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NZ's 'Last Great Projects' List One Climb Shorter 16 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
Mt. Tutoko (2746m), Darran Mountains, New Zealand, showing Guy McKinnon's new route up the previously unclimbed West Face. New Zealand climbers revered that aspect of Tutoko for its considerable heigh...
Swiss-Austrian Trio Solves Technical Face in Kunyang Chhish Massif 14 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
The southwest face of Kunyang Chhish East (ca. 7400m) showing the line of first ascent. Despite two failed attempts and trouble acclimatizing, Simon Anthamatten with Hansjoerg and Matthias Auer succes...
Full Report: First Ascent of K6 West 12 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
The northwest face of K6 West (7100m) in the Charakusa Valley of Pakistan showing the line of first ascent taken by Raphael Slawinski and Ian Welsted on July 25-30. The duo decided to continue with th...
Newsflash: Canadians Finally Nab FA of K6 West 6 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
Newsflash: The following newsflash is a preliminary report posted as a service to our readers. Alpinist has not confirmed the veracity of its contents but will post a story in detail when more informa...
Iranian Trio Perishes Descending Broad Peak 1 Aug 2013 | 05:35 pm
The southwest face of Broad Peak (8047m). On July 16, three Iranian climbers summited by a new variation, taking a direct line from Camp III on the normal route to the summit. During their descent, st...
Mugs Stump Winners Trade Pakistan for AK 26 Jul 2013 | 05:35 pm
The Angel (9,265'), Revelation Mountains, showing a 1100-meter free rock route on the east buttress established by Scott Bennett and Graham Zimmerman.[Photo] Graham Zimmerman After canceling their tr...
Tomasz Kowalski's Body Recovered on Broad Peak 18 Jul 2013 | 05:35 pm
Polish climbers Maciej Berbeka, Adam Bielecki, Tomasz Kowalski and Artur Malek made the first winter ascent of Broad Peak (8047m) on March 5, another milestone in a long line of Polish successes on 80...
Iconic Polish Climber Artur Hajzer Dies on Gasherbrum I 16 Jul 2013 | 05:35 pm
Initial reports have been confirmed that Artur Hajzer, part of a once-strong tradition of Polish climbers summiting 8000m peaks in winter, perished during his descent of Gasherbrum I (8068m) on Sunday...
Complicated Rescue on Leaning Tower Photographed 28 Jun 2013 | 05:35 pm
On June 25 an emergency call was sent by a solo climber who took a fall while climbing the West Face route (5.7 A2+, 700') on Leaning Tower in Yosemite. The climber injured his lower back, but was abl...
Nanga Parbat Victims, Attackers Identified 28 Jun 2013 | 05:35 pm
A politically motivated attack on the Diamir Base Camp of Pakistan's Nanga Parbat (8125m) on Sunday left 11 dead and the global climbing community in shock. While details of the murders continue to em...
