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 Cerro Fitz Roy on Schäli and Gietl's tick list 16/11/2009
Salewa alpine team members Roger Schäli (31) and Simon Gietl (25) have arrived in Patagonia on a mission to scale Cerro Fitz Roy (3,406m)Swiss rescue team fly in to Himalayas 14/11/2009
Air Zermatt, one of the most renowned rescue operations in the world is on its way to the Himalayas to take part in the rescue of injured Slovenian climber Tomaz Humar (40), who is believed to be stuck at 6,300m on Langtang Lirung with a broken leg and ribs.Second 8,000m for Steck 28/09/2009
Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck has successfully summited Makalu 8,463m, giving the
alpinist his second 8,000m peak in just a few weeks, with the climb following on from
his ascent of Gasherbrum II (8,035m) in late July.Even the best can sometimes lose heart 24/09/2009
Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck is rightly considered one of the finest climbers of his
generation, but he too can feel the pressures of high altitude climbing.Deep snow forces Steck to wait 18/09/2009
An exhausted and slightly de-motivated Ueli Steck is at the mercy of the weather as
he waits to
climb Makalu (8,463m).Schäli and Jasper free Japanese Direct Route on Eiger NF 17/09/2009
Alpinists, Robert Jasper (Germany) and Roger Schäli (Switzerland) have managed to finally free climb, (red-point), the famous "Japanese Direct Route" on the Eiger North Face.First ever all female expedition team 16/09/2009
Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor Flagged in the First Ever Women Expedition Team for Army Corps of Engineers to Indira Col, today at Army Headquarters, New Delhi. Unstable weather forces Steck to wait 16/09/2009
Unstable weather is forcing Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck to playing a sitting and waiting game on Makalu (8,463m).Summit success for Steck at Gasherbrum II 21/07/2009
Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck has made a successful attempt on Gasherbrum II (8,035m)
his first success over 8,000m.114 million liters of water turned to snow 21/07/2009
With over 114 million liters of water turned into snow so far this year at Whakapapa,
this beats
last years total of 110 million liters and we are only just finished the July school
holidays!Cristina Castagna lost on Broad Peak 21/07/2009
The summit push launched on Broad Peak last weekend has taken Cristina
Castagna's life – the
Italian climber reportedly fell to her death on Saturday, while descending back to BC
together
with mate Giampaolo Casarotto.Fiennes summits Everest at 65 21/05/2009
 On his third attempt Sir Ranulph Fiennes has reached the summit of Everest shortly before 1am this morning, completing what he set out to do a year ago – to raise the Marie Curie flag at the peak of the world's highest mountain.Mt Ruapehu Season Pass Sale Extended to 4 May 30/04/2009
Due to a high number of transactions and an increase in technical demand, we have experienced glitches with the online processing of season passes. We do apologise for the inconvenience this is causing you, our loyal customers.Piolet d'Or winners announced 30/04/2009
The 2009 Piolet d'Or winners have been announced with Swiss climbers Ueli Steck,
and Simon Anthamatten,Japanese climbers Kazuya Hiraide and Kei Taniguchi, Fumitaka
Ichimura, Yusuke Sato and Kazuki Amano, collecting the Golden Axes.Piolet D'or Awards for 2009 27/03/2009
After a one year break the Piolet D'or mountaineering awards are back and six
notable climbs from 2009 have been nominated.Eiger claims two lives 27/03/2009
 Two climbers, believed to be from the Swiss army, have died on the north face of
the Eiger
after bad weather set in over the weekend.Three killed in Scottish avalanches 25/01/2009
Nine climbers in two parties were the centre of a massive rescue effort in Scotland on Saturday following avalanches in the Buchaille Etive Mor area.Bendler wins first round of World Ice Climbing Cup 21/01/2009
Austrian Markus Bendler has drawn first blood in the Daone Ice Master World Cup 2009 with an overwhelming victory in Italy.Four Italian climbers killed on Mont Blanc 20/01/2009
Tragedy has again struck the Mont Blanc region with four Italian climbers killed over the weekend.Didier Défago wins World Cup in Wengen 18/01/2009
Thirty-one-year old Swiss skier Didier Défago has won the men's World Cup downhill on the Lauberhorn piste in Wengen. |
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