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![Karl Unterkircher perishes on Nanga Parbat](/uploads/img/3/2076.jpg)
17/07/2008 - Alpinism
Karl Unterkircher perishes on Nanga Parbat On 15 July the South Tyrolean mountaineer Karl Unterkircher fell into a crevasse at circa 6800m on Nanga Parbat’s Rakhiot Face. Unable to descend, his two climbing partners Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer have been forced to continue their ascent....
![China closes Everest for 'cleanup' in spring 2009](/uploads/img/3/652.jpg)
08/07/2008 - Environment
China closes Everest for 'cleanup' in spring 2009 The Tibetan Environmental Protection Bureau has announced the closure of the northern side of Mount Everest in an effort to clean up the rubbish abandoned on the mountain.
![Nanga Parbat for Italians Nardi and Panzeri](/uploads/img/3/1968.jpg)
24/06/2008 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat for Italians Nardi and Panzeri On 21/06 Daniele Nardi and Mario Panzeri summited Nanga Parbat (8125m), the ninth highest mountain in the world.
![Ignazio Piussi](/uploads/img/3/1934.jpg)
20/06/2008 - Alpinism
Ignazio Piussi On 11 June Iganzio Piuzzi died in Gemona aged 73. He was one of the greatest mountaineers in the period 1950 – 1970. His climbing companion Roberto Sorgato remembers him in the following interview.
![Inaki Ochoa de Olza dies on Annapurna](/uploads/img/3/1882.jpg)
23/05/2008 - Alpinism
Inaki Ochoa de Olza dies on Annapurna Inaki Ochoa de Olza died on the south Face of Annapurna this morning. Locked for four days at 7400m, the Spanish mountaineer died due to brain damage and pulmonary edema.
![Bruno Detassis on TrentoFilmfestival WebTv](/uploads/img/3/1867.jpg)
14/05/2008 - Book-press
Bruno Detassis on TrentoFilmfestival WebTv A film and an interview in memory of Bruno Detassis, the great mountaineer and man of the Brenta Dolomites.
![Bruno Detassis](/uploads/img/3/1855.jpg)
09/05/2008 - Alpinism
Bruno Detassis On 8 May 2008 Bruno Detassis died at his home in Madonna di Campiglio. Aged 97, he was one of the all time greats of mountaineering.
![Dhaulagiri success for Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Edurne Pasabán and Ivan Vallejo](/uploads/img/3/1837.jpg)
05/05/2008 - Alpinism
Dhaulagiri success for Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Edurne Pasabán and Ivan Vallejo On 01/05/2008 Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from Austria and Edurne Pasabán from Spain both summited Dhaulagiri (8167m), their 11th and 10th 8000m peak respectively. Ivan Vallejo from Ecuador topped out the same day, completing his collection of all 14 8000m peaks.
![Tibet, the Olympic torch heads for Everest](/uploads/img/3/1819.jpg)
30/04/2008 - Alpinism
Tibet, the Olympic torch heads for Everest While in Tibet the Olympic torch sets off for Everest, in Nepal the mountaineers are obliged not to climb above Camp 2.
![Ciao, Cesarino Fava](/uploads/img/3/1812.jpg)
23/04/2008 - Alpinism
Ciao, Cesarino Fava Cesarino Fava died yesterday aged 87 at Malé (Italy). His life was bonded to mountaineering and in particular to Cerro Torre in Patagonia. All mountaineers have lost a great friend.
![Reinhold Messner and the mountaineering world stand up for Tibet](/uploads/img/3/1797.jpg)
17/04/2008 - Alpinism
Reinhold Messner and the mountaineering world stand up for Tibet Reinhold Messner and the main French mountaineering organisations defend Tibet.
![Wazabi V13 bouldering in El Chalten, Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/1733.jpg)
26/03/2008 - Climbing
Wazabi V13 bouldering in El Chalten, Patagonia On 15 February Thiago Veloso from Brazil repeated one of the hardest problems in Latin America, Wazabi V13 close to El Chalten, Patagonia.
![Saint Vincent Award for Mountain Professionals – the award ceremony](/uploads/img/3/1668.jpg)
11/03/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for Mountain Professionals – the award ceremony
On the 7th, of March Valery Babanov, Hervé Barmasse, Ettore Taufer, Giovanni Amort, Elio Sganga and Marco Farina (Alpine Training Centre), Christophe Profit and Pemba Doma Sherpa all received their Saint Vincent Awards for Mountain Professionals in front of a...
![Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals](/uploads/img/3/1614.jpg)
25/02/2008 - Events
Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals The winners of the first Saint Vincent Award for mountain professionals. were announced in Valle d'Aosta last Thursday. The winners for 2008 are Valery Babanov, Christophe Profit, Hervé Barmasse, the Alpine Regiment Training Centre and Pemba Doma Sherpa. The Awards...
![Central Tower of Paine new Italian route in Patagonia](/uploads/img/3/1570.jpg)
20/02/2008 - Alpinism
Central Tower of Paine new Italian route in Patagonia On 07/02/2008 Rolando Larcher, Fabio Leoni and Elio Orlandi reached the summit of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia, via their new route called 'El Gordo, El Flaco y l'Abuelito' (1250m 7a+, A3+).
![Cerro Piergiorgio: Brenna and Barmasse summit](/uploads/img/3/1483.jpg)
09/02/2008 - Alpinism
Cerro Piergiorgio: Brenna and Barmasse summit At 2.00am local time on 08/02/08 Cristian Brenna and Hervé Barmasse reached the summit ofl Cerro Piergiorgio (Patagonia) via a direct line up the NW Face.
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