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WEBFilip Babicz races up and down the 4 Matterhorn ridges in under 8 hours. On 01/09/2024 the Italian-Polish mountaineer Filip Babicz climbed the four ridges of the Matterhorn in 7 hours 43 minutes and 45 seconds. Furggen Ridge ascent, Hörnli Ridge descent, Zmutt Ridge ascent and Lion's Ridge descent, without external support and gear...
Body discovered on Everest - PlanetMountain.com
WEBFrancesca Colesanti. 20. October 2000. Traduci in. PlanetMountain.com was sent the following news from Francesca Colesanti about the possible discovery of the American Mountain Guide Scott Fishe r. Fisher died on Mt. Everest in 1996 in tragic and well-known circumstances while leading a commercial expedition organised by Mountain Madness.
Edu Marín makes second free ascent of Eternal Flame on …
WEBClimbing 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 Güllich, Christof Stiegler and Milan Sykora, the Karakorum big wall was first climbed free by Thomas and Alexander Huber in 2009.
The art of resoling a climbing shoe - PlanetMountain.com
WEBResoling a climbing shoe is primarily about substituting the old sole because this is worn out, usually in the toe area. The entire resoling process is carried out with the climbing shoe mounted in its last. The last is the indispensable three-dimensional “cast” of the shoe (the same one used when the shoe is constructed) and is needed to ...
Latok I climbed after 40 years by Aleš Česen, Luka Stražar, Tom …
WEBAug 14, 2018 · Forty years after the legendary first attempt, the fearsome North Ridge of Latok I has now finally been climbed all the way to the summit by the Slovenian mountaineers Aleš Česen and Luka Stražar and Britain’s Tom Livingstone. Considered one of the biggest prizes in high-altitude mountaineering in both the Karakorum and the Himalayas, the ...
The Hand of God, new mixed climb in Canadian Rockies by Juan …
WEBHighly talented alpinist and physics professor Raphael Slawinski and Chilean guide Juan Henriquez have established The Hand of God, a new mixed outing on Mt. Murchison in the Canadian Rockies. The route in question has been described as "overhanging limestone to hanging ice, a classic Rockies combination" and is located a few hundred meters to the left of the classic flow Cosmic Messenger.
The Norwegian Alpine Club and the ethics for climbing in Norway
WEBFollowing the latest ascents by Robert Jasper which we reported about last week, the Norwegian Alpine Club has now published an official statement clarifying its position with regards to the use of bolts in the mountains.Founded in 1908 and a member of the UIAA, the club represents circa 500 members. The document obvioulsy concerns not only the latest ascents and is perhaps the first appeal of ...
Gasherbrum I, historic Polish first winter ascent and drama for …
WEBAt 08:30 local time on 09/03/2012 the summit of Gasherbrum 1 (Karakorum, Pakistan) was reached for the first time in winter by the Polish mountaineers Adam Bielecki and Janusz Golab. On the same day the alpinists Gerfried Göschl, Nisar Hussain and Cedric Hahlen were seen for the last time on the same mountain.
Simon Gietl, Roger Schäli climb Matterhorn Schmid route in …
WEBSimon Gietl. After unexpectedly having to sit out a day of bad weather, Simon Gietl and Roger Schäli successfully climbed the Schmid route on the north face of the Matterhorn (4478m). In doing so they have now climbed four north faces as part of their North6 project, which involves climbing the six most famous north faces of the Alps while ...
Simon Lorenzi establishes Soudain seul at Fontainebleau and …
WEBSimon Lorenzi from Belgium has added a sit start to one of the boulders that had most attracted the attention of the world’s climbing elite, the famous Big island at Fontainebleau in France. The bloc was initially climbed in 2008 by the America’s Dave Graham who called it The island, then in 2010 local hotshot Vincent …
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