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Last July Canadians Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted made the first ascent of K6 West (7040m) in the karakorum, Pakistan.

Interview with Polish alpinist Marek Raganowicz who talks about the new big wall Bushido (VII– A4 VII+), established together with Marcin Tomaszewski up Great Trango Tower, karakorum, Pakistan.

Interview with Hansjörg Auer and Simon Anthamatten after the historic first ascent of Kunyang Chhish East, karakorum, Pakistan, carried out in July 2013 together with Matthias Auer up the formidable SW Face.

On 18 July 2013 Simon Anthamatten from Switzerland and the Austrian brothers Hansjörg Auer and Matthias Auer successfully climbed the hitherto virgin peak Kunyang Chhish East in Pakistan's karakorum.

An aerial view of ice climbing in Iceland with climbers Tim Emmett and Dawn Glanc.

Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.

Part one of what happend, in alpinism and in climbing, in 2012. A summary, for obvious reason incomplete, of the climbs, the most beautiful achievements and also the most painful moments in 2012. In the hope that this résumé serves...

The final stage of the The North Face Speaker Series 2012 took place in London on 20/11/2012 with two great alpinists: America's Conrad Anker and Italy's Simone Moro. The themes couldn't have been any others than alpinism and the Himalaya,...

Kazakh mountaineer Denis Urubko and his trip to Spain, an intense tour with talented Spanish alpinist Alex Txikon to reach the Vielha Festival on time...

The video of the Trango Towers and the ascent carried out by David Lama, Peter Ortner and Corey Rich of the route Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower (6251m), Trango Towers, karakorum.

Hervé Barmasse talks about his failed attempt-project carried out last July together with Daniele Bernasconi up the virgin North Face of Ogre.

This August the Slovak climbers Dodo Kopold and Michal Sabovcik forged a new line up the NW Face of Great Trango Tower (6286m), karakorum. Their "Out of Reality" ends on the shoulder circa 400m below the summit.

American alpinists Hayden Kennedy and Kyle Dempster have made the third ascent of Ogre (Baintha Brakk) 7,285m in karakorum via a new route up the South Face.

Martin and Florian Riegler have made the first ascent of Ramadhan (1100m, 9-, A2) up the virgin Kako Peak (4950m) in the karakorum, Pakistan.

On 30 July at 16:00 David Lama, Peter Ortner and Corey Rich reached the summit of Trango Tower in the karakorum via the route Eternal Flame.

Video of Théorême de la Peine established on Latok 2 last June in alpine style by Antoine Bletton, Pierre Labbre, Mathieu Maynadier and Sebastien Ratel.