Check out the gripping summit video from TNF-sponsored athletes Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards, who've just succeeded in climbing the world's 13th highest mountain, Gasherbrum II in winter for the very first time.Relying on the forecast

+ Gasherbrum 2 in winter.Climbing with Simone Moro and Denis Urubko - currently attempting Nanga Parbat in winter - American climber, Cory Richards, carried a compact digital camera on the mountain and produced this account of the climb which both nearly killed

First, check out the trailer above for 'Cold', one of the top films from this year's Kendal Mountain Film Festival - it's the story of Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards' winter ascent of Gasherbrun II, the first winter ascent of an 8,000m

Nice move from The North Face which will be broadcasting the London leg of its Speaker Series live over the web complete with a live intereactive Q&A session with athletes Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards.The series features the three top

to make the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II, an 8,035-metre peak in the Karakoram region of Pakistan, without the aid of porters, sherpas or supplementary oxygen.The trio - Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards – left for Pakistan on 27

and his wife Sue, HVAFF is a proper community-based event in the heart of the Peak. This year it features more than 20 films including Best of ShAFF and Best of Kendal programmes plus lots more. Film HighlightsFilms on show include Cold, the epic Cory

atmospheric trailer for the film of Moro, Urubko and Cory Richards winter ascent of Gasherbrum II - Richards carried a compact video cam all the way to the top with intimate and slightly dark results. There's extended footage here  as well: www

last year's first winter ascent of Gasherbrum 2, where they were accompanied by Cory Richards and Moro's first winter ascent of Makalu.Regular Bulletins, Great ImagesThe expedition's dedicated web site at carries regular updates, images and video

, Cory Richards and Dennis Urubko set out to be the first.  This film captures chilling first-hand footage of their attempt and reveals a harrowing descent that amplifies their isolation and exposure – and then an avalanche hits... See the trailer

Gasherbrum II first winter ascent team of Simone Moro, Denis Urubko and Cory Richards describe their epic experience earlier this year. Then there’s Lynn Hill, the iconic American climber acknowledged as one of the most accomplished rock athletes in the world