-sponsored mountaineer SimoneMoro is taking on.Moro on thesummit of Shisha Pangma - pic The North FaceMoro, together with his team mate Denis Urubko, is planning to tacklethe world's fifth highest mountain this winter and what's more, thepair will be climbing in as pure

Thought you might like a look at the latest video from TNF-sponsored climbers Simone Moro and Denis Urubko as they attempt to make the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest mountain.Some stunning footage, including

The North Face team mountaineer SimoneMoro along with his climbing partner Denis Urubko hasbeen awarded the prestigious 2009Eiger Award in Grindelwald, Switzerland, an honour whichthe organisers dub 'the Oscar of mountaineering'.The award

If you needed any more persuading about the almost tragi-comic state of climbing on Everest in recent years, have a look at a cracking interview with Simone Moro on the Planet Mountain web site. The top TNF-sponsored mountaineer has just shelved his

You might quite reasonably argue that climbing in the Himalayas inwinter is completely mad, but that hasn't stopped veteran Italian,The North Face-sponsored mountaineer Simone Moro, who ispoised for a first winter summit attempt on Broad Peak.Moro

The North Face sponsored athete SimoneMoro along with climbing partner Denis Urubko has becomethe first climber tosummit 8463-metre Makalu in winter.The pair reached the top of the mountain -above, Moro on the summit -one of the last great high

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

Let's Go That Way!Let's Go That Way!We told you yesterday about the attempt to climb the world's ninth highest peak for the first time in winter by The North Face athletes Simone Moro and Denis Urubko and, in particular, the live interractive Q

Fancy a bit of virtual mountaineering while you're waiting for some proper snow to hit the British hills? If so you're in luck, you can follow The North Face athletes Simone Moro and Denis Urubko's bid to climb Nanga Parbat in winter for the first

+ 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