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![Alex Txikon sets off on last Everest attempt](/uploads/img/3/43775.jpg)
07/03/2017 - Alpinism
Alex Txikon sets off on last Everest attempt The Everest winter expedition led by Alex Txikon is now in its final phase: after having reorganised the expedition and waited for several weeks, the Basque mountaineer along with several Sherpa has now reached Camp 2 and is about to...
![Jeff Lowe awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière 2017](/uploads/img/3/43685.jpg)
03/03/2017 - Alpinism
Jeff Lowe awarded Piolet d'Or Carrière 2017 American alpinist Jeff Lowe has been awarded the Piolets d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award. The prize will be assigned during the 25th edition of the mountaineering prize that will be celebrated in Grenoble, France, from 12 - 15 April. In the...
![Presolana: Natali and Panseri pull off important first winter ascent in Bergamasque Prealps](/uploads/img/3/42724.jpg)
16/01/2017 - Alpinism
Presolana: Natali and Panseri pull off important first winter ascent in Bergamasque Prealps Alpinism: on 29 and 30 December 2016 Daniele Natali and Maurizio Panseri made the first winter ascent of 12 anni di Albani, the route up the North Face of Presolana, Italy, established in 1999 by Domenico Berlinghieri, Stefano Magri and...
![Manolo, climbing and Il Mattino dei Maghi: first repeat in 35 years](/uploads/img/3/42212.jpg)
19/12/2016 - Climbing
Manolo, climbing and Il Mattino dei Maghi: first repeat in 35 years On 7 December 2016 Maurizio Manolo Zanolla, belayed by Daniele Lira shortly before his 59th birthday, made the second ascent and first repeat of Il Mattino dei Maghi, the legendary climb first ascended in 1981 by Manolo at the crag...
![Thomas Huber: a ground fall, Latok I and the gratitude for being alive](/uploads/img/3/41945.jpg)
29/11/2016 - Alpinism
Thomas Huber: a ground fall, Latok I and the gratitude for being alive German alpinist Thomas Huber recounts the last three months that, in his words, 'have left a profound mark on my life.' Starting with a 16m ground fall, followed by the dream of climbing Latok I in the Karakorum and the...
![Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders climb virgin North Face of Sersank Peak in Indian Himalaya](/uploads/img/3/40610.jpg)
11/10/2016 - Alpinism
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders climb virgin North Face of Sersank Peak in Indian Himalaya British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders have successfully ascended the hitherto unclimbed North Face of Sersank Peak (Shib Shankar), a 6100m high mountain in the Indian Himalayas during an 8 day round trip.
![Kimshung Expedition 2016: François Cazzanelli, Giampaolo Corona & Emrik Favre establish Base Camp](/uploads/img/3/40516.jpg)
09/10/2016 - Alpinism
Kimshung Expedition 2016: François Cazzanelli, Giampaolo Corona & Emrik Favre establish Base Camp Italian alpinists François Cazzanelli, Giampaolo Corona and Emrik Favre are currently in Nepal where they have established base camp at the foot of the Himalayan giants in the Lang Tang Valley. The goal of the expedition is the hitherto unclimbed...
![Black and white, Ivan Ghirardini and the three North Faces solo in winter](/uploads/img/3/35866.jpg)
20/07/2016 - Alpinism
Black and white, Ivan Ghirardini and the three North Faces solo in winter Thoughts about the history of mountaineering. The solo winter trilogy carried out by Ivan Ghirardini up the legendary three North Faces of the Alps: the Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses and Eiger. By Ivo Ferrari.
![Marmolada South Face: climbing banned on Via dell’Ideale only](/uploads/img/3/28951.jpg)
21/06/2016 - Alpinism
Marmolada South Face: climbing banned on Via dell’Ideale only Following legislation issued earlier today by the Municipality of Rocca Pietore, it is forbidden to climb the route Via dell’Ideale up Punta Rocca (Punta d'Ombretta), Marmolada south face, Dolomites from 21 June to 15 July 2016.
![Ashima Shiraishi claims first female 8C boulder with Horizon](/uploads/img/3/35919.jpg)
22/03/2016 - Climbing
Ashima Shiraishi claims first female 8C boulder with Horizon Bouldering: thanks to her ascent of Horizon at Mount Hiei in Japan, the 14-year-old American climber Ashima Shiraishi has become the first woman in the world to climb an 8C boulder problem.
![Gerhard Fiegl perishes on Nilgiri South in the Himalaya](/uploads/img/3/33347.jpg)
05/11/2015 - Alpinism
Gerhard Fiegl perishes on Nilgiri South in the Himalaya On 25 October Hansjörg Auer, Alexander Blümel and Gerhard Fiegl reached the summit of Nilgiri South, the difficult 6839m mountain in the Annapurna massif (Nepal), having climbed the virgin South Face. The day after summiting the Austrian expedition transformed into...
![Mount Malaspina in Canada first ascended by Natalia Martinez and Camilo Rada](/uploads/img/3/31986.jpg)
25/08/2015 - Alpinism
Mount Malaspina in Canada first ascended by Natalia Martinez and Camilo Rada On 15 August 2015 Natalia Martinez from Argentina and Camilo Rada from Chile made the first ascent of Mount Malaspina (3,776 meters), Saint Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada. The two climbed what was reputed to be the "highest named unclimbed mountain...
![Yuji Hirayama climbing in Yosemite Valley](/uploads/img/3/30229.jpg)
04/05/2015 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama climbing in Yosemite Valley The video of Yuji Hirayama and his recent trip to Yosemite National Park, USA to climb and go bouldering.
![Climbing at Paklenica in Croatia](/uploads/img/3/25963.jpg)
05/09/2014 - Climbing
Climbing at Paklenica in Croatia Boris Cujic introduces the Paklenica Gorge, the undisputed reference point for rock climbing in Croatia.
![Piolets d'Or 2014 live on twitter](/uploads/img/3/22940.jpg)
29/03/2014 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2014 live on twitter This evening at 21:00 at Courmayeur the award's ceremony of the Piolets d'Or 2014. All updates on twitter.
![Piolets d'Or 2014, the five nominations for the 22nd edition](/uploads/img/3/19701.jpg)
27/02/2014 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2014, the five nominations for the 22nd edition From the most remote mountains in Nepal and Pakistan to the frozen lands of Alaska, via the imposing Masherbrum massif and symbollic Annapurna. Five ascents, carried out by some of the world's most talented alpinists, are in the running for...
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