Keyword: winter ascent
K2: happiness and unhappiness on the second highest mountain in the world
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The K2 was climbed for the first time in winter. But while the summiteers were cheering, one of their colleagues died further down the mountain, who had turned back out of caution that morning.
K2 committed in winter for the first time: Sherpa team makes alpine history
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After numerous unsuccessful attempts, K2 was first committed in winter. A pure Sherpa team managed this.
Details of the solo tour on the Three Peaks by Simon Gietl
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On February 23 and 24, 2020, South Tyrolean Simon Gietl single-handedly managed the winter traverse of the Three Peaks. Here are details of his ascent.
Simon Gietl: First solo integral Tre Cime traverse in winter
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The 35-year-old South Tyrolean Simon Gietl manages the first solo ascent of the winter traverse on the Three Peaks in the Dolomites.
Michi Wohlleben in an interview about his transgression at the Drei Zinnen
In March 2017, the German alpinist Michi Wohlleben and the South Tyrolean Simon Gietl made the first winter ascent of the five peaks on the Drei Zinnen...
First ascent by Michi Wohlleben and Simon Gietl at the Drei Zinnen
The German alpinist Michi Wohlleben and the South Tyrolean Simon Gietl realized the first winter ascent of the five peaks on the Drei Zinnen last weekend. The...