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March 18, 2011 – Gasherbrum Dreams Blown Away
Earlier this week, the team of Louis Rousseau (Canada), Gerfried Göschl (Austria), Alex Txikon (Basque) had to abandon their dreams of summiting Gasherbrum I.
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March 14, 2011 – One Last Chance on Gasherbrum I
It seems that the team of Louis Rousseau (Canada), Gerfried Göschl (Austria), Alex Txikon (Basque) will have one more chance to summit Gasherbrum I.
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Feb 23, 2011 – The Descent From Gasherbrum II
Earlier this month, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards bagged the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II, but almost died during the descent when they were caught in an avalanche and fell into two crevasses. This film captures some of the challenges the team faced on their journey to basecamp.
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Feb 8, 2011 – Avalanche Hits Gasherbrum II Team
After achieving the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II, the team of Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards were hit with an avalanche during their descent from the summit.
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Feb 2, 2011 – Gasherbrum II Winter Ascent
The talented team of Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards have bagged the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II 8,035 m.
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Famed Alpinist to Attempt a Record on Everest
Valery Babanov, one of the world’s best technical alpine climbers, said he’s “been preparing for this all my life”
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Famed Alpinist Suffers Frostbite in Himalaya
Denis Urubko has survived a fall into a crevasse during a winter attempt of Gasherbrum I
Gripped January 28, 2024 -
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Reinhold Messner Stripped of World Records
New research suggests that he was not the first to climb the 14 8,000-metre peaks
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Award Winning Alpinist Feared Dead
Piolet d’Or recipient Dmitry Golovchenko was attempting a big new route in the Karakoram
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Climbers Ski Famous Karakorum Peaks
Anna Tybor has become only the third skier to descend from the summit of Broad Peak
Gripped July 21, 2023