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![Great Trango Tower first ski descent by Chantel Astorga, Christina Lustenberger, Jim Morrison](/uploads/img/3/128104.jpg)
17/05/2024 - Snow Ski-skimountaineering
Great Trango Tower first ski descent by Chantel Astorga, Christina Lustenberger, Jim Morrison Alpinists Chantel Astorga, Christina Lustenberger and Jim Morrison have made the first ski descent of Great Trango Tower (6286m) in Pakistan, skiing a steep, exposed and weaving line down the mountain's west face.
![Reel Rock 17](/uploads/img/3/123086.jpg)
03/02/2023 - Climbing
Reel Rock 17 Reel Rock 17 will begin its global tour as of March 2023. The new season features Seb Bouin attempting to free DNA in the Verdon Gorge, Andrew Bisharat and Palestinian climbers in the strife-torn hills of Palestine, and Barbara Zangerl...
![Alexander Huber frees Ramayana on Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria](/uploads/img/3/78726.jpg)
06/09/2022 - Climbing
Alexander Huber frees Ramayana on Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria On the 18th of July German climber Alexander Huber made the first free ascent of Ramayana, a 6-pitch 8b+ on Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria.
![Remembering Wolfgang Güllich, one of greatest climbers of all times](/uploads/img/3/78652.jpg)
31/08/2022 - Climbing
Remembering Wolfgang Güllich, one of greatest climbers of all times 30 years ago today German climbing legend Wolfgang Güllich died in a car crash aged just 31. He established the world’s first 8b, the world’s first 8b+, the world’s first 8c and, with Action Directe in Frankenjura, the world’s first...
![Barbara Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher free climb Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower](/uploads/img/3/77915.jpg)
27/07/2022 - Alpinism
Barbara Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher free climb Eternal Flame on nameless tower Eternal Flame on nameless tower (6251m) in the Trango Tower range in Pakistan has been repeated free by Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher. Zangerl is the first woman to complete a free ascent of what is regarded as the hardest...
![Edu Marín makes second free ascent of Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower](/uploads/img/3/77848.jpg)
22/07/2022 - Alpinism
Edu Marín makes second free ascent of Eternal Flame on nameless tower Climbing with his brother Álex and his father Francisco, Catalan climber Edu Marín has made the second free ascent of Eternal Flame on nameless tower (6251m) in the Trango Tower range in Pakistan. Established in 1989 by Kurt Albert, Wolfgang...
![Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint](/uploads/img/3/5857.jpg)
28/09/2020 - Climbing
Remembering Kurt Albert, German climbing legend and father of the redpoint Precisely 10 years ago German climbing legend Kurt Albert died at the age of 56. He invented the redpoint philosophy in Frankenjura in 1975, considered nowadays the standard for sport climbing worldwide, and established numerous important rock climbs and big...
![Goodbye to British climbing legend Joe Brown](/uploads/img/3/64503.jpg)
16/04/2020 - Alpinism
Goodbye to British climbing legend Joe Brown Joe Brown, one of the world’s greatest all-round climbers, passed away last night aged 89. Brown pioneered climbs throughout Great Britain, the Alps and the Greater Ranges in particular in the 1950's and '60's. Cenotaph Corner on Dinas Cromlech in...
![Nameless Tower Eternal Flame / Huber brothers first free ascent video](/uploads/img/3/3891.jpg)
15/04/2020 - Alpinism
nameless tower Eternal Flame / Huber brothers first free ascent video The video of the first free ascent of Eternal Flame, the legendary rock climb on nameless tower, in the Trango group, Karakorum. Established by Kurt Albert, Wolfgang Güllich, Christof Stiegler and Milan Sykora, the first redpoint was carried out from...
![Alexander Huber rope-solo first ascent of Mauerläufer 8b+ up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria](/uploads/img/3/56398.jpg)
09/01/2019 - Climbing
Alexander Huber rope-solo first ascent of Mauerläufer 8b+ up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria Climbing alone and ground-up, last spring German alpinist Alexander Huber made the first ascent of Mauerläufer (200m, 8b+) up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria.
![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...
![Trango Towers, the BASE jump by Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev](/uploads/img/3/24495.jpg)
09/06/2014 - Alpinism
Trango Towers, the BASE jump by Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev Following the Australian pioneers Glenn Singleman and Nic Feteris: the story of the Great Trango Tower BASE jump carried out by Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev on 10 August 2013.
![Trango Tower, the Eternal Flame video trailer climbed by Lama, Ortner and Rich](/uploads/img/3/14131.jpg)
03/10/2012 - Alpinism
Trango Tower, the Eternal Flame video trailer climbed by Lama, Ortner and Rich 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.
![Trango Tower, Eternal Flame for Lama, Ortner and Rich](/uploads/img/3/3834.jpg)
31/07/2012 - Alpinism
Trango Tower, Eternal Flame for Lama, Ortner and Rich 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.
![No Fear, new Russian route on Trango Nameless Tower](/uploads/img/3/9138.jpg)
16/09/2011 - Alpinism
No Fear, new Russian route on Trango nameless tower In August 2011 a Russian expedition established No Fear (6b+, A3, 1120m) up nameless tower, Trango group, Karakorum
![Erhard Loretan, good-bye to a great alpinist](/uploads/img/3/7736.jpg)
29/04/2011 - Alpinism
Erhard Loretan, good-bye to a great alpinist On Thursday 28 April Swiss alpinist and mountain guide Erhard Loretan died in a climbing accident while ascending Grünhorn in the Bernse Alps. Loretan was one of the greatest alpinists of the modern era, the third person to have climbed...
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