118 News found

28/09/2009 - Alpinism
Charakusa Valley, new big wall in Karakorum In August 2009 a four man team from Australia and New Zealand established Naughty Daddies (630m 7b), a new route on Nafees Cap, the massive granite spire detached from K7 in the Charakusa Valley, Karakorum, Pakistan.

21/09/2009 - Alpinism
New route on K7 for Larcher, Leoni, Cagol and Orlandi On 10 August the Italian expedition Karakorum 2009 comprised of Rolando Larcher, Fabio Leoni, Michele Cagol and Elio Orlandi completed their new route The Children of Hushe (1100m, 7b A2) up the West Pillar of K7 (Charakusa Valley, Pakistan). On...

02/03/2009 - Events
Piolets d'Or 2009, preview From 22 - 25 April the 17th edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place between Chamonix and Courmayeur. This is possibly the most famous mountaineering award in the world, so much so that it has been defined as the...

11/08/2008 - Alpinism
Beka Brakai Chhok summit by Moro and Barmasse On 1 August 2008 Italian mountaineers Simone Moro and Hervè Barmasse reached the hitherto unclimbed summit of Beka Brakai Chhok (6940m) in Pakistan's Karakorum.

12/05/2008 - Climbing
Melloblocco... bouldering galore! The fifth edition of the legendary Melloblocco exceeded all expectations. Over 4000 people gathered in Val Masino for the world's most important, three-day bouldering meeting. A weekend with a thousand and one stories, all of which "mythical".

11/01/2008 - Alpinism
Sir Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Hillary died in Auckland (NZ) on 11/01/2008 aged 88. Together with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay he was the first to reach the summit of Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

12/12/2007 - Climbing
Aleksandra Taistra and Geminis 8b+ Aleksandra Taistra redpoints Geminis 8b+ at Rodellar, Spain.

17/03/2006 - Competitions
Oscar Sosa from Argentina wins the Red Bull Snowthrill Monterosa 2006 On16/03 in the Italian Alps, Argentine freerider Oscar Sosa showed the direction in which freeride skiing is to develop: his style earned him victory at the 11th edition of Red Bull Snowthrill.

16/11/2005 - Events
Banff Mountain Festival winners 2005 Sur le fil des 4000 takes film festival Grand Prize, while the book festival is won by Karsten Heuer for his Being Caribou. The Mountain Photography Competition Grand Prize was awarded to Mead Norton for his photo Prayer Offerings...

21/09/2005 - Events
Mead wins Banff Mountain Photography Competition Mead Norton wins 2005 Banff Mountain Photography Competition Grand Prize for his photo Prayer Offerings on the Shore of Namtso Lake, Tibet.

30/11/2004 - Events
Banff 2004 winners The traditional Banff Mountain Festival, a week-long celebration of mountain films, books and photography held in Banff, came to a close on 7 November.

06/05/2004 - Alpinism
Ciao Patrick, new route on Khali Himal The report by Simone Moro eand details of the new route on the North Face of Khali Himal - Baruntse North (7066m), Nepal.

04/05/2004 - Alpinism
Camos, Urubko and Moro summit Baruntse North At 7.00am (CET) Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Bruno Tassi reached the summit of Khali Himal (7041m) or Baruntse North.

24/11/2003 - Events
Tibet: a ring road around Mount Kailash? International campaigners for Tibet have voiced their growing concern about a planned ring road around Mount Kailash, Tibet's most sacred mountain.

15/11/2001 - Events
26th Banff Mountain Film Festival, the winners Yellowstone — America's Sacred Wilderness takes Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Film Festival 2001

15/05/2001 - Alpinism
Makalu 2001, summit! Giampaolo Corona of the the expedition Aquile di San Martino di Castrozza e Primiero reached the summit of Makalu on 14/05
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