Keyword: Alpine

The three French alpinists Amaury Fouillade, Philippe Bruley and Baptiste Obino have opened a new 1000-meter-long line called Petit Pont on the west face of the Petit Dru.

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

We spoke to Edu Marin about the Eternal Flame route as well as the special constellation on site.

We show the advantages and disadvantages of individual stand construction techniques and the importance of the angle of the compensation anchorage.

41-year-old Italian climber Corrado 'Korra' Pesce has been seriously injured in an accident on Cerro Torre in Patagonia. He was climbing with Argentinian mountaineer Tomás Aguiló when a boulder and ice avalanche hit them both. Aguiló managed to dismount and alert the rescue. So far, however, bad weather has prevented the rescue of the badly injured Corrado Pesce.

The French alpinist has managed a spectacular ascent on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. He is the first to manage the winter ascent of the demanding mixed route Rolling Stones through the north face of the Grandes Jorasses - single-handedly.

At the age of 13 on Everest, at nine on the Aconcagua: Now and again, children and young people climb the highest mountains in the world. But: Does that really make sense at this age?

Together with Rother Bergverlag, the German Alpine Club has digitized more than 100 Alpine Club guides with a total of 45.000 pages. Probably the most famous reference works in the Eastern Alps are now available for download free of charge.