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Orpierre, France by Murtagh Dineen

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Murtagh Dineen is a tribe’ s member from Tralee, Ireland

Location: Orpierre, Mont Aiguihe France

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Sassolungo and plan schiavaines BZ Italy by Elisabetta Amedei

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Elisabetta Amedei is a tribe’ s member from Milano, Italy

Location: Sassolungo, Bolzano, Italy

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Natalija Gros, Great!!!

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Natalija Gros is a tribe’ s member from Ljubljana

Name and surname: Natalija Gros
Date and place of birth: 29.11.1984, Kranj
I live in: Ljubljana
Hight: 1,56m
Weight: 49kg
Profession: Student of Faculty of sport
Hobbies: dancing, running, reading, learning foreign languages,..
Sponsors: Red Bull, Volksbank, avtohouse Sawal, La Sportiva, The north face, Moon climbing
Coatch: Aleš Jensterle
Work – Job: Ministry of home affairs
Car: sponzored, black Opel Corsa
Movie: Pulp fiction, Million dollar baby, Matrix, Godfather
Tv Show: Friends
Actor/actress: Al Pachino / Natalie Portman
Drink: Red Bull, water, tea
Food: Chocholate, mash potatos
City: Salzbur (Austria), Novi sad (Serbia)
Destinations: Thailand, South America, Australia, Canada, Spain
Book: Jonatan Livingstone Seagull
Animal: Lion/lioness, horse, spider
Colour: pink, red, black, white
Quotation: “It’s the magic in risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.”

Website :

http://www.natalijagros.si
http://www.redbull.si
http://www.redbull-photofiles.com

I met with climbing when I was 6 years old, and at that time this sport was just another hobby for me. But later, I realised that sport climbing is not just some sport I “accidently” met with. It has become sort of way of living.

I started competing when I was 9, and since then, competitions became my »drog«. Just when I was at high school, before the final exams, I stopped climbing for like 8 months, because I was too suffocated with everything. I kind of used this time for stuff that I wasn’t been able to do in years when I was training so hard.
Soon after first competitions, I got into youth team, and at that time, I achived three youth world championship titles, and two times second places. At the age of sixteen I also started to compete in world cup, where my first competition was in Chamonix, and also my first world cup final.

Climbing, Natalija Gros – Le Tango Vertical from Film IT on Vimeo.

Besides this, I also climbed at rock, and I did my first 8b already in 2002, and before that I did already 8a on sight. 2006, was very successful year for me. Not just on the competitions, but also because I climbed my first 8b+ route Kaj ti je deklica, and my first 8c route, named Strelovod, both in Mišja peč in Slovenia. This year I also sent Histerija 8c+. And for all my results and achivements I can thank to my coatch Aleš Jensterle who trains me from my early childhood.
Now, I can’t imagine life without cimbing, without competitions, which at the moment really mean me a lot. I want to dedicade this few years to competitions, and achive as many tops and good resaults. But when I finish,.. Well, I’ll let myself surprise.

Hnappavellir, Iceland by Örvar Dóri Rögnvaldsson

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Örvar Dóri Rögnvaldsson is a tribe’ s member from Iceland

Location: Hnappavellir,Iceland

Bouldering in Iceland. Hnappavellir is on the south-east coast close to Skaftafell and Jósepsdalur is a vally and is very close to Reykjavik. Edit by Valdimar Björnsson. www.klifur.is

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Montefrio, Spain by Inma Rabadán

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Inma Rabadán is a tribe’ s member from Luque, Spain

Location: Montefrio, Granada, Spain

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3er Encuentro Escalada – Coquimbo, Cile by Andres Muñoz Nievas

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Andres Muñoz Nievas is a tribe’ s member from Pampilla, Cile

Location: Coquimbo, Pampilla, Cile

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ASCENDANCE TOUR 09

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Rocce Baciasse by Roberto Comba

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Roberto Comba is a tribe’ s member from Alpignano, Torino Italy

Location: Rocce Baciasse, Giaveno (TO) Italy

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Tomaž Humar

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Tomaž Humar (February 18, 1969 – c. November 10, 2009), nicknamed Gozdni Joža (akin to Hillbilly), was a Slovenian mountaineer. A father of two, Humar lived in Kamnik, Slovenia. He completed over 1500 ascents, and won a number of mountaineering and other awards, including the Piolet d’Or in 1996 for his Ama Dablam ascent.^[1]

He became widely recognized in 1999 after his famous solo ascent of the south wall of Dhaulagiri^[2], considered one of the deadliest routes in the Himalayas with a 40% fatality rate.^[3]

During a solo attempt to climb Nanga Parbat in 2005, Humar became trapped by avalanches and melting snow at an altitude of nearly 6000 meters.^[4] After six days in a snow cave he was rescued by a Pakistani army helicopter crew on August 10, 2005.^[5]

On October 28, 2007, Humar reached the Eastern summit of Annapurna I (8091 m) via a route at the far eastern end of the South Face.^[6]^[7]

On November 9, 2009, Humar, who was on a solo climb via the South Face of Langtang Lirung (last climbed in 1995^[8]), had an accident during the descent.^[9] His only contact with the base camp staff via a satellite phone was made on the day of the accident and he appeared to be in critical condition with leg, spine and rib injuries. He was stuck on the mountain at an elevation of approximately 6300 meters for several days before his body was found on November 14, 2009 at an elevation of 5600 meters.

Other prominent expeditions

13. November 1994: Ganesh Himal V (6989 m), with Stane Belak – Šrauf
6. May 1995: Anapurna (8091 m), solo climb
4. May 1996: Ama Dablam (6828 m), with Vanja Furlan
2. November 1996: Bobaje (6808 m), solo climb
1. October 1997: Lobuche (6119 m), solo climb
9. October 1997: Pomuri (7165 m)
31. October 1997: Nuptse (7742 m), with Janez Jeglič
26. October 1998: El Capitan (2307 m), solo climb
2. November 1999: Dhaulagiri (8167 m), solo climb
8. November , 2002: Shisha Pangma, (8046 m), with Maksut Žumajev, Denis Urubko, Aleksej Raspopov, Vasilij Pivcov
22. December 2003: Aconcagua (6960 m), with Aleš Koželj
23. April 2005: Cholatse (6440 m), with Aleš Koželj, Janko Operšnik
November 2009: Langtang Lirung (7227 m)

Bibliography

Tomaž Humar: Ni nemogočih poti. (ISBN 961-6403-23-0) (COBISS) (Slovene)
Tomaž Humar: No Impossible Ways. Mobitel, Ljubljana, Slovenia. (ISBN 961-6403-23-0)

References

^ "Ama Dablam, Tomaz Humar, Himalaya Extreme, ultimate climbing page". Dhaulagiri.extremekanal.com. http://dhaulagiri.extremekanal.com/himal/amadab/amadabl.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Tomaz Humar Soloing on the South Face of Dhaulagirl". Rockclimbing.com. 2002-10-19. http://www.rockclimbing.com/photos/Alpine/Tomaz_Humar_Soloing_on_the_South_Face_of_Dhaulagirl_7948.html. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Nepal – Annapurnas, Dhaulagiri and Mustang area". Fotopedia.com. 2008-10-07. http://www.fotopedia.com/albums/IHUrDNu8hTk/entries/1KBYuivKOd0. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ MacDonald, Dougald. "Humar Trapped on Nanga Parbat". Climbing.com. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/humartrapped/. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Tomaz Humar Rescued from Nanga Parbat". Everestnews.com. 2005. http://www.everestnews.com/pak2005/nphumar2005u08122005.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Tomas Humar: New Alpine Solo Route on the South Face of Annapurna". Russianclimb.com. October 2007. http://www.russianclimb.com/humar_annapurna.html. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Tomaz Humar klettert solo durch die Annapurna Südwand". Bergsteigen.at. 2007-11-22. http://www.bergsteigen.at/de/bericht.aspx?ID=12687. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Langtang Lirung". SummitPost. 2007-09-18. http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/153976/langtang-lirung.html. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ "Tomaz Humar Stuck on Langtang Lirung with broken leg??". www.everestnews.com. http://www.everestnews.com/stories2009/tumreport1102009.htm.
^ Manchanda, Sukhpreet (2007-08-19). "Slovenian climber dies in Himalayas". Topnews.in. http://www.topnews.in/slovenian-climber-dies-himalayas-2236059. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ Jaiswal, Manik (2009-11-14). "Mountaineer Tomaz Humar Died During A Solo Climb in Nepal". News-relay.com. http://www.news-relay.com/latest-news/mountaineer-tomaz-humar-died-during-a-solo-climb-in-nepal. Retrieved 2009-11-14.

External links

Tomaž Humar website
Tomaž Humar website: Expeditions
National Geographic on incredible Nanga Parbat rescue
Tomaž Humar dies in Langtang Lirung
Tomaž Humar final rescue attempt
Tomaz Humar – Daily Telegraph obituary

Benny Trautmann’s best pictures

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Benny Trautmann is a tribe’ s member from Munich, Germany

Climbing Tribe

Orpierre, France by Murtagh Dineen

Sassolungo and plan schiavaines BZ Italy by Elisabetta Amedei

Natalija Gros, Great!!!

Hnappavellir, Iceland by Örvar Dóri Rögnvaldsson

Montefrio, Spain by Inma Rabadán

3er Encuentro Escalada – Coquimbo, Cile by Andres Muñoz Nievas

ASCENDANCE TOUR 09

Rocce Baciasse by Roberto Comba

Tomaž Humar

Other prominent expeditions

Bibliography

Further reading

References

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