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![Piolets d'Or 2016: four ascents honoured](/uploads/img/3/36133.jpg)
07/04/2016 - Alpinism
Piolets d'Or 2016: four ascents honoured From 14 - 17 April four climbs will be celebrated during the Piolets d’Or 2016, the international mountaineering award scheduled to take place at la Grave-La Meije in France. The selected ascents are: Talung (Nepal) by Ukrainian alpinists Nikita Balabanov...
![Cerro Kishtwar and Chomochior, new climbs in the Himalaya by Kennedy, Novak, Pellissier and Prezelj](/uploads/img/3/33741.jpg)
24/11/2015 - Alpinism
Cerro Kishtwar and Chomochior, new climbs in the Himalaya by Kennedy, Novak, Pellissier and Prezelj In October 2015 alpinists Hayden Kennedy (USA), Urban Novak (SLO), Manu Pellissier (FRA) and Marko Prezelj (SLO) made the first ascent of the East Face of Cerro Kishtwar (6173m), as well as climbing a new route up the South Ridge...
![Russian alpinists claim first ascent of virgin Thulagi Chuli in Nepal](/uploads/img/3/33174.jpg)
26/10/2015 - Alpinism
Russian alpinists claim first ascent of virgin Thulagi Chuli in Nepal On 25/09/2015 the Russian mountaineers Aleksander Gukov, Ivan Dozhdev, Valeriy Shamalo and Ruslan Kirichenko completed the first ascent of Thulagi Chuli (7059m) a hitherto unclimbed peak in the Nepalese Himalaya. The new route up the West Face is called Happy...
![Piolet d'Or 2015: the 3 ascent videos](/uploads/img/3/29792.jpg)
13/04/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015: the 3 ascent videos The videos of the three Piolet d'Or 2015 winning ascents: the Fitz Roy Traverse by Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold, Thamserku by the Russians Alexander Gukov and Alexei Lonchinskiy and the ascent of hagshu by the Slovenians Aleš Česen, Luka...
![Piolet d'Or 2015: the grande finale at Courmayeur](/uploads/img/3/29797.jpg)
13/04/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015: the grande finale at Courmayeur On Saturday 11 April the awards ceremony of the 23rd Piolets d'Or, the Oscars of alpinism, were held at Courmayeur, Italy. Americans Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold, Russians Aleksander Gukov and Aleksey Lonchinsky and Slovenians Marko Prezelj, Ales Cesen and...
![Piolet d'Or 2015: the world's mountaineering élite at Courmayeur and Chamonix](/uploads/img/3/29744.jpg)
10/04/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015: the world's mountaineering élite at Courmayeur and Chamonix Courmayeur and Chamonix are the world’s mountaineering capital once again thanks to the Piolet d'Or 2015. The recipients of the 23rd edition of this prestigious award are Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold, Alexander Gukov, Alexei Lonchinskiy, Aleš Česen, Luka Lindič and...
![Piolet d'Or 2015: three expeditions selected](/uploads/img/3/28747.jpg)
05/03/2015 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2015: three expeditions selected Three expeditions have been selected for the Piolets d'Or 2015: the traverse of the Fitz Roy range by Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold,the ascent ofl Thamserku by the Russians Alexander Gukov and Alexei Lonchinskiy and the ascent of hagshu by...
![Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs](/uploads/img/3/29067.jpg)
20/02/2015 - Alpinism
Piolet d'Or 2015 and the big list of 58 climbs 58 ascents carried out in 2014 have been included in the "Big list" of the Piolets d'Or, the most prestigious mountaineering award that will be celebrated between 9 - 12 April, 2015 at Courmayeur and Chamonix, at the foot of...
![Hagshu North Face first ascent by Ales Cesen, Luka Lindic and Marko Prezelj](/uploads/img/3/27351.jpg)
03/11/2014 - Alpinism
hagshu North Face first ascent by Ales Cesen, Luka Lindic and Marko Prezelj Between 29 and 30 September 2014, Slovenian alpinists Ales Cesen, Luka Lindic and Marko Prezelj made the first ascent of the North Face of hagshu (ED, 70°-90°) in the Indian Himalayas.
![Hagshu NE Face: new Kishtwar climb by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden](/uploads/img/3/27186.jpg)
24/10/2014 - Alpinism
hagshu NE Face: new Kishtwar climb by Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden have made the first ascent of a new route up the unclimbed NE Face of hagshu, Kishtwar, Himalaya.
![Has exploratory alpinism failed?](/uploads/img/3/12431.jpg)
10/10/2014 - Alpinism
Has exploratory alpinism failed? Starting from a recent statement by Reinhold Messner, Manuel Lugli discusses the presumed end of “traditional” and exploratory alpinism.
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