Mountaineer Archive | LACRUX climbing magazine

Two mountaineers fall to their deaths on the Finsteraarhorn

An accident occurred on the Finsteraarhorn on Friday, April 9, 2021. A mountain guide aspirant and his guest were killed in a fall.

Mountaineer crashes in the Alpstein

On Saturday morning, February 27, 2021, a mountain accident occurred in the Girenspitz area. A 27-year-old mountaineer was killed.

Mountaineering legend Doug Scott has passed away

British mountaineering legend Doug Scott died a few days ago at the age of 79 as a result of cancer.

A sympathetic portrait about alpinist Hansjörg Auer

At the beginning of March we reported about a hair-raising abseil action by the Austrian alpinist Hansjörg Auer. In the following interview we got insights into the motivations of Hansjörg and ...