Domenica 7 luglio il 51enne grande alpinista polacco Artur Hajzer è scomparso cadendo dal couloir dei giapponesi al Gasherbrum I (8068 m). E’ successo domenica scorsa, 7 luglio. Secondo explorersweb, Artur Hajzer e Marcin Kaczkan avevano lasciato il campo 3 diretti alla vetta del Gasherbrum I (8068 m). Il loro obiettivo era salire in successione…
Month: August 2019
Adam Ondra libera un altro 9b in Norvegia
Il climber della repubblica ceca Adam Ondra ha liberato la via Move 9b nella grotta Hanshelleren a Flatanger, in Norvegia. Ondra continua ad esplorare un livello di difficoltà attualmente riservato quasi esclusivamente a lui, e ancora una volta la velocità con cui ci riesce lascia tutti di stucco. L’ultimo successo viene dalle profondità della grotta…
Nuova via su Cerro Walwalun nella Valle Cochamó in Cile
A febbraio sulla parete nord di Cerro Walwalun nella valle Cochamo in Patagonia, Cile, Lorenzo Lanfranchi, Mirko Masè, Simone Pedeferri, Mattia Tisi e Andrea Zaffaroni hanno aperto la via Perdidos en el Mundo (870 mt, 23 lunghezze, 7b+, 6c+ obb.). Il racconto di Mirko Masè. La bellezza non si spiega, c’è. Si sente. Forse, si…
‘We won’t be steam-rolled’: Ireland’s deputy PM rules out bilateral talks with UK
Follow RT on Ireland will not enter into bilateral talks on no-deal Brexit planning with the UK and won’t be “steam-rolled” by red lines drawn down by Boris Johnson, Deputy Prime Minister Simon Coveney has said. Coveney’s comments come after the UK’s Sun newspaper reported that Johnson will float the idea of Ireland temporarily abandoning…
Banned missile test reveals all you need to know about US foreign policy
Follow RT on A recent missile test confirmed by the Pentagon is stoking fears of a newly established arms race which would include, among others, Russia and China. On August 18, North Korea tested a previously banned ground-launch missile with a range of over 500km, sending the entire world into an enormous, frenzied panic. Oh…
Russia to start issuing electronic visas for some EU states from October 1 – Putin
Follow RT on Russia will start issuing electronic visas for some European Union countries starting on October 1, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. Putin made the statement speaking alongside his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto in Helsinki. On July 19, the Russian president signed a decree extending the electronic visa regime to the territory of…
Not to be sniffed at: Mexico City judge approves limited recreational cocaine use
Follow RT on In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a judge in Mexico City has granted two people the right to use, possess, and transport cocaine for personal recreational use. The court ordered the national health regulator, COFEPRIS, to authorize the unnamed claimants to use the drug, but the organization has moved to block the court order,…
Greece ‘won’t assist’ Iranian tanker sought by US – deputy FM
Follow RT on Greece has said it won’t assist an Iranian supertanker sought by the US that’s in the Mediterranean Sea and believed headed for a Greek port. Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said Greece is under “pressure from US authorities,” which claim the Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1 is tied to a sanctioned organization, AP…
Cristiano Ronaldo happy to put personal woes behind him, ready to keep playing until 41
Follow RT on Following a year that saw Cristiano Ronaldo embroiled in a tax evasion scandal and an alleged rape case, the star is happy he can shift his focus again to football en route to new achievements in his already trophy-laden career. Speaking to Portuguese TV channel TVI about his brush with Spanish tax…
Trump accused of ‘insulting’ Danish queen by cancelling trip over Greenland snub
Follow RT on Fuming Danish politicians say US President Donald Trump offended the Danish queen by abruptly cancelling his trip to the country. Trump called off the visit after Denmark refused to discuss selling Greenland to the US. On Wednesday, Trump announced he will be “postponing” his visit to Denmark, originally planned for early September,…