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![Junko Tabei, first woman to summit Everest, celebrated by Google](/uploads/img/3/60927.jpg)
22/09/2019 - Alpinism
Junko Tabei, first woman to summit Everest, celebrated by Google Google has dedicated a doodle to celebrate the 80th birth anniversary of Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the summit of Everest. Here are some details about the historic ascent completed on 16 May 1975.
![Simon Messner and Barbara Vigl snap up their Ice Age on Punta del Pin, Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/60248.jpg)
18/08/2019 - Alpinism
Simon messner and Barbara Vigl snap up their Ice Age on Punta del Pin, Dolomites On 15 August 2019 South Tyrolean alpinist Simon messner and Austria's Barbara Vigl made the first ascent of Ice Age up Punta del Pin in the Prags Dolomites.
![Muztagh Tower Black Tooth, first ascent details by Simon Messner, Martin Sieberer](/uploads/img/3/60090.jpg)
08/08/2019 - Alpinism
Muztagh Tower Black Tooth, first ascent details by Simon messner, Martin Sieberer Details of the first ascent of Black Tooth, the 6718m mountain next to Muztagh Tower in the Karakorum, Pakistan, carried out by Simon messner and Martin Sieberer on 26 July 2019.
![Simon Messner, Martin Sieberer summit Black Tooth in Karakorum](/uploads/img/3/60091.jpg)
04/08/2019 - Alpinism
Simon messner, Martin Sieberer summit Black Tooth in Karakorum Mountaineers Simon messner and Martin Sieberer have made the first ascent of Black Tooth, a 6718m mountain in the Karakorum range in Pakistan.
![Simon Messner completes solo ascent of unclimbed Geshot Peak / Toshe III in Pakistan](/uploads/img/3/59512.jpg)
05/07/2019 - Alpinism
Simon messner completes solo ascent of unclimbed Geshot Peak / Toshe III in Pakistan The South Tyrolean mountaineer Simon messner has made a solo ascent of Toshe III, a 6,200m mountain in Pakistan that had never been climbed before, known locally as Geshot Peak.
![Krzysztof Wielicki awarded Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award](/uploads/img/3/59260.jpg)
14/06/2019 - Alpinism
Krzysztof Wielicki awarded Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award In September 2019 the Polish mountaineer Krzysztof Wielicki will receive the Piolets d'Or Carrière 2019. In the past this prize has been awarded to Walter Bonatti, Reinhold messner, Doug Scott, Robert Paragot, Kurt Diemberger, John Roskelley, Chris Bonington, Wojciech Kurtyka,...
![Chamlang UFO Line: Márek Holeček reports of alpine style first ascent in Nepal](/uploads/img/3/59170.jpg)
11/06/2019 - Alpinism
Chamlang UFO Line: Márek Holeček reports of alpine style first ascent in Nepal Czech mountaineer Márek Holeček reports about his alpine style ascent, carried out with climbing partner Zdeněk Hák of the virgin NW Face of Chamlang (7321 m) in the Nepalese Himalaya. The new climb has been called UFO Line and is...
![Dolorock Climbing Festival 2019 registers record numbers despite rain](/uploads/img/3/58952.jpg)
29/05/2019 - Climbing
Dolorock Climbing Festival 2019 registers record numbers despite rain Bad weather did not stop the 7th edition of the Dolorock Climbing Festival which welcomed a record number of climbers. Organised by the ‘Gamatzn' climbing club, the meeting took place from 24 to 26 May 2019 at Sexten and in...
![Remembering Hansjörg Auer. By Nicola Tondini](/uploads/img/3/58154.jpg)
22/04/2019 - Alpinism
Remembering Hansjörg Auer. By Nicola Tondini Italian alpinist Nicola Tondini remembers Hansjörg Auer, the great Austrian mountaineer who died last week in an avalanche in Canada, along with David Lama and Jess Roskelley.
![La Sportiva 90th, mountaineering, climbing and footwear history in a prize-winning book](/uploads/img/3/55957.jpg)
05/12/2018 - Book-press
La Sportiva 90th, mountaineering, climbing and footwear history in a prize-winning book The book 'La Sportiva 90th, a history of alpinism, passion, innovation' celebrating the first 90 years of the famous Italian outdoor footwear and clothing company is now on sale at www.lasportiva.com.
![Dolomites steep skiing: big first ski descent of Croda Marcora SW Face](/uploads/img/3/55596.jpg)
17/11/2018 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Dolomites steep skiing: big first ski descent of Croda Marcora SW Face On 07/05/2018 Francesco Vascellari, Marco Gasperin, Loris De Barba and Tiziano Canal made the probable first descent of the impressive south-west face of Croda Marcora, Sorapis, Dolomites.
![Pale di San Martino Dolomites: Manolo and Narci Simion establish Bebe Forever up Tacca Bianca](/uploads/img/3/54776.jpg)
16/10/2018 - Climbing
Pale di San Martino Dolomites: Manolo and Narci Simion establish Bebe Forever up Tacca Bianca On 29 August 2018 Manolo (aka Maurizio Zanolla) and Narci Simion made the first free ascent of Bebe Forever (100m, max 7b/c max 6c), a new rock climb up Tacca Bianca (Val Canali, Pale di San Martino, Dolomites). The line...
![Piolets d’Or 2018 ceremony in Poland / Report and photos](/uploads/img/3/54813.jpg)
12/10/2018 - Events
Piolets d’Or 2018 ceremony in Poland / Report and photos Complete report and photographs of the Piolets d’Or 2018, the prestigious annual mountaineering award celebrated from 20 - 23 September at Ladek Zdrój in Poland.
![La Sportiva 90th anniversary book wins best corporate monographs 2018](/uploads/img/3/54302.jpg)
20/09/2018 - Book-press
La Sportiva 90th anniversary book wins best corporate monographs 2018 The book 'La Sportiva 90th, a history of alpinism, passion, innovation' has won the 2018 OMI award for the best corporate monograph went to La Sportiva for its innovative approach and storytelling capacity.
![Piolets d'Or 2018: Gasherbrum I, Shispare, Nilkanth win, Nilkanth and Alex Honnold receive special mention](/uploads/img/3/46864.jpg)
02/08/2018 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2018: Gasherbrum I, Shispare, Nilkanth win, Nilkanth and Alex Honnold receive special mention Three ascents have been selected for the Piolets d'Or 2018: Gasherbrum I climbed by Zdeněk Hák and Marek Holeček, Shispare climbed by Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima and Nuptse NW climbed by Frédéric Degoulet, Benjamin Guigonnet and Hélias Millerioux. Special...
![Climbing Oscars to Reinhold Messner, Adam Ondra, Romain Desgranges at the Arco Rock Legends 2018](/uploads/img/3/53525.jpg)
30/07/2018 - Events
Climbing Oscars to Reinhold messner, Adam Ondra, Romain Desgranges at the Arco Rock Legends 2018 On Friday, 27th July 2018 the coveted Climbing Ambassador by Dryarn di Aquafi was awarded to Reinhold messner during the 13th Arco Rock Legends awards. Adam Ondra won the Wild Country Rock Award and Romain Desgranges the La Sportiva Competition...
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