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Holtanna Expedition - parapente en Antartique December 11, 2009
On Sam Beaugey's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
Bonjour à tous,Nous voilà donc arrivé au camp de base depuis le 2 décembre 2009. Nous sommes super bien installés face à l'Holtanna et à l'Holsttind nos deux plus gros objectifs.
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Expedition Makalu (8463m) West pillar solo October 12, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
Since one week I am back in Switzerland. My frostbitten feet are getting slowly better and I have started again with my climbing work out. Every day life is getting back, slowly. Nevertheless: I need this rest badly. The Makalu has challenged me to
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Summit success at Makalu - 8463m - West pillar solo September 28, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
Free ascent on the Eiger North Face September 17, 2009
On Robert Jasper's Blog
Expedition - First ascent - Mountaineering
The two professional Alpinists, Robert Jasper (Germany) und Roger Schäli (Switzerland) managed to finally freeclimb, redpoint, the famous "Japanese Route" on the Eiger North Face. The so called "Super-Diretissima" (5.13b/8a) is now the most challenging and demanding route through the famous 1800m North Face.[ Read more ]
Makalu Expedition - news from Base Camp September 16, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
Monday, September 14, - Makalu base camp
I left Base Camp to Makalu west pillar on Saturday morning at 00.30 am. I ascended directly to my small tent at 6700 meters. Basically it is more an overstepping than an ascent. The way to the actual west pillar passes over the two Jumeaux.
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Makalu Expedition -8463m- west pillar solo September 2, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
September 1, 2009 - Arrival at base camp (5250 meters above sea level).Finally we reached the foot of the mountain. The 10 days lasting trekking was not always very comfortable. The monsoon is still fully in his element. So we mostly were humid and wet. Luckily the bloodsucker didn't bother us too much.
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Final report for Gasherbrum2 Expedition August 7, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
A little bit earlier than scheduled my wife and I returned back to Switzerland. So I have enough time to pack the rest for the upcoming Makalu expedition and to get some rest, before I will definitively leave for Nepal on August 20, 2009.[ Read more ]
4200+ and counting July 27, 2009
On Said Belhaj's Blog
Mountaineering - Partying - Rock climbing
To conclude the past 2 months: summertime in Gothenburg with gigs, running and the good life. Then one month in Morocco: firts up the gnawa festival in Essauira. Then a bit of Marrakech, trekking in the Atlas mountains up on jebel Toubqal
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Gasherbrum II - the details from Ueli July 15, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
July 9, 2009Almost exactly three years after in 2006 I summited the east summit of Gasherbrum II (7772m), I reached the main summit of 8035m high Gasherbrum II. 2006: Hans Mitterer, Cedric Hählen and first ascended - coming from the Chinese side - a new route. It was the first route from the north side.
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Summit success for Ueli Steck at Gasherbrum II July 10, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
Friday, July 3 2009 - Gasherbrum base camp:It is running quite good here. From Tuesday until Wednesday I was already for the second time at camp 2 at 6500 meters. Overnight. The weather was pretty bad. Nicole, my wife, descended from camp 1 back to Base Camp with two Pakistani.
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Expedition Gasherbrum II - Base camp July 2, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
On Saturday, June 20th (after a journey of nearly two weeks) we reached Gasherbrum base camp (5100m). The formalities at the government in Islamabad were quickly settled. Should the political situation in Pakistan get critical, we provided also the visa for China. So we would be able to fly out from China - just in case.
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Expedition on Gasherbrum II June 10, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - Mountaineering
Burgdorf, June 2009On Sunday we flew to Islamabad. After long and careful considerations we have decided - despite the quite uncomfortable situation in the Swat Valley - to go to the Karakorum and start our expedition to Gasherbrum II.
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Snowboard with Xavier Delerue : Deeper June 5, 2009
On Petzl Crew's Blog
Mountaineering
Deeper....Deeper is definitely the word. Two weeks ago, Jeremy Jones showed up with his filmer Chris in Bruson Switzerland to film the last segment of their season. The goal of that mission was quite unclear, ride some steeps, use no heli, sleep in the mountains....
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Piolet d'Or 2009 for Ueli and Simon April 28, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
Expedition - First ascent - Mountaineering
Ueli Steck und Simon Anthamatten awarded with the "Piolets d'Or" 2009 together with two more first ascents of Kalanka and Kamet![ Read more ]
Piolet d'Or 2009 March 19, 2009
On Ueli Steck's Blog
First ascent - Mountaineering
As a real celebration of worldwide mountaineering, the Piolets d'Or
undertakes to its defend fundamental values. This revitalised 17th
annual event will bring together mountaineers from all four corners of
the Earth in a veritable festival.[ Read more ]