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![Goodbye to Zsolt Török, one of Romania's foremost mountaineers](/uploads/img/3/60538.jpg)
03/09/2019 - Alpinism
Goodbye to Zsolt Török, one of Romania's foremost mountaineers Vlad Capusan remembers his friend and climbing partner Zsolt Török, one of Romania’s foremost mountaineers who lost his life in a climbing accident on 14 August 2019 in the Făgăraș mountains.
![All or nothing. By Hector Silva Peralta](/uploads/img/3/59664.jpg)
09/08/2019 - Alpinism
All or nothing. By Hector Silva Peralta The first of two parts written by Hector Silva Peralta, a Chilean mountaineer who lived in Italy for 9 years before traveling to Chile, Canada and Alaska pursuing his dream: to become a mountaineer.
![Jakob Schubert and Janja Garnbret king and queen of Munich](/uploads/img/3/58784.jpg)
20/05/2019 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert and Janja Garnbret king and queen of Munich The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2019 was won yesterday by Jakob Schubert and Janja Garnbret in Munich, Germany. Fanny Gibert and Adam Ondra took silver, Mia Krampl and Jan Hojer bronze.
![Mugu Peaks in Nepal, new route climbed by Anna Torretta, Cecilia Buil, Ixchel Foord](/uploads/img/3/55494.jpg)
15/11/2018 - Alpinism
Mugu Peaks in Nepal, new route climbed by Anna Torretta, Cecilia Buil, Ixchel Foord The report by Italian mountaineer Anna Torretta who with Cecilia Buil from Spain and Ixchel Foord from Mexico made the first ascent of Couloir SW (600m, A1, 6a, M5), a new climb up the virgin Mugu Peaks (5467 meters) in...
![Janja Garnbret and Kai Harada Boulder World Champions](/uploads/img/3/54250.jpg)
16/09/2018 - Competitions
Janja Garnbret and Kai Harada Boulder World Champions On Friday night at Innsbruck in Austria Janja Garnbret from Slovenia was crowned Boulder World Champion. Akiyo Noguchi from Japan took silver, Staša Gejo from Serbia bronze. The men's competition was won on Saturday night by Japan's Kai Harada, ahead...
![Latok I, the Alexander Gukov climbing report](/uploads/img/3/53986.jpg)
28/08/2018 - Alpinism
Latok I, the Alexander Gukov climbing report New details have emerged in English about the ill-fated Russian expedition to Latok I that resulted in the death of Sergey Glazunov and the dramatic rescue of his climbing partner Alexander Gukov. In this report Gukov believes they reached the...
![Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend](/uploads/img/3/43872.jpg)
25/08/2018 - Climbing
Tom Frost, farewell to Yosemite Golden Age climbing legend On 24 August 2018 American climber Tom Frost died aged 81. Frost was one of the pioneering climbers and photographers during the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing.
![Alexander Gukov rescued on Latok I](/uploads/img/3/53527.jpg)
31/07/2018 - Alpinism
Alexander Gukov rescued on Latok I Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov, trapped for over 6 days on Latok I, has been rescued by the Pakistani military helicopters.
![Latok I updates concerning Alexander Gukov rescue mission](/uploads/img/3/53507.jpg)
29/07/2018 - Alpinism
Latok I updates concerning Alexander Gukov rescue mission Updates from Pakistan concerning the attempt to rescue Russian mountaineer Alexander Gukov, trapped at 6200m altitude on Latok I (7145 m) in Karakorum.
![New multi-pitch rock climb up Punta Cusidore in Sardinia](/uploads/img/3/52695.jpg)
07/06/2018 - Climbing
New multi-pitch rock climb up Punta Cusidore in Sardinia Between autumn 2017 and spring 2018 Giovanni Manconi and Maurizio Oviglia established Passavamo sulla terra leggeri, a new rock climb on Punta Cusidore, a mountain considered by many as one of the most important 'alpine' peaks in Sardinia.
![Watzmann Family Traverse, Ines Papert & Luka Lindič make possible first winter ascent](/uploads/img/3/50230.jpg)
01/02/2018 - Alpinism
Watzmann Family Traverse, Ines Papert & Luka Lindič make possible first winter ascent On 11 January 2018 Ines Papert and Luka Lindic made what is likely to be the first winter traverse of the Watzmann (2713 m), Berchtesgaden Alps. Papert reports about this east to west climb across the third highest mountain in...
![Nanga Parbat: ordeal ends for Elisabeth Revol!](/uploads/img/3/50197.jpg)
28/01/2018 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: ordeal ends for Elisabeth Revol! Elisabeth Revol has been rescued off Nanga Parbat by Adam Bielecki, Denis Urubko, Jarek Botor and Piotr Tomala who climbed ceaselessly throughout the night. A helicopter transported the Frenchwoman to Islamabad and she will now return to France for medical...
![Goodbye Miss Elizabeth Hawley, legendary chronicler of Himalayan expeditions](/uploads/img/3/50171.jpg)
26/01/2018 - Alpinism
Goodbye Miss Elizabeth Hawley, legendary chronicler of Himalayan expeditions Miss Elizabeth Hawley has passed away at the age of 95. The American journalist was recognised as a legendary chronicler of mountaineering expeditions to the Himalaya.
![Dolomites: French winter ascent of Civetta Solleder climb](/uploads/img/3/49724.jpg)
03/01/2018 - Alpinism
Dolomites: French winter ascent of Civetta Solleder climb Winter mountaineering: an interview with French alpinist Max Bonniot after his repeat of the historic Solleder - Lettenbauer climb up the North-West Face of Mt. Civetta in the Dolomites, carried out together with Léo Billon and Benjamin Védrines from 22...
![Dolomites Val Mesdì and the ice climb up Pizza Longata](/uploads/img/3/49709.jpg)
01/01/2018 - Alpinism
Dolomites Val Mesdì and the ice climb up Pizza Longata The topo of the icefall climbed in December 2016 by Mountain Guides Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher in Val de Mesdi, Sella group, Dolomites. Not necessarily a new route, but certainly a great winter climb.
![Finale '68, in search of the climbing history and pioneering exploration of Finale Ligure](/uploads/img/3/49303.jpg)
20/12/2017 - Climbing
Finale '68, in search of the climbing history and pioneering exploration of Finale Ligure In order to celebrate 50 years of rock climbing at Finale Ligure in NW Italy, Michele Fanni and Gabriele Canu have started a project to retrace Finale's explorative phase that took place between 1968 and 1975. After following in the...
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