1096 News found
![K2: Base Camp safety for van Rooijen, Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa. Confortola in C2](/uploads/img/3/2132.jpg)
03/08/2008 - Alpinism
K2: Base Camp safety for van Rooijen, Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa. Confortola in C2 Wilco van Rooijen, Cas Van de Gevel and Pemba Sherpa have reached Base Camp, Marco Confortola is in Camp 2.
![Emergency on K2](/uploads/img/3/2131.jpg)
02/08/2008 - Alpinism
Emergency on K2 12 mountaineers including Marco Confortola have been forced to bivvy above the Bottleneck due to a serac fall which swept away the fixed ropes. They are currently attempting to descend.
![Broad Peak new route by Valery Babanov and Victor Afanasiev](/uploads/img/3/2094.jpg)
27/07/2008 - Alpinism
Broad Peak new route by Valery Babanov and Victor Afanasiev On 17/07/2008 the Russians Valery Babanov and Victor Afanasiev reached the summit of Broad Peak (8047m) after having climbed a new route up the northwest face of the 12th highest mountain in the world.
![Nanga Parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp](/uploads/img/3/2096.jpg)
24/07/2008 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat: Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer safe in Base Camp 24/07/2007. After 10 days on Nanga Parbat, Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer managed to descend to 5700m from where they were picked up by a helicopter and safely flown to Base Camp. The odyssey which began on 15 July with...
![Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer exit the Rakhiot Face: descent tomorrow descent via Buhl route](/uploads/img/3/2079.jpg)
20/07/2008 - Alpinism
Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer exit the Rakhiot Face: descent tomorrow descent via Buhl route Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer have climbed the Rakhiot Face on Nanga Parbat and have finally managed to contact Base Camp. Tomorrow they will descend via the Buhl route. After 6 days on the wall the hopes that the two...
![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.
![Take the long way home new route on Baffin Island, Canada](/uploads/img/3/1999.jpg)
27/06/2008 - Alpinism
Take the long way home new route on Baffin Island, Canada A German expedition including Robert Japser and Stefan Glowacz has carried out the first ascent of "Take the long way home" (700m, 21 pitches, A4 10-) on Baffin Island, Canada.
![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.
![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.
![56th Trento Filmfestival, the mountain Film Festival and its WebTv](/uploads/img/3/1773.jpg)
21/04/2008 - Events
56th Trento Filmfestival, the mountain Film Festival and its WebTv From 22 April to 04 May 2008 the 56th International Film Festival di Trento of Mountains, Exploration and Adventure will take place in Northern Italy. The programme is richer than ever before, with films, events and conferences which will be...
![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.
![Canada Icefall Brook Canyon ascents by Ines Papert & co.](/uploads/img/3/1768.jpg)
09/04/2008 - Alpinism
Canada Icefall Brook Canyon ascents by Ines Papert & co. Ice climbing expedition in Canada: 10 first ascents in 10 days by Ines Papert and Co in the Icefall Brook Canyon, including "Into the Wild", at M12, WI 5+ one of the most technical mixed multi-pitches in the world....
![Where the land ends, a climbing film by Marzio Nardi](/uploads/img/3/1742.jpg)
01/04/2008 - Climbing
Where the land ends, a climbing film by Marzio Nardi The story of a team of climbers who set out to discover the sun, rocks and the sea in Puglia, Southern Italy. A climbing film by Marzio Nardi.
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