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Message to Our Fans and Followers
Nanga parrbat Base Camp, -2C, cloudy, ready to snow. Simone and Denis have been at base camp for over one month in harsh weather conditions, with the bid of getting the right weather window to attempt...
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The Expedition is Stopped – The Team is Coming Back Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvItwxNWS-8 Having received news of further heavy snow in the coming week from Innsbruck-based meteorologist Karl Gabl, alpinists Simone Moro (ITA) and Denis Urubko (KAZ)...
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Hervè Barmasse –“Not So Far” Movie Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCWLWnPV0w In 2011, Hervé Barmasse chose the three most important mountains of his home in Italy’s Aosta Valley—Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc); Monte Rosa; and Monte Cervino...
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Hervè Barmasse to Climb The North Face of Karakorum’s “Ogre”
The North Face® Athlete Hervè Barmasse is getting ready for the next project: to ascend one of the most difficult peaks in the world – Baintha Brakk (7,285m), also known as Ogre – in the Karakorum,...
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The North Face Speaker Series 2012 – Teaser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYwrj2fnM0E The North Face Speaker Series 2012 presents stories of men who found exploration just one step beyond their limit. This year you will have the chance to meet...
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Hervé Barmasse Achieved Three First Ascents In The Karakorum Range
The North Face® Athlete Hervè Barmasse returned from the expedition to Baintha Brakk (7,285m), also known as Ogre – in the Karakorum (Pakistan), after 48 days. Although the tough weather conditions...
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Return to India
Himachal Pradesh. India. Helicopters. Himalayan powder. Soaring Peaks. It all sounds very romantic. That’s what India is, or at least, my notion of India; a combination of adventure, mayhem, mountains,...
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Descending India : More Simple On Paper (Dispatch 2)
The North Face Global Team athletes Hilaree O’Neill, Emilio Previtali, Guilia Monego and Johnny Collinson set out on March 8 to climb and ski the 6000m White Sail peak in Northern India’s Manikaran...
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Gasherbrum II winter expedition
Atheletes: Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, Cory Richards. Elevation: 8,035 m (26,362 ft). Ranked: 13th (5th in Pakistan). Location: Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) / Xinjiang (China). Range: Karakoram....
View ArticleGII Dispatch #1 – The Beginning
Simone takes us into the world of winter mountaneering. After his first ascents of Shisha Pangma and Makalu, he introduces us to his next project: to climb GII with Denis Urubko and Cory Richards.
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G2 Winter Expedition – Islamabad to Skardu
After three days in Islamabad we were lucky to get a good weather for flight. Pakistan’s Northern area airports became open and a Polish expedition team (Broad peak expedition) flew with us in same...
View ArticleGII Winter Expedition – Flying into the heart of Karakorum
The team has landed in Pakistan and has finally reached Skardu. They are now ready for the acclimatization Watch out on the space for more…
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GII Winter Expedition – Acclimatization at Khosar Gang
We arrived back to Skardu after some INTENSIVE days of acclimatization. Today in a very stormy and cold weather we started from C1 for the summit push of Khosar Gang 6400m (but 6000/6100 in reality)....
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GII Winter Expedition – Finally at Base Camp
Finally we arrived at base camp of Gasherbrum 2 after a fantastic helicopter flight that had to make more trips to be able to carry all of the base camp at 5100 meters. The helicopter took us from...
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GII Winter Expedition – Opening paths
Today was an important day. The G1 and G2 are protected from this ice fall that puts a strain on the orientation and the nerves of those who cross for the first time in order to find the passage and...
View ArticleGII Winter Expedition – Opening paths day 2
Today has been stormy and crazily cold…. but despite these conditions we were able to trace all the Icefall and then open up the path in the long plateau which leads to Camp 1. We left tracks in only...
View ArticleGII Winter Expedition – Prepare the journey to base camp 2
Today the sun finally showed up! Everything is changing thanks to the great ball of fire. Temperatures remain rigid and prohibitive but the mood changes a lot and if you close the tent you can enjoy a...
View ArticleGII Dispatch #2 – Cold acclimatization on Khosar Gang
The North Face athletes Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards have completed the acclimatization on Khosar Gang.
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GII Winter Expedition – Three days and two nights on the mountain
Theese three days and two nights on the mountain that just ended was a very important stage and a demanding one. Denis and I (Cory was at base camp due to a mild illness). We were going to reach 6500...
View ArticleGII Dispatch #3 – The cold welcome from GII
GII welcome to The North Face athletes includes extreme cold, avalanches and a choice of crevasses. Follow Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards as they approach the slopes of GII on...
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