Products
Raffle: Win 3 climbing guides each: Switzerland Extreme West and Switzerland Plaisir West
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In collaboration with Edition Filidor, we are giving away 3 copies each of the popular climbing guides Extrem West and Plaisir West.
Ultralight one-person tent | BACH Piopio Solo in the test
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Attention adventurers: We have tested the ultralight one-person tent Piopio Solo from Bach for you.
Probably the most colorful express set for climbing
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The Tyrolean mountaineering outfitter Austrialpin produces the popular Eleven quickdraw set and the Fish autotuber set in a limited rainbow edition. For every set sold in the colorful series, five euros go to the children's cancer charity.
Practical training boards for on the go
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In addition to the mental and technical aspects, finger strength is also key when climbing. We introduce you to two portable training boards for at home, on the go or for warming up. With these you can easily train for a better climbing performance.
Testing the Ortovox Peak 35 high-altitude touring backpack
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High touring backpack Peak 35 from Ortovox tested. We tested the all-rounder for alpinists for you. This is our experience report.
4 alpine climbing tours for every taste | climbing guide
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Various new climbing guides were published at the start of the summer, including "Alpine Klettertouren Band 1", a hand-picked selection of 81 alpine climbing tours in western Switzerland. Co-author Daniel Silbernagel has put together four tours for you: From the practice ridge, to the pleasure tour and the lonely insider tip, to the classic.
Robust sandals for your next climbing holiday | Lizard Way Slide
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Lizard Footwear stands for light, robust sandals for outdoor sports, travel and everyday life. The new Way Slide model fits snugly and comfortably and has a highly abrasion-resistant sole. This makes the Way Slide sandals the perfect companion for climbing holidays in the warm season.
Ultralight & resistant: high-end tents from Samaya
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The French brand Samaya has set itself the task of revolutionizing the 4-season tent. Since it was founded in 2018, it has been pursuing this goal as uncompromisingly as it is successfully. In three product lines, it produces ultra-light and extremely high-performance tents for mountaineering and high-altitude mountaineering.
Bivouac made easy: A set for less than 2,5 kg
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Spending the night under the open sky with a mat and sleeping bag is in and of itself a purist thing. If you also make the right choice from the few products available, you can enjoy nature with extremely light luggage. We put it to the test and put together a bivouac set for less than 2,5 kilograms.
Daone: The bouldering paradise not far from Arco | boulder guide
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The Val Daone is one of the largest side valleys in Trentino and has been an international hotspot since the first edition of the bouldering guide Daone Boulder. Spread over 14 kilometers in length and 700 meters in altitude, the area offers ten sectors with over 1800 lines in compact granite or verrucano rock.
Gives Clothes a Second Life | Ortovox Second Life Shop
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The German mountaineering specialist Ortovox is launching a shop selling refurbished products.
Newsletter
News
Climbing
Jakob Schubert climbs Project Big (9c?) | including video
Jakob Schubert makes the first free ascent of one of the most difficult sport climbing routes in the world: Project Big in Flatanger, Norway.
bouldering
Is Terranova harder than Burden of Dreams (9A)?
Will Bosi is designing the Boulder Terranova (8C+). And he raises the question of whether Terranova could be harder than Burden of Dreams.
competition
IFSC Lead & Speed World Cup Wujiang | Info & live stream
The last Lead & Speed World Cup of the season will take place in Wujiang from September 22nd to 24th. Here you can find all the information and the live stream.
mountaineering
82 x 4000: Route setter swaps drill for crampons and ice ax
From small and large walls: The route setter Erik Heldmann has climbed all 82 four-thousanders in the Alps.
Climbing
Raffle: Win 3 climbing guides each: Switzerland Extreme West and Switzerland Plaisir West
In collaboration with Edition Filidor, we are giving away 3 copies each of the popular climbing guides Extrem West and Plaisir West.