The International Mountain Summit in Brixen continues to offer intense emotions.
\nThe presentation of Simon Gietl and Roger Sch\u00e4li, \u201cJoy and Sorrow in the Mountains\u201d, enraptured the public in view of the compelling stories told, the superb images shown and the especially moving tragedy in the Himalaya last Spring, where their friend, the cameraman Daniel Ahnen, fell into a crevasse and hasn\u2019t been found since.\u00a0This type of presentation, where two mountaineers talk about their achievements almost simultaneously, has been newly introduced at the IMS, and has been very successful.
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\nAmong the key events taking place at IMS, the \u201cWalks\u201d take a leading role. These are, as the name suggests, walks in the pretty Dolomites area, together with \u00a0mountaineers and climbers. The relaxed atmosphere makes way \u00a0for friendly discussions, jokes and moments of fun. \u00a0\u00a0Praise to the IMS for this clever intuition.\u00a0Roger Sch\u00e4li and Simon Gietl took part in Monday\u2019s walk, while Marko Pretzelj and Thomas Huber led the walk on Wednesday.
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\nThe latter have been the protagonists of rather controversial presentations.
\nMarko Pretzelj strongly defends \u201calpine style\u201d expeditions, such as the ones he led in Alaska, Patagonia and the Himalayas, together with strong characters like Steve House, and showing an opposition against awards such as the Piolet D\u2019Or. \u201cHow can somebody judge you on your own performances? How can they choose amongst the many expeditions that take place every year?\u201d
\nMarko is also a professional photographer, a skill shown in the excellent images which enchanted the public.
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\nWith \u201cIn a time vacuum\u201d, Thomas Huber proved to be a good actor, as well as a strong mountaineer.
\nHe wanted to show the relevance of time, its passing being of diverse importance for each one of us, granting us \u00a0the appreciation of moments spent in places close to our hearts, such as the Tre Cime di Lavaredo are for Thomas.\u00a0After a bad accident to his shoulder, he managed to accomplish an enchainment of all three peaks within one day.
\nThomas also showed excerpts from his expeditions in Antarctica and the Karakorum, together with his brother Alexander.
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\nBeat Kammerlander will bring further emotions with his presentation \u201cA Vertical Life\u201d tonight.
\n\u00a0\u201cShow Alpinism\u201d is this week-end\u2019s main event, where the mountaineers Adam Ondra, Stefan Glowacz, Reinhold Messner and David Lama will discuss to what extent mountaineering is a show in itself.\u00a0
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\nFriday\u2019s presentations with Dean Potter, and those of Adam Ondra and Alexander Huber will bring the Summit to an end.
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