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.
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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...
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 ...
The Phoenix solo – Alex Honnold interview and rare Ray Jardine …
WEBAmerican climber Alex Honnold has soloed The Phoenix (5.13a) in Yosemite Valley. The news spread like wildfire across the climbing globe yesterday, and understandably so since The Phoenix is one of those cult routes which have left their mark on generations of climbers worldwide. First ascended by Ray Jardine and John Lakey in 1977, this fierce ...
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WEB06/09/2024 - Alpinism. Filip 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 ...
Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson officially presumed dead in …
WEB1 / 1. Marc-André Leclerc presumed deceased in Alaska together with Ryan Johnson after having climbed a new route up the Main Tower of the Mendenhall Towers. Marc-André Leclerc. An expedition to Alaska has ended in the worst possible way for 25-year-old Canadian Marc-André Leclerc and 34-year-old Ryan Johnson, two highly experienced ...
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.
Walking in the Dolomites: the Peitlerkofel circular walk
WEBThe Peitlerkofel circular walk it is a beautiful hike in the Puez-Odle Natural Park, Dolomites, that leads without major difficulties in circa five hours around the entire base of this 2875 high mountain which, in Italian, is called Sas de Putia. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and because of the walk’s beauty and the moderate height ...
El Capitan Freerider: Alexander Huber Yosemite masterpiece …
WEBMayan Smith-Gobat. This autumn Freerider on El Capitan in Yosemite celebrates twenty years as one of the most famous big wall climbs in the world. The first free ascent of this variation to the Salathé Wall dates back to 1998 at the hands of the German alpinists and climbers Alexander Huber and his brother Thomas, yet in actual fact the line ...
Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka, the legendary Polish mountaineer
WEBWith Artur Hajzer, 13/10/1988. Freedom Climbers by Bernadette McDonald. 30 years today: on 24 October 1989, Polish mountaineer Jerzy Kukuczka died while attempting Lhotse. Kukuczka was the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders after Reinhold Messner and an absolute legend of high altitude Himalayan mountaineering.
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