysztof Wielicki. With this...
14/12/2011 - Alpinism
Great Trango Tower, new Ukrainian - Russian route in the Karakorum This summer a female trio of climbers comprised of Marina Kopteva, Anna Yasinskay and Galina Chibitok established "Parallel world" (2580m, VI+, A1/7b, 6B), a new route up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan.
22/06/2005 - Alpinism
Fast And Furious, new route Trip One Karakorum 2005 Fabio Salini, Ezio Marlier and Hervè Barmasse of the Up project expedition, currently climbing in the Chogolisa Glacier area (baltoro – Pakistan), climbs Fast And Furious.
25/07/2002 - Alpinism
Pakistan expeditions 2002 Despite mounting political tension a large number of expeditions have decided to attempt Pakistan's peaks.
10/02/2002 - Alpinism
Pakistan Mountaineering Fees cut 50% for 2002 Pakistan cuts mountaineering fees by 50% in an attempt to revitalise the tourism crisis for 2002
01/10/2001 - Climbing
Mauro Bole climbs Women and chalk on Shipton Spire East Face, Trango, Pakistan 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...
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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