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![Chang Himal North Face first ascent for Bullock and Houseman](/uploads/img/3/4083.jpg)
05/11/2009 - Alpinism
Chang Himal North Face first ascent for Bullock and Houseman British alpinists Nick Bullock and Andy Houseman have succeeded on the hitherto unclimbed North Face of Chang Himal, kanchenjunga Himalaya, Nepal.
![Veikka Gustafson summits all 14 8000ers](/uploads/img/3/3548.jpg)
27/07/2009 - Alpinism
Veikka Gustafson summits all 14 8000ers On 26/07/2009 Veikka Gustafson reached the summit of Gasherbrum I together with Japanese climber Kazuya Hiraide and four Bulgarians. For the mountaineer from Finland this seals his bid to climb all fourteen 8000m peaks without supplementary oxygen.
![A question of style: Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and all the 14 8000m peaks](/uploads/img/3/3319.jpg)
26/05/2009 - Alpinism
A question of style: Meroi, Pasaban, Kaltenbrunner and all the 14 8000m peaks Edurne Pasaban with kanchenjunga and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner with Lhotse have reached the summit of 12 8000m peaks. Nives Meroi and Romano Benet on the other hand have had to abandon their kanchenjunga summit bid and have therefore climbed 11. The...
![Lhotse for Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Ralf Dujmovits](/uploads/img/3/3316.jpg)
25/05/2009 - Alpinism
Lhotse for Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Ralf Dujmovits It's summit time in the Himalaya, summits with a truly important specific weight. On 20/05/2009 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from Austria reached the summit of Lhotse, her 12th 8000m peak, together Ralf Dujmovits and David Gottlie from Germany and Hiro Takeuchi from...
![Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and the South Face of Annapurna](/uploads/img/3/1184.jpg)
10/04/2009 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and the South Face of Annapurna After failing to even reach Kangchenjunga and being forced therefore to change plans, Nives Meroi and Romano Benet are currently attempting the South Face of Annapurna in orderto climb their 12th 8000m peak. Prevailing conditions on the mountain continue to...
![Nives Meroi and Romano Benet head to Kangchenjunga](/uploads/img/3/3013.jpg)
16/03/2009 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet head to Kangchenjunga On Sunday 15/03 Nives Meroi and Romano Benet departed from Italy to attempt Kangchenjunga, their 12th 8000m peak. Located on the border between Nepal and India, this 8586m mountain is the third highest in the world.
![Piolets d'Or 2009, preview](/uploads/img/3/2899.jpg)
02/03/2009 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2009, preview From 22 - 25 April the 17th edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place between Chamonix and Courmayeur. This is possibly the most famous mountaineering award in the world, so much so that it has been defined as the...
![Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and the Makalu winter project](/uploads/img/3/2578.jpg)
01/12/2008 - Alpinism
Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and the Makalu winter project At the end of December Simone Moro from Italy and Denis Urubko from Kazakhistan will attempt the first winter ascent of Makalu 8463m (Himalaya, Nepal), the fifth highest mountain in the world.
![Lhotse ascent for Kuntner and Joss, Everest for Nardi. And K2 time is fast approaching.](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
20/05/2004 - Alpinism
Lhotse ascent for Kuntner and Joss, Everest for Nardi. And K2 time is fast approaching. On 15/05 Kristian Kuntner (ITA) and Norbert Joos (SUI) reached the summit of Lhotse without the use of supplementary oxygen. This is the 13th annd 1th 800m peak respectively. On 19/05 Daniele Nardi reached the summit of Everest from the...
![Mondinelli and Merelli on Shisha Pangma's Central Peak](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
07/10/2003 - Alpinism
Mondinelli and Merelli on Shisha Pangma's Central Peak At 13.00 on 6 October the Italians Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli reached the Central Peak of Shisha Pangma
![Italian expedition to Shisha Pangma](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
22/09/2003 - Alpinism
Italian expedition to Shisha Pangma On 8/09 Silvio Mondinelli, Domenico Di Bartolomeo, Mario Merelli, Marco D’Ercole, Roberto Delle Monache, Antonio Acerbo and Alberto Magliano departed for Shisha Pangma (8013m).
![Shisha Pangma for Urubko](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
09/11/2002 - Alpinism
Shisha Pangma for Urubko On 25/10 Denis Urubko, together with Maxut Zhumauev, Vassily Pivtsov and Alexey Raspopov summit Shisha Pangma (8013 m).
!['Polartec Challenge 2001' expeditions](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
09/04/2001 - Alpinism
'Polartec Challenge 2001' expeditions All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001
![Hans Kammerlander](/uploads/img/3/8394.jpg)
03/04/2000 - Interviews
Hans Kammerlander Interview with Hans Kammerlander, one of the driving forces in the mountaineering world, before his departure for K2.
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