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![Silvo Karo / Interview with the climbing legend from Slovenia](/uploads/img/3/80072.jpg)
18/11/2022 - Interviews
Silvo Karo / Interview with the climbing legend from Slovenia Interview with Slovenian climbing legend Silvo Karo who this weekend at Briançon in France will receive the Piolet d'Or Carrière - Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 for his mountaineering that spans the last four decades and includes more than 300 first...
![Alex Buisse's ten best climbs in the Mont Blanc massif](/uploads/img/3/80023.jpg)
14/11/2022 - Book-press
Alex Buisse's ten best climbs in the Mont Blanc massif French photographer Alex Buisse introduces his 10 favourite climbs in the Mont Blanc massif. The routes feature in his stunning photographic topo guide to the range 'Mont Blanc Lines' (Vertebrate Publishing 2022).
![Monviso NNW Ridge in winter, following in the footsteps of Patrick Berhault. By Barbara Vigl](/uploads/img/3/78857.jpg)
12/10/2022 - Alpinism
Monviso NNW Ridge in winter, following in the footsteps of Patrick Berhault. By Barbara Vigl Barbara Vigl reports about her winter ascent, carried out with David Göttler in March 2022, of the NNW Ridge of Monviso in Italy. The first winter ascent was carried out by Patrick Berhault in 2001, as Ivo Ferrari explains in...
![Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022](/uploads/img/3/6739.jpg)
07/10/2022 - Alpinism
Silvo Karo honoured with Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 Slovenian alpinist Silvo Karo is to receive the 14th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated from 17 to 20 November at Briançon in France. In the past the prestigious mountaineering prize has been...
![Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps](/uploads/img/3/79021.jpg)
21/09/2022 - Interviews
Tim Howell completes North Base paralpinism Project on 6 great North Faces of the Alps British mountaineer Tim Howell has completed his ambitious North Base Project which aimed to climb and fly the six great North Faces of the Alps. Depending on the mountain, the 33-year-old Brit either made a wingsuit flight or BASE jump....
![Marmolada glacier collapse kills 11. 'Phase 2' now begins on the Queen of the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/77572.jpg)
03/07/2022 - Alpinism
Marmolada glacier collapse kills 11. 'Phase 2' now begins on the Queen of the Dolomites A huge portion of the Marmolada glacier in the Italian Dolomites collapsed below Punta Rocca early on Sunday afternoon, killing 11 mountaineers.
- All 11 victims have been identified
- Phase Two now begins, marked by drone searches for the...
- All 11 victims have been identified
- Phase Two now begins, marked by drone searches for the...
![New Ranrapalca route in Peru by Thomas Gianola, Alessio Miori, Giovanni Zaccaria](/uploads/img/3/77399.jpg)
24/06/2022 - Alpinism
New Ranrapalca route in Peru by Thomas Gianola, Alessio Miori, Giovanni Zaccaria On 10/06/2022 on north face of Ranrapalca 6162m in Peru the Italian mountaineers Thomas Gianola, Alessio Miori and Giovanni Zaccaria established a new mixed route alpine style. 'Mucha Banana', is 600m high with difficulties estimated at 80°, AI3+, M5.
![Surreal and magical. David Göttler on Everest without supplementary oxygen](/uploads/img/3/76911.jpg)
26/05/2022 - Interviews
Surreal and magical. David Göttler on Everest without supplementary oxygen Interview with German alpinist David Göttler who at 9:45am on 21 May 2022 reached the summit of Everest without supplementary oxygen. This is the 43-year-old's sixth 8000er, after Gasherbrum II, Broad Peak, Dhaulagiri, Lhotse and Makalu.
![Davide Sassudelli paraglides off Campanile Basso in Brenta Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/75283.jpg)
04/03/2022 - Alpinism
Davide Sassudelli paraglides off Campanile Basso in Brenta Dolomites On 27/02/2022 Italian alpinist Davide Sassudelli flew off the summit of Campanile Basso (2877m) in the Brenta Dolomites after having climbed via Preuss with Matteo Pavana and Stefano Piatti. This is the first paraglider flight from the most famous tower...
![Nanga Parbat, Manaslu and Everest in winter](/uploads/img/3/21995.jpg)
25/12/2021 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat, Manaslu and Everest in winter Winter attempts on some of the highest mountains in the world are about to begin: Hervé Barmasse, David Göttler, Mike Arnold and Qudrat Ali will attempt Nanga Parbat; Simone Moro, Alex Txikon and Rinzee Sherpa will try their luck on...
![Yasushi Yamanoi to receive Lifetime Achievement Award Piolet d'Or Carrière 2021](/uploads/img/3/73760.jpg)
23/11/2021 - Alpinism
Yasushi Yamanoi to receive Lifetime Achievement Award Piolet d'Or Carrière 2021 Japanese mountaineer Yasushi Yamanoi is to receive the13th Piolets d'Or Carrière Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize giving ceremony will be celebrated in Briançon, France, from 26 to 29 November.
![Tomas Franchini climbs fast and light in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru](/uploads/img/3/73092.jpg)
12/10/2021 - Alpinism
Tomas Franchini climbs fast and light in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru The report by Tomas Franchini, currently in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, where he has climbed Nevado Ulta and Nevado Huandoy Norte.
![Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Grandes Jorasses and complete North6 project](/uploads/img/3/72971.jpg)
28/09/2021 - Alpinism
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Grandes Jorasses and complete North6 project With the ascent of The Shroud route on the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli have completed North6, their project to climb the six most famous north faces of the Alps, traveling from one...
![Slovenians score two new climbs on Hualcan in Peru](/uploads/img/3/72395.jpg)
20/08/2021 - Alpinism
Slovenians score two new climbs on Hualcan in Peru In July a Slovenian Youth Alpine Team comprised of Matija Volontar, Bor Levičnik, Matevž Štular and Blaž Karner succeeded in climbing two new routes on Hualcan (6122m) in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Štular provides the report of the ascents, one...
![New climb on Peru’s Nevado Sullcon Sur by Steve Meder, Edward Saona](/uploads/img/3/72345.jpg)
19/08/2021 - Alpinism
New climb on Peru’s Nevado Sullcon Sur by Steve Meder, Edward Saona On the 9th of August, the French-Peruvian Andinists Steve Meder and Edward Saona established a new route up the South-West Face of Nevado Sullcon Sur (5650m) in the Central Cordillera mountain range of Peru. Cara Suroeste Directa is only...
![First ski descents on Monte San Valentin in Patagonia and Altos de los Arrieros in Chile](/uploads/img/3/71752.jpg)
10/07/2021 - Alpinism
First ski descents on Monte San Valentin in Patagonia and Altos de los Arrieros in Chile In November 2020 Raimundo De Andraca, Antonio Eguiguren, Sebastian Rojas, Nicolas Valderrama and Galo Viguera scored the first ski descent of South Face of Monte San Valentin, at 4058m the highest mountain in Patagonia. De Andraca and Rojas with Cristonal...
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