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On October 9th at 5.30 a.m., alpinist and mountain guide Dawa Yangzum Sherpa stood on the summit of Shishapangma. The 32-year-old is the...

Jordi Corominas has shaped mountaineering in various areas over the course of his long career. With his vision of easy and progressive alpinism, he has...

Nima Rinji Sherpa has set a world record. He is the youngest alpinist to have climbed all 14 eight-thousanders.

The combination of a single rope and a hyperstatic cord (tagline) is increasingly seen in alpine multi-pitch routes. In this article we show the advantages and disadvantages and what needs to be taken into account when using the combined variant.

Miška Izakovičová, Callum Johnson, Tim Miller and Simon Smith have returned from a successful expedition to Greenland. The team visited the Cape Farewell region in southern Greenland and climbed around the Torsukattak Fjord for three and a half weeks. The team achieved first ascents such as "Mussels for Tea, Packrafts in the Sea" (E6 6b (7b), 1350m) and "Texture like Sun" (E3 5c (6b+), 800m).

The Grigri and Neox belay devices can be used to secure a person in lead and second climbing on multi-pitch routes. We'll show you how and what you need to look out for.

This video shows the record ascent by Andy Steindl on the Spaghetti Tour on July 19, 2024. He beat the previous record by 1,5 hours.

Jil Schmid was a member of the SAC expedition squad from 2020 to 2022. After successfully climbing the Matterhorn north face this summer together with Franziska Schönbächler, she was looking for...

Tyler Andrews has climbed Manaslu (8163m) in a new record time. The day before yesterday, he reached the summit 9 hours and 52 minutes after starting from the base camp...

In collaboration with the American Alpine Journal, the Piolets d'Or Committee has published a comprehensive list of major climbs for 2023. It includes...

The Swiss extreme mountaineer Dani Arnold is the twelfth recipient of the Paul Preuss Prize in memory of the great free climber Paul Preuss from Altaussee in the Styrian Salzkammergut....

Last summer, renowned French extreme mountaineer and mountain guide Christophe Profit ended up in court after attempting to ascend the busy normal route on Mont Blanc in 2022.

Professional climber and mountaineer Filip Babicz has conquered the four ridges of the Matterhorn solo in under eight hours. The Pole climbed the Valais landmark...

The Spanish mountain runner and alpinist Kilian Jornet has climbed all 19 82m peaks in the Alps in 4000 days, making alpine history.

For almost two weeks, Kilian Jornet has been racing through the Alps, collecting 4000-meter peaks at record speed. As part of his project with the rather sober title...

The name of the SextenDoloExtrem project by Simon Gietl and Dani Arnold says it all: together, the two top alpinists have climbed the north faces of Einserkofel, Zwölfer and...

Clothing for demanding mountaineering tours: We have tested the hardshell jacket and trousers from the Ortovox Westalpen 3L series for you.

82 four-thousand-meter peaks in 51 days: Peter von Känel provides exciting insights into his Climb&Fly adventure with Chrigel Maurer.

Spectacular 8000m sideshow: Tom Livingstone and Ales Cesen open a new route on Gasherbrum III in alpine style.

New Fastest Known Time on Mont Blanc: American Anna DeMonte sets a new women’s skiing record.

Piz Palü Trilogy: Roger Schäli and Romano Salis climb all three pillars of Piz Palü in 16 hours and fly down with a paraglider.

The two speed alpinists Nicolas Hojac and Adrian Zurbrügg cross 37 peaks of the Bernese Alps in 5 hours and 10 minutes.

Stefano Ragazzo climbs the iconic big wall Eternal Flame rope solo. We spoke to the strong alpinist about his ascent.

12 days after Nanga Parbat speed record: Vadim Druelle with fast solo ascents of Gasherbrum II and I.

82x4000 in 51 days: Peter von Känel and Chrigel Maurer successfully completed their mega project yesterday.

One-Push: French mountaineer Benjamin Védrines climbs K2 in a new record time of just under 11 hours.

Today the specialists at the Black Diamond QC Lab will show you what you should pay attention to when building a snow anchor.

Andy Steindl conquers the Spaghetti Tour solo in an incredible 7 hours, 45 minutes and 44 seconds, setting a new record.

The brothers Pou and Micher Quito open a tough route in alpine style on the southeast face of the Copa (6190m): Puro Floro (M7/95°/A2/1,000m). The strong trio...

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