Keyword: bouldering

Always pushing the limits – that's extreme climber, mountaineer, and mountain guide Thomas Huber. The 59-year-old turns failure into a virtue, setbacks into opportunities, and has mastered countless challenges. In his book, "Freedom Is in the Mountains," he recounts his adventurous life. We talk to him about freedom, failure, and the intermediate steps to success. 

Controlled movements, tiny edges, stable positions - American sport climber Sean Bailey quietly repeated Aidan Roberts' test piece "Arrival of the Birds" in Chironico, Switzerland.

One flash after another! The rock climbing season has only just begun, and we're already typing away about Adam Ondra. The Czech climber has become only the second person in the world to flash Foundation's Edge (8C) in Fionnay. 

Eighteen-year-old Samuel Richard became the youngest person to date to climb the hardest grade in bouldering, "Soudain Seul," in Fontainebleau. How many 9As are there now, anyway?

That must mean something when Adam Ondra talks about the best bouldering days of his life. Two days in Aosta and the Czech climber's tick list is impressive.

When people think of the Himalayas, they probably primarily associate them with peaks over 8.000 meters high. But mountaineering isn't the only mountain sport you can practice there: After many years of work, Tyrolean professional climber Bernd Zangerl has now published a guide to bouldering in the region.

Ticino is the flagship of Swiss bouldering and one of the most beautiful bouldering areas in the world. Eliot Stephens offers bouldering enthusiasts a brand-new guidebook, "Swiss Select – Ticino's Best Bouldering," providing an overview of the three main areas: Brione, Cresciano, and Chironico. 

The mountain film festival Mountains on Stage returns to the big screen with its Winter Edition! Starting November 13, 2025, the festival, centered around the themes of adventure and mountains, will be back on stage in 280 cities worldwide. The German-language tour starts on November 17, 2025, in Munich and will stop in 33 cities across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.