The studio of British mountaineer and artist Andy Parkin, who crafts the Piolet d’Or and Kendal Film Festival trophies, was destroyed by a fire on Friday night. The 16th Century former saw and grain mill just outside Chamonix was also the workshop of Rabbit on the Roof skis, and painter Anati Graetz. Sarah Stirling speaks to Andy to find out what happened. Read more »
An Indian expedition from the Kolkata section of the Himalayan Club has made the long awaited first ascent of Plateau Peak (7,287m) in the East Karakoram. Later, a second team, which originally had the same peak as its goal, was involved in an avalanche incident, resulting in air evacuation for Andy Parkin. Read more »
Three of America's most experienced mountaineers, Doug Chabot, Bruce Miller and Steve Su, have made the coveted first ascent of 6,400m Hispar Sar, an elegant pointed summit north of the Hispar Glacier. Read more »
Due to a misinterpretation of information when writing the original version of this report, it was stated that Andy Parkin had climbed Singkar. In fact he climbed a mountain further north, of almost equal altitude, named Dingjung Ri. Read more »
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