Keyword: alpine style

Ukrainian alpinists open new route on rarely climbed Ama Dablam West Face

The Ukrainian mountaineers Mykyta Balabanov and Mykhailo Fomin have successfully opened a new route on the impressive west face of Ama Dablam. After four strenuous...

Important mountaineering award for Spanish alpinist Jordi Corominas

Jordi Corominas has shaped mountaineering in various areas over the course of his long career. With his vision of easy and progressive alpinism, he has...

Piolets d'Or: These are the important ascents of 2023

In collaboration with the American Alpine Journal, the Piolets d'Or Committee has published a comprehensive list of major climbs for 2023. It includes...

Bold first ascent in alpine style on the rarely climbed Gasherbrum III

Spectacular 8000m sideshow: Tom Livingstone and Ales Cesen open a new route on Gasherbrum III in alpine style.

“This route is one of the most important achievements of our mountaineering career”

The brothers Pou and Micher Quito open a tough route in alpine style on the southeast face of the Copa (6190m): Puro Floro (M7/95°/A2/1,000m). The strong trio...

Alpine style: New route through the west face of Hungchi (7029m)

The two alpinists Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer made an impressive first ascent in alpine style on the 7000m Hungchi.

Alpine style through one of the most difficult north faces in the world

Alan Rousseau, Matt Cornell and Jackson Marvell conquer the extremely difficult north face of the 7000-meter Jannu in alpine style in eastern Nepal.

Marek Holeček: “The safety devices would hardly have held a serious fall”

On May 23, 2023, Marek Holeček and Matěj Bernát made the first ascent of the north-west face of the six-thousander Sura Peak in Nepal. The two Czechs completed the route in alpine style within four days. They rate their 1500-meter-long route called Simply Beautiful, which has a gradient of up to 90 degrees in some places, with an M6.

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