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![Cut off my leg!](/uploads/img/3/47741.jpg)
03/10/2017 - Climbing
Cut off my leg! The must-read report about the first ascent of the South East Ridge of Monte Muru Mannu (Domusnovas) Sardinia, carried out last June by Marco Marrosu and Lino Cianciotto. By Marco Marrosu.
![Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite](/uploads/img/3/47881.jpg)
28/09/2017 - Alpinism
Enormous El Capitan rockfall leaves one dead and one injured in Yosemite Rockfall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, that took place shortly before 14:00 on 27/09/2017 has killed one person and injured another according to park officials.
![Großglockner rescue helicopter crash and miracle escape caught on camera](/uploads/img/3/47050.jpg)
22/08/2017 - Alpinism
Großglockner rescue helicopter crash and miracle escape caught on camera The dramatic video of a helicopter crashing during a mountain rescue operation on Großglockner, Austria's highest peak. Miraculously everyone escaped practically unharmed. Vittorio Messini, Mountain Guide and member of the Austrian Alpine rescue, provides insight into the accident.
![Everest & Co, good and bad news from the highest mountains in the world](/uploads/img/3/45377.jpg)
25/05/2017 - Alpinism
Everest & Co, good and bad news from the highest mountains in the world Mountaineering: the latest updates from Everest, Lhotse, Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu and Makalu, concerning Kilian Jornet Burgada, Elisabeth Revol and Marco Confortola as well as Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger's attempt at Kangchenjunga. Furthermore, several deaths have been reported.
![Ueli Steck, the man and mountaineer](/uploads/img/3/44977.jpg)
01/05/2017 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck, the man and mountaineer In memory of Ueli Steck, the great Swiss mountaineer who died yesterday on Nuptse close to Everest.
![Ueli Steck dies in Everest accident](/uploads/img/3/44975.jpg)
30/04/2017 - Alpinism
Ueli Steck dies in Everest accident Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck has died near Mount Everest. The body of the 40-year-old ace mountaineer was found close to Camp 1 on the nearby Nuptse Face, where he was acclimatising for one of the most incredible mountaineering projects in...
![Michele Caminati and the shocking ground fall video](/uploads/img/3/44483.jpg)
31/03/2017 - Climbing
Michele Caminati and the shocking ground fall video The video of Italian climber Michele Caminati falling to the ground when his rope broke at the gritstone crag Curbar in England. Caminati miraculously walked away with only a broken wrist and heel.
![Campitello di Fassa to host the IFSC European Climbing Championships 2017](/uploads/img/3/43089.jpg)
26/02/2017 - Climbing
Campitello di Fassa to host the IFSC European Climbing Championships 2017 The small town Campitello in Val di Fassa, Italy, will host the sport climbing European Championships Lead and Speed from 29 June to 1 July 2017. This is only the second time this prestigious climbing competition is disputed in Italy.
![Charity appeal for the victims of the Campo Felice helicopter crash](/uploads/img/3/42941.jpg)
26/01/2017 - Alpinism
Charity appeal for the victims of the Campo Felice helicopter crash We willingly publish the appeal of the Italian Corps for Mountain and Speleological rescue to help the families of the victims of helicopter crash at Campo Felice, in Abruzzo, Italy. On 24/01/2017 the aircraft crashed during a rescue mission, the...
![Erich Abram, farewell to the last Italian K2 mountaineer](/uploads/img/3/42792.jpg)
18/01/2017 - Alpinism
Erich Abram, farewell to the last Italian K2 mountaineer South Tyrolean mountaineer Erich Abram passed away on Monday 16 January 2017 at Bozen aged 95. The talented mountaineer and climber played an important role in the 1954 Italian expedition that made the first ascent of K2.
![Jeff Lowe's Eiger Metanoia finally repeated by Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist and Roger Schaeli](/uploads/img/3/42583.jpg)
09/01/2017 - Alpinism
Jeff Lowe's Eiger Metanoia finally repeated by Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist and Roger Schaeli From 29 to 30 December 2016 Thomas Huber, Stephan Siegrist and Roger Schaeli scored the long-awaited second ascent of Metanoia, Jeff Lowe’s masterpiece on the North Face of the Eiger. The route was established solo over a period of nine...
![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...
![Magic Fox, new rock climb up Torre dei Sabbioni in the Dolomites](/uploads/img/3/39785.jpg)
20/09/2016 - Alpinism
Magic Fox, new rock climb up Torre dei Sabbioni in the Dolomites On Torre dei Sabbioni (Marmarole, Dolomites) Alessandro Fiori, Pier Francesco Smaltini and Simone Corte Pause have made the first ascent of Magic Fox, a new multi-pitch rock climb in memory of Alberto Bonafede and Aldo Giustina who on 31/08/2011 tragically...
![Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece](/uploads/img/3/39844.jpg)
14/09/2016 - Climbing
Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece Action Directe was established by Wolfgang Güllich on 14 September 1991 at Waldkopf in Germany's Frankenjura. The route set new new standards in sport climbing and now, precisely twenty-five years after the first ascent, Planetmountain.com takes a step back in...
![Tor des Géants, the start of the legendary race](/uploads/img/3/39781.jpg)
12/09/2016 - Competitions
Tor des Géants, the start of the legendary race On Sunday 11 September 770 runners set off from Courmayeur for the 7th Tor des Geants, considered the most difficult mountain race in the world. This extraordinary challenge in the heart of the four giants of the Alps: 330km long...
![Mont Blanc cable car, trapped passengers safe](/uploads/img/3/39724.jpg)
09/09/2016 - Alpinism
Mont Blanc cable car, trapped passengers safe The Mont Blanc cable car connecting Aiguille du Midi with Punta Helbronner that broke yesterday afternoon was fixed this morning and the remaining 33 of 110 trapped passengers were safely transported to Punta Helbronner.
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