With a time of 1 hour and 26 minutes, Yannick Glatthard climbed the legendary Salbit West Ridge in a new personal best at the end of August - solo, no less. In the video interview, he talks about his climbing style, the intimacy of a solo and his way of dealing with risks.
Yannick Glatthard has been climbing solo regularly for many years. But in most cases nobody finds out about it because the professional mountaineer sees solo climbing as something intimate and personal and therefore doesn't talk about it.
At the Salbit West Ridge he decided to make his ascent public as an exception. In the following interview, Yannick Glatthard provides exciting insights into this purist form of climbing.
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Credits: Cover picture Yannick Glatthard