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![Tamara Lunger remembers Sergi Mingote](/uploads/img/3/69154.jpg)
18/01/2021 - Alpinism
Tamara Lunger remembers Sergi Mingote The thoughts of Tamara Lunger, published yesterday on Facebook, in memory of Sergi Mingote, the Catalan mountaineer who lost his life on Saturday 16 January 2021 while descending from Camp 1 on K2. The South Tyrolean mountaineer is currently attempting...
![Sergi Mingote perishes on K2](/uploads/img/3/69139.jpg)
16/01/2021 - Alpinism
Sergi Mingote perishes on K2 Spanish mountaineer Sergi Mingote died earlier today while descending from K2. The Catalan mountaineer was descending from Camp 1 to Advanced Base Camp when he fell to his death.
![K2: Nepalese mountaineers claim historic first winter ascent](/uploads/img/3/69138.jpg)
16/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2: Nepalese mountaineers claim historic first winter ascent Today, Saturday 16 January 2021 at 16:58 local time, a team of 10 Nepalese mountaineers completed the highly coveted first winter ascent of K2, the second highest mountain in the world and the last 8000er to be climbed in the...
![K2 in winter, decisive phase begins in earnest](/uploads/img/3/2147.jpg)
15/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2 in winter, decisive phase begins in earnest The attempt to climb K2 in winter is entering the decisive moments, with Camp 4 installed at 7800 meters by the various Sherpa teams led by Nirmal Purja, Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and Seven Summit Treks.
![Etienne Bernard, goodbye to the young alpinist from Val di Fassa, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/69128.jpg)
14/01/2021 - Alpinism
Etienne Bernard, goodbye to the young alpinist from Val di Fassa, Dolomites Etienne Bernard, the 27-year-old ski instructor, mountain guide and mountaineer from Val di Fassa, perished in an avalanche yesterday on Mount Pordoi (Dolomites, Italy).
![K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible?](/uploads/img/3/59916.jpg)
14/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen - possible or impossible? German journalist Stefan Nestler examines the physiological difficulties associated with climbing K2 in winter without supplemental oxygen. Originally published on his website, Nestler has kindly allowed his text to be republished on planetmountain.com.
![Martin Stráník solves Teorie Tygra 8B+ beneath heavy snowfall at Vesec](/uploads/img/3/69122.jpg)
13/01/2021 - Climbing
Martin Stráník solves Teorie Tygra 8B+ beneath heavy snowfall at Vesec Beneath a heavy snowfall Czech rock climber Martin Stráník has made the first ascent of Teorie Tygra, an 8B+ boulder problem at Vesec in the Czech Republic.
![Space Force created in Val Bavona by Alexandra Schweikart and Christopher Igel](/uploads/img/3/69108.jpg)
12/01/2021 - Climbing
Space Force created in Val Bavona by Alexandra Schweikart and Christopher Igel German climbers Alexandra Schweikart and Christopher Igel have established Space Force (8a+/230m) a new multi-pitch climb in Valle Bavona, Ticino, Switzerland.
![Luza Peak in Nepal first ascent by young Sherpa team](/uploads/img/3/69094.jpg)
12/01/2021 - Alpinism
Luza Peak in Nepal first ascent by young Sherpa team The 5726m high pyramidal Luza Peak in the Khumbu region of the Nepal was climbed for the first time at the end of 2020 by a young trio of Sherpa comprised of Pemba Sharwa Sherpa, Urken Sherpa and Lhakpa Gyaljen...
![Stefano Ghisolfi establishes Erebor, at 9b/+ the hardest climb in Italy](/uploads/img/3/69093.jpg)
11/01/2021 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi establishes Erebor, at 9b/+ the hardest climb in Italy Stefano Ghisolfi has made the first ascent of Erebor at Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco. Graded 9b/+, this is currently the most difficult sport climb in Italy.
![K2 winter / High winds destroy Camp 2](/uploads/img/3/69091.jpg)
11/01/2021 - Alpinism
K2 winter / High winds destroy Camp 2 The storms that hit K2 last week have wrecked Camp 2, destroying all equipment belonging to the expedition led by Nirmal Purja. The 37-year-old Nepalese mountaineer has already stated he will not give up and simply postpone his attempt to...
![Video Patagonia 2019: Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist searching for unclimbed peaks](/uploads/img/3/63229.jpg)
09/01/2021 - Alpinism
Video Patagonia 2019: Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist searching for unclimbed peaks The video of the Swiss expedition comprised of Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist to Patagonia in November 2019. The alpinists made the first ascent of the NE Face of Cerro Cachet via Homenaje a los amigos perdidos, named in...
![Farewell to George Whitmore, pioneer of The Nose on El Capitan](/uploads/img/3/62018.jpg)
05/01/2021 - Climbing
Farewell to George Whitmore, pioneer of The Nose on El Capitan American rock climber George Whitmore has died at the age of 89. Together with Wayne Merry and Warren Harding he made the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite in 1958.
![Arcadia, the new crag at Leonidio in Greece](/uploads/img/3/68989.jpg)
04/01/2021 - Climbing
Arcadia, the new crag at Leonidio in Greece Aris Theodoropoulos introduces Arcadia, a brilliant new crag close to Leonidio in Greece.
![Phoenix added to Hochbrunner Schneid in the Dolomites by Simon Gietl, Andrea Oberbacher](/uploads/img/3/68973.jpg)
02/01/2021 - Alpinism
Phoenix added to Hochbrunner Schneid in the Dolomites by Simon Gietl, Andrea Oberbacher Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher have made the first ascent of Phoenix, a difficult mixed climb on Hochbrunner Schneid in the Italian Dolomites.
![Alex Megos at Cresciano sends Dreamtime, Story of Two Worlds, The Dagger](/uploads/img/3/68947.jpg)
30/12/2020 - Climbing
Alex Megos at Cresciano sends Dreamtime, Story of Two Worlds, The Dagger Watch the video of German climber Alexander Megos sending the 8C boulder problems Dreamtime and The Story of Two Worlds at Cresciano in Switzerland.
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