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Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel is again heading to the world’s second highest mountain, K2, to try to become the first person to complete a ski descent.
Climbers and ski-mountaineers have tried to descend K2 on skis in the past, often with fatal consequences. Italian Hans Kammerlander had planned an attempt in 2001...
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Chantel Astorga and Anne Gilbert Chase made made what is likely the first female ascent, and only the ninth ascent overall, of the Slovak Direct (5.9 X M6 WI6+, 9,000) on Denali (20,310). They summited June 5 after starting the climb June 2.
Chase commented on an Instagram post that the route "took everything we had and ch...
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The highest unclimbed peak in the Gangotri Glacier Complex is now finally climbed. Malcolm Bass, Paul Figg and Guy Buckingham have made the first ascent of Janhukot (6805m) a remote, unclimbed peak at the upper end of the Gangotri Glacier (Garhwal Himalaya), via a technical route on the South West buttress leading to the el...
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Two mountaineers are trying to summit all 82 4,000 meter (13,123 foot) peaks in the Alps in 100 days, in odrer to raise awareness about climate change.
Climbers Peter Sandahl (Sweden) and Danny Uhlmann (United States), have summited 35 4,000 m (13,123 ft) peaks since May 5, when Climb for Climate began. The duo has been cl...
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Austrian mountaineer Hansjörg Auer has completed a solitary ascent of Lupghar Sar West, a 7181 meter peak in the Karakoram, Pakistan.
What is really important: he is back safe and sound in base camp.
After having acclimatised by spending 3 nights up to 6000 m on the SW Ridge of La Rochele, and after having checked out ...
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Korean climber Kim Migon summited the 8,125m Nanga Parbat in Pakistan on Monday.
Now he is the 7th Korean and the 41st mountaineer in the world to scale 14 highest peaks.
His expedition, consisting of Korean and Taiwanese climbers, set out from Islamabad on June 4 and arrived at the base camp of Nanga Parbat on June 7. ...
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Mountaineers Michael Gardner and Sam Hennessey successfully made the second ascent of Light Traveler on Denali’s southwest face.
Sam Hennessey and Michael Gardner made the second ascent of Light Traveler (VI M7 WI6) on the southwest face of Denali. The route was first sent in 2001 by Stephen Koch and Marko Prezelj, who too...
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This article first appeared on ExplorersWeb. The original can be read here.
Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel has become the first person in history to ski down from the summit of the second highest mountain in the world. This follows a busy few days on K2, as 31 climbers summited on July 21. No word on whether Barg...
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Once again, basic use of an unmanned aerial vehicle saves someone’s life. Scottish mountaineer Rick Allen had been feared dead after falling and suffering from frostbite during a solo climb on Broad Peak in the Karakorum. It was only when Polish drone pilots Andrzej and Bartek Bargiel aerially spotted Allen and guided Sherp...
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Thirty-one mountaineers have ascended K2, the world’s second highest and most dangerous peak.
The team includes mountaineers from China, Japan, Pakistan, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland and Nepal among other countries.
Mingma Gyabu Sherpa, Chhiji Norbu Sherpa, Dawa Gyaljen Sherpa, Lhakpa Temba Sherpa, Krishna Thapa Magar...
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