mountaineering
The South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl manages the first winter traverse of the Geislerspitzen single-handedly. All in all, the professional alpinist was on the road for three days and climbed twelve independent peaks of the Geisler group.
mountaineering
The Swiss professional alpinist Roger Schäli opens the trad route Tierra del Fuego (A2+, 6c) on the Roda Val della Neve in Bergell alone over five days. The demanding line – only equipped with bolts at the belay – follows a system of cracks in the right part of the wall.
mountaineering
The Alpinist is an intimate documentary about visionary mountaineer Marc-André Leclerc. The ascents of remote cliffs that the young Canadian undertook are among the most daring solo tours in history.
mountaineering
On his third attempt, the weather, conditions and physical and mental condition were perfect. On March 21, the professional alpinist David Göttler reached the summit of Mount Everest solo and without additional oxygen. A conversation about risk management, expectations and inspection styles.
mountaineering
The French alpinist has managed a spectacular ascent on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. He is the first to succeed in winter ascent of the demanding mixed route Rolling Stones through the north face of the Grandes Jorasses - single-handedly.
Climbing
On February 23 and 24, 2020, South Tyrolean Simon Gietl single-handedly managed the winter traverse of the Three Peaks. Here are details of his ascent.
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The 35-year-old South Tyrolean Simon Gietl manages the first solo ascent of the winter traverse on the Three Peaks in the Dolomites.
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On October 25, 2018, the Austrian David Lama single-handedly managed the first ascent of the 6907 high summit Lunag Ri in the Himalaya Mountains (to the original report). David's thoughts ...
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At the end of July, the Swiss professional mountaineer Dani Arnold climbed the Walker pillar (4208 meters) in the Mont Blanc massif via the Cassin route in 2:04 hours (LACRUX reported). With his most recent ascent ...
Climbing
A few days ago, Hansjörg Auer published a video of a rappelling action on the Achplatte in Öztal (LACRUX reported). Hansjörg used a small frozen stone as a rappel point ...