alpinist

Zsolt Torok, the famous Romanian climber who died in Fagaras mountains last week, will be buried today in Arad, his home town. President Klaus Iohannis has awarded him post mortem the National Order "Star of Romania" in the rank of…

Romanian climber Torok Zsolt, world renowned champion, has been found dead in Făgăraș Mountains, near Negoiu Peak, on Saturday. He had been reported missing since Wednesday. Torok Zsolt, aged 45, was from Arad, western Romania. He had…

Romanian pianist Horia Colibăşanu is getting ready for the final ascent in Himalaya, where he is trying to open a new route on Everest peak. The climbing is due in 2 weeks. According to a press release sent on Friday, Horia Colibăşanu…

13-year-old alpinist Dor Geta Popescu set a new world record after climbing the Giluwe Peak, the highest volcano in the Pacific Ocean, at 4,367 metres altitude. The teenager has already set various world records for her age. She wants to…

The first alpinist from Cluj who reached the Manaslu Peak (8,156m) in Himalaya Mountains, Vasile Cipcigan, revealed he had suffered major frostbites while climbing the fourth most dangerous peak in the world. The Romanian alpinist…

Romanian alpinist Horia Colibăşanu will attempt to reach Manaslu peak (8,163 m) of the Himalaya, the largest mountain chain in the world, on a new route, on the north slope of the peak, which has never been climbed before. Colibășanu…

The only ice hotel in Romania, Hotel of Ice, located 2,000 metres altitude at Bâlea Lake in the Făgăraș Mountains, will be on TV through the “White Carpathia” documentary made by Charlie Ottley. According to the Hotel of Ice…

Two Romanians, a mountain rescuer from Zarnesti and a climber from Bucharest have set a national premier on ski-climbing, succeeding in climbing the 7,546-meter Muztagh Ata peak, the second in height from Tibet. The mountain rescuer…

At least 3,326 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, say officials. More than 6,500 people have been injured, according to the National Emergency Operation Centre, the BBC reports.…

Relief efforts in Nepal are intensifying after more than 2,000 people were killed in the worst earthquake there in more than 80 years. Rescue missions and aid material have started arriving in the country, the BBC reports. Seventeen…