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![Red Bull Der Lange Weg begins today!](/uploads/img/3/51292.jpg)
16/03/2018 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Red Bull Der Lange Weg begins today! The Red Bull Der Lange Weg got underway today at 10:00am. The ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Vienna to Nice will be attempted by Tamara Lunger, Núria Picas, Janelle Smiley, Mark Smiley, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Bernhard...
![Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the great ski tour traverse of the Alps begins](/uploads/img/3/51044.jpg)
12/03/2018 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the great ski tour traverse of the Alps begins 17 March 2018 is the starting date of the Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the immense ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Viena to Nice following in the footsteps of the historic 1971 Austrian team comprised of Robert Kittl,...
![Shispare NE Face, difficult first ascent in Karakorum by Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima](/uploads/img/3/48595.jpg)
02/11/2017 - Alpinism
Shispare NE Face, difficult first ascent in karakorum by Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima On 22 August 2017 Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima completed a new route up the NE Face of Shispare (7611m), karakorum, Pakistan. Climbing alpine style for seven days, the Japanese mountaineers encountered difficulties up to M6 / WI 5.
![Farewell Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins, an indescribable tragedy for alpinism](/uploads/img/3/48079.jpg)
11/10/2017 - Alpinism
Farewell Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins, an indescribable tragedy for alpinism 27-year-old Hayden Kennedy and his girlfriend Inge Perkins have lost their lives. Kennedy was considered one of the leading climbers of his generation.
![Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber](/uploads/img/3/6743.jpg)
09/10/2017 - Alpinism
Goodbye to Franček Knez, Slovenia's silent climber 62-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Franček Knez died on 6 October 2017. Reserved and modest, Knez was considered by many as one of the strongest alpinists of his generation. Published below is a profile written by Slovenian journalist Urban Golob in 2010...
![Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers](/uploads/img/3/48015.jpg)
05/10/2017 - Alpinism
Nanga Parbat summit success for Mingma Gyalje Sherpa and seven other mountaineers On 02/10/2017 at 12:40 Sherpa Mingma Gyalje reached the summit of Nanga Parbat (8126 meters, karakorum, Pakistan). The Sherpa summited with 7 other mountaineers, including Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara.
![Praqpa Ri South, Mirchi Peak, two Chilean Karakorum first ascents](/uploads/img/3/46929.jpg)
16/08/2017 - Alpinism
Praqpa Ri South, Mirchi Peak, two Chilean karakorum first ascents In July 2017 a Chilean expedition comprised of Andres Bosch, Alejandro Mora and Armando Montero has made two first ascents close to Broad Peak and K2 in Pakistan’s karakorum range: Praqpa Ri South 7046m and the new route Mirchi up...
![Gasherbrum I SW Face, big new route by Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák](/uploads/img/3/46864.jpg)
11/08/2017 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum I SW Face, big new route by Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák The report by Czech mountaineer Marek Holeček who with Zdeněk Hák established over 8 days a great new route up the Southwest Face of Gasherbrum I (8080 meters), karakorum.
![Denali, Alaska: Slovak Direct repeated by David Bacci and Luca Moroni](/uploads/img/3/45897.jpg)
11/07/2017 - Alpinism
Denali, Alaska: Slovak Direct repeated by David Bacci and Luca Moroni On their first climbing trip to Alaska, alpinists David Bacci and Luca Moroni pulled off the first Italian repeat of the Slovak Direct route up Denali (6194m) in Alaska.
![Hansjörg Auer, Matthias Auer traverse Ötztal Alps Kaunergrat in winter](/uploads/img/3/44355.jpg)
24/03/2017 - Alpinism
Hansjörg Auer, Matthias Auer traverse Ötztal Alps Kaunergrat in winter From 14 - 17 March 2017 Hansjörg Auer and his brother Matthias traversed the main part of the Kaunergrat in Austria’s Ötztal Alps.
![Everest in winter / Alex Txikon & Co start summit bid](/uploads/img/3/43321.jpg)
10/02/2017 - Alpinism
Everest in winter / Alex Txikon & Co start summit bid The Spanish expedition led by Basque mountaineer Alex Txikon to climb Everest in winter and without supplementary oxygen has begun in earnest. A weather window is forecast for 14 to 18 February 2017.
![Eiger: Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski climb new route up North Face](/uploads/img/3/42080.jpg)
06/12/2016 - Alpinism
Eiger: Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski climb new route up North Face Mountaineering: from 29 November to 6 December 2016 Tom Ballard and Marcin Tomaszewski made the first ascent of 'Titanic' (A3/M5/6b, 1800m), a new climb up the North Face of the Eiger (Switzerland).
![Thomas Huber: a ground fall, Latok I and the gratitude for being alive](/uploads/img/3/41945.jpg)
29/11/2016 - Alpinism
Thomas Huber: a ground fall, Latok I and the gratitude for being alive German alpinist Thomas Huber recounts the last three months that, in his words, 'have left a profound mark on my life.' Starting with a 16m ground fall, followed by the dream of climbing Latok I in the karakorum and the...
![Search efforts ended for Scott Adamson and Kyle Dempster, missing on Ogre II](/uploads/img/3/39457.jpg)
04/09/2016 - Alpinism
Search efforts ended for Scott Adamson and Kyle Dempster, missing on Ogre II The search and rescue efforts have been called off for Scott Adamson and Kyle Dempster, the American alpinists last seen on Monday, August 22, 2016 on the North Face of Ogre 2, Pakistan.
![Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman win the Karl Unterkircher Award 2016](/uploads/img/3/38947.jpg)
18/08/2016 - Events
Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman win the Karl Unterkircher Award 2016 On 27 July 2016 British mountaineers Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman received the 4th Karl Unterkircher Award for their first ascent of Link Sar West (6.938m - Karakoram). The other two ascents that had been nominated were Marek Raganowicz and...
![Antoine Girard soars to new paragliding record above Broad Peak in the Karakorum](/uploads/img/3/38801.jpg)
02/08/2016 - Alpinism
Antoine Girard soars to new paragliding record above Broad Peak in the karakorum Frenchman Antoine Girard has set a new paragliding record by flying above Broad Peak (karakorum, Pakistan) and soaring to an altitude of 8157m.
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