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![Japanese expedition climbs Lhotse South Face](/uploads/img/3/453.jpg)
30/03/2007 - Alpinism
Japanese expedition climbs lhotse South Face At the end of December a Japanese expedition led by Osamu Tanabe managed to climb the south Fasce of lhotse (8516m) in winter, but turned back 40m short of the summit.
![Polish Nanga Parbat Winter Expedition abandons attempt](/uploads/img/3/183.jpg)
24/01/2007 - Alpinism
Polish Nanga Parbat Winter Expedition abandons attempt The Polish attempt to climb Nanga Parbat in winter led by Krzysztof Wielicki has been called off and the the entire team is safely back in base camp.
![Polish Nanga Parbat expedition](/uploads/img/3/170.jpg)
09/01/2007 - Alpinism
Polish Nanga Parbat expedition An extremely strong and experienced Polish team led by none other than Krzysztof Wielicki is currently engaged in a taxing and dangerous winter attemtp of Nanga Parbat, at 8125m the 9th highest mountain in the world.
![Himalaya: Mondinelli, Corona, Casarotto summit Lhotse](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
19/05/2006 - Alpinism
Himalaya: Mondinelli, Corona, Casarotto summit lhotse At 10.00 am on 19/05/2006 Silvio 'Gnaro' Mondinelli, Giampaolo Corona and Giampaolo Casarotto reached the summit of lhotse.
![Himalaya: first summits despite monsoon](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
02/05/2006 - Alpinism
Himalaya: first summits despite monsoon A six-man Nepali-Tibetan team has summited Everest, while the Spaniards Inaki Ochoa de Olza and Jorge Echoeaga reached the summit of Manaslu (8.163m) on 29 April.
![XV Piolet d'or, the candidates](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
04/01/2006 - Events
XV Piolet d'or, the candidates The six candidates for the prestigious Piolet d'or, promoted by the French Montagnes Magazine and awarded in Grenoble, France on 10 February.
![Alan Hinkes climbs world's 14 highest peaks!](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
06/06/2005 - Alpinism
Alan Hinkes climbs world's 14 highest peaks! On 30 May British mountaineer Alan Hinkes reached the summit of Kangchenjunga (8586m). In doing so he became the first Briton to summit the world's fourteen 8000m peaks
![Annapurna avalanche](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
18/05/2005 - Alpinism
Annapurna avalanche Christian Kuntner dies after being hit by an avalanche on Annapurna. Mario Panzeri, Mario Merelli, Daniele Bernasconi, Ed Viesturs from America and Veikka Gustafsson all reach the summit of Annapurna, while Romano Benet, Nives Meroi and Luca Vuerich have abandoned...
![Himalayan objectives: Dhaulagiri and Annapurna](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
29/03/2005 - Alpinism
Himalayan objectives: Dhaulagiri and Annapurna On 30/03 Romano Benet, Nives Meroi, Luca Vuerich, Inaki Ochoa, Erri De Luca, Cesare Giuliani, Roberto Alloi, Mario Cedolin, Klemen Gricar, Christan Stangl, Peter Guggemos and Ivan Vallejo depart for Dhaulagiri., then Annapurna.
![Shisha Pangma, Winter Expedition 2004-2005](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
25/11/2004 - Alpinism
Shisha Pangma, Winter Expedition 2004-2005 On 29/11, Simone Moro, Jan Szulc, Dariusz Zaluski Jacek Jawien and Piotr Morawski head for Tibetto attempt the first winter ascent of Shisha Pangma (8027m).
![Lhotse ascent for Kuntner and Joss, Everest for Nardi. And K2 time is fast approaching.](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
20/05/2004 - Alpinism
lhotse ascent for Kuntner and Joss, Everest for Nardi. And K2 time is fast approaching. On 15/05 Kristian Kuntner (ITA) and Norbert Joos (SUI) reached the summit of lhotse without the use of supplementary oxygen. This is the 13th annd 1th 800m peak respectively. On 19/05 Daniele Nardi reached the summit of Everest from the...
![Lhotse ascent for Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and Luca Vuerich](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
17/05/2004 - Alpinism
lhotse ascent for Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and Luca Vuerich On 16/05 Nives Meroi, Romano Benet and Luca Vuerich summite lhotse (8516m). Nives Meroi is now the most successful living female mountaineer.
![Lhotse, Makalu, Everest, Jannu: work in progress](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
12/05/2004 - Alpinism
lhotse, Makalu, Everest, Jannu: work in progress Expeditions: summit time is fast approaching. In the Everest region the second half of May is statistically the most important time of year for successful summit bids.
![Ciao Patrick, new route on Khali Himal](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
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.
![Camos, Urubko and Moro summit Baruntse North](/uploads/img/3/.jpg)
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.
![The Crystal Snake of Nuptse](/uploads/img/3/34802.jpg)
28/10/2003 - Alpinism
The Crystal Snake of Nuptse In spring 2003 Damian Benegas and Willie Benegas made the first ascent of The Crystal Snake 5.9 M4 WI5 up the North Face of Nuptse, 7855m, close to Everest.
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