Eternal Flame, Nameless Tower, Trango Towers, Karakoram
WEBEternal Flame, Nameless Tower, Trango Towers, Karakoram, Eternal Flame is a world-famous multi-pitch route up the Nameless Tower in the famous granite Trango group in Pakistan's Karakorum mountain range. It was established in 1989 by an extremely strong German team comprised of Kurt Albert, Wolfgang Güllich, Christof Stiegler and Milan Sykora and after an immense effort at over 6000m they ...
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WEBGraian Alps - Mont Blanc. Haute-Savoie France. 17/09/2024 - Nicholas Hobley - Monte Colodri. 09/09/2024 - Matteo Bicego - Cima d'Auta. PlanetMountain.com specialised in alpinism, climbing, trekking, ski mountaineering via ferrata in the mountains from the Dolomites to the Alps, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Patagonia, Everest, K2, Himalaya.
Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura …
WEBSep 14, 1991 · 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 time to discover more about one of the most famous sport climbs in the world and the man who made it happen.
David Göttler and his Everest attempt without supplementary …
WEBInterview with German mountaineer David Göttler after his attempt to climb Everest without supplemental oxygen. The 40-year-old climbed the Normal Route on the Nepalese side of the mountain and aborted his attempt at an altitude of 8650 meters, a mere 200 vertical meters below the summit. Planetmountain. 27. May 2019.
Marinaio di foresta - Pedra Longa - PlanetMountain.com
WEBMarinaio di foresta is a beautiful route that climbs diagonally up Pedra Longa, also known as Agugliastra, the extraordianry sea stack close to Baunei. The fantastic ambient and the aggressive rock render this an unforgettable outing! Given its beauty, the location, the difficulty and accessability, over time Marinaio di Foresta has become one of the most popular climbs in all of Sardinia, so ...
Remembering Patrick Berhault, on the 20th anniversary of his death
WEBPatrick Berhault alpinista arrampicatore Francia Patrick Edlinger Alessandro Grillo. 20 years ago today, on April 28, 2004, the great French climber and mountaineer Patrick Berhault died while attempting to complete the 82 4000ers of the Alps in 82 days. The tribute by his friend Alessandro Grillo.
News - Planetmountain.com climbing news, alpinism, …
WEB16/09/2024 - Alpinism. Piolets d'Or 2024 announces "big list" of Significant Ascents. The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2023. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2024 award during the celebration at San Martino di...
Andrzej Bargiel’s K2 ski descent / The revolutionary use of drones …
WEBJul 22, 2018 · Traduci in. 1 / 16. K2 and the line skied on Sunday 22 July 2018 by Andrzej Bargiel. From the summit the 30-year-old Pole followed the Abruzzi Spur, then plunged down the Cesen route before traversing below the seracs along the Messner variation and joining the Kukucka - Piotrowski line ascended in …
Nanga Parbat 1970. Reinhold Messner told the truth
WEB1970. The brothers Reinhold and Günther Messner climb Nanga Parbat's virgin Rupal Face and carry out the first descent of the unclimbed Diamir Face. Günther Messner perishes during the descent. Reinhold searches for his brother in vain then, alone and completely exhausted, reaches a group of herdsmen. The other expedition memebers have ...
Via Comici - Dimai - Cima Grande di Lavaredo
WEBEmilio Comici, Giuseppe & Angelo Dimai, 13-14/08/1933. First solo ascent: Emilio Comici 02/09/1937. Via Comici Dimai is the classic example of rock climbing in the Dolomites. Although difficult if climbed without using aid, its popularity is justified by …