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Nives Meroi and Romano Benet summit Annapurna, their 14th 8000er
11/05/2017 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet summit Annapurna, their 14th 8000er
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet have summited Annapurna. With this mountain they have completed their splendid journey along all 14 x 8000ers.
Ueli Steck dies in Everest accident
30/04/2017 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck dies in Everest accident
Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck has died near Mount Everest. The body of the 40-year-old ace mountaineer was found close to Camp 1 on the nearby Nuptse Face, where he was acclimatising for one of the most incredible mountaineering projects in...
Ueli Steck at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016
17/08/2016 - Events
Ueli Steck at Courmayeur's Passione Verticale 2016
On Wednesday 17 August Switzerland’s Ueli Steck, one of the most talented mountaineers in the world, will take to the stage at Passione Verticale, the classic summer festival the town of Courmayeur dedicates every year to alpinism and the mountains....
Makalu summit success for Nives Meroi and Romano Benet
13/05/2016 - Alpinism
Makalu summit success for Nives Meroi and Romano Benet
At 10:00 am on Thursday 12 May 2016 Italian mountaineers Romano Benet and Nives Meroi reached the summit of Makalu, their 13th eightthousander.
Nanga Parbat in winter and the Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger climbing partnership
24/03/2016 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat in winter and the Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger climbing partnership
Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger: how the climbing partnership was formed that, together with Ali Sadpara and Alex Txikon, paved the way to the historic first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (8126m, Karakorum, Pakistan).
Nanga Parbat: summit and first winter ascent by Simone Moro, Ali Sadpara and Alex Txikon
26/02/2016 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: summit and first winter ascent by Simone Moro, Ali Sadpara and Alex Txikon
On Friday 26 February 2016 Italy's Simone Moro, Spain's Alex Txikon and Pakistan's Ali Sadpara successfully carried out the historic first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (8126m, Karakorum, Pakistan). Italy's Tamara Lunger stopped her bid on the ridge below the...
Trekking Peaks in Nepal's Khumbu Himal
19/01/2016 - Alpinism
Trekking Peaks in Nepal's Khumbu Himal
Italian Mountain Guide Rudy Buccella discusses his recent trip to the Trekking Peaks of Nepal. To remind us, even in this post-earthquake period, of how beautiful these mountains are and how much help the Nepalese people direly need.
Tamara Lunger at Passione Verticale in Courmayeur
17/08/2015 - Events
Tamara Lunger at Passione Verticale in Courmayeur
On Tuesday 18 August at the Jardin de l’Ange in Courmayeur, the alpinist Tamara Lunger will be the guest of the fourth meeting of Passione Verticale. The evening will be transmitted in live streaming.
Nanga Parbat in winter, Tomasz Mackiewicz and Elisabeth Revol return to Base Camp after reaching 7800m
19/01/2015 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat in winter, Tomasz Mackiewicz and Elisabeth Revol return to Base Camp after reaching 7800m
News just in: France’s Elisabeth Revol and Poland’s Tomasz Mackiewicz have returned to base camp of Nanga Parbat after reaching 7800m during their attempt to make the first winter ascent of this 8126m giant in the Karakorum. This historic feat...
Clean and Honest Mountaineering: Reality or Illusion? The conference at the Brixen IMS
17/10/2014 - Alpinism
Clean and Honest Mountaineering: Reality or Illusion? The conference at the Brixen IMS
On Saturday 18 October 18 the International Mountain Summit at Brixen will hold the conference "Clean and Honest Mountaineering: Reality or Illusion?" Organised by the Master in Mountain Medicine and its director Dr. Luigi Festi, this conference will attempt to...
GORE-TEX® Experience Tour
14/10/2014 - Alpinism
GORE-TEX® Experience Tour
Experience an intense and unique adventure with the GORE-TEX® Experience Tour: together with world-famous Himalayan alpinist Edurne Pasaban climb in the footsteps of Lucy Walker, the great pioneer of alpinism, to rediscover the beauty of the Alps and the meaning...
Has exploratory alpinism failed?
10/10/2014 - Alpinism
Has exploratory alpinism failed?
Starting from a recent statement by Reinhold Messner, Manuel Lugli discusses the presumed end of “traditional” and exploratory alpinism.
Avalanche on Shisha Pangma claims lives of Andrea Zambaldi and Sebastian Haag
26/09/2014 - Alpinism
Avalanche on Shisha Pangma claims lives of Andrea Zambaldi and Sebastian Haag
On 24/09/2014 an avalanche on Shisha Pangma (8027m), Tibet, claimed the lives of Italian alpinist Andrea Zambaldi and German alpinist Sebastian Haag. Martin Maier, the third alpinist caught by the avalanche that triggered shortly below the summit, managed to survive.
K2 summits 60 years after the first ascent
29/07/2014 - Alpinism
K2 summits 60 years after the first ascent
Numerous successful K2 summits were registered on the 26th of July, sixty years after the first ascent of the second highest mountain in the world carried out by the historic Italian expedition. Successful ascents include those of K2 expedition 60...
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet, the great story of their Kangchenjunga summit
21/05/2014 - Alpinism
Nives Meroi and Romano Benet, the great story of their Kangchenjunga summit
On Saturday 17 May 2014 Italian alpinists Nives Meroi and Romano Benet summited Kangchenjunga (8.586m), the third highest mountain in the world. Their ascent marks a great return to the Himalaya and is also an important and unique journey.
Denis Urubko, Carlos Soria and Marco Camandona summit Kangchenjunga
19/05/2014 - Alpinism
Denis Urubko, Carlos Soria and Marco Camandona summit Kangchenjunga
At 9:40am local time on 19 May Russian alpinist Denis Urubko reached the summit of Kangchenjunga from the north, while Italy's Marco Camandona summited yesterday from the south as did Spain's Carlos Soria. This is the 75-year-old's 12th 8000er.

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