647 News found
22/11/2001 - Book-press
‘Above the clouds’, Anatoli Boukreev's diary A new posthumous collection of Anatoli Boukreev’s writings entitled “Above the clouds - The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer” has recently been published.
01/11/2001 - Alpinism
Matterhorn Freedom by Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte At the end of August 2001 the Germans Robert Jasper and Rainer Treppte climbed a major new route on the North Face of the Matterhorn (4474m).
10/09/2001 - Alpinism
Dhaulagiri and Cho Oyo The himalaya veterans Silvio Mondinelli and Mario Merelli departed for Dhaulagiri on 9 September. A strong Slovenian expedition heads for Cho Oyu
06/08/2001 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum I success for Mondinelli The Italian Silvio Mondinelli climbs his third 8000m peak this season by summiting Gasherbrum I
30/07/2001 - Events
IVth Cervino International Film Festival The IVth Cervino International Filmfestival gets underway in Cervinia today
02/07/2001 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat, Blanc, Kuntner and Andres summit On 30 June Abele Blanc, Christian Kuntner and Stefan Andres reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8125m).
07/06/2001 - Alpinism
Jean-Christophe Lafaille and K2 The Frenchman Jean-Christophe Lafaille speaks to planetMountain before his departure for K2
28/05/2001 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Everest, Marco Siffredi snowboards down the Norton Couloir On 23 May the Frenchman Marco Siffredi, snowboarded down the Norton Couloir on the 8850m North Face of Everest, 8850m
21/05/2001 - Alpinism
Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat, Makalu and Everest Mario Vielmo summits Cho Oyu. Blanc, Kuntner and Andres depart for Nanga Parbat. Everest and Lhotse summited, last chance for Moro and Urubko
03/05/2001 - Events
49° International Film Festival at Trento The 49° Film Festival di Trento takes place in Trento from 27 April - 5 May 2001
22/04/2001 - Alpinism
News from Everest and Makalu The fifteen year-old Sherpa Temba Tcheri will attempt to become the youngest person to climb Everest. At Makalu the "Aquila" install ABC while various team members are evacuated due to High Altitude Sickness
17/04/2001 - Alpinism
Makalu 2001, the expedition at Base Camp The "Aquile" Mountain Guides expedition has reached Base Camp and is beginning preparations for the ascent of Makalu (8475m)
09/04/2001 - Alpinism
'Polartec Challenge 2001' expeditions All the 'Polartec Challenge' projects for 2001
08/04/2001 - Competitions
Annapurna Mandala Trail, skyrunning first edition The first edition of the Annapurna Mandala Trail took place on 13-26 March 2001
02/04/2001 - Alpinism
himalaya 2001 report The spring 2001 himalayan season is about to begin and the majority of expeditions are heading, once again, to Mt. Everest
19/03/2001 - Alpinism
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, interview after new route solo on West face Drus, Mont Blanc Interview with Jean-Christophe Lafaille after his solo ascent of the West Face of the Drus, Mont Blanc
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