Keyword: Mixed

Weißzint North Face: new mixed route by Simon Gietl & Jakob Steinkasserer

"LactoseFree" (M6, 300 m) is the name of the mixed route recently established by Simon Gietl and Jakob Steinkasserer on the north face of the Hoher Weißzint. It is only the second route on this little-explored granite wall.

Solo in winter: Simon Gietl climbs “Phantom der Zinne” 7c+ (7a+ obl.)

On March 5th and 6th, South Tyrolean alpinist Simon Gietl completed a solo winter ascent of the challenging route "Phantom der Zinne" (7c+, 7a+ obl., 550 meters). The line on the north face of the Cima Grande was first climbed by Christoph Hainz and Kurt Astner in 1995 and is considered one of the most demanding and aesthetically pleasing routes on this striking wall.

First winter ascent in 34 years – mountaineering duo successfully completes the "Guardian Angel Trail"

On January 20, 2026, Tyrolean mountaineers Martin Sieberer and Lukas Waldner from Innsbruck achieved the first winter ascent of the "Schutzengelweg" route on the north face of the Sagwandspitze in Tyrol. This also marks the first known repeat ascent in 34 years. After two repeats in the early 1990s, the route remained unclimbed for over three decades.

Robert Jasper: Insights into the world of dry tooling

The makers of Actiontalk accompanied the German alpinist Robert Jasper to the place where he wrote climbing history several times.

Hair-raising after-work tour with sneakers and ice ax

The German alpinist Michi Wohlleben is known for the ascent of difficult mixed routes, multi-pitch tours or his winter ascent of the Drei Zinnen. The following video shows...

Hansjörg Auer in an interview about his abseiling campaign

A few days ago, Hansjörg Auer published a video of an abseiling action on the Achplatte in Öztal (LACRUX reported). As an abseiling point, Hansjörg used a small, frozen...

Michi Wohlleben manages a heavy mixed route on Seebenseefall

The German professional alpinist Michi Wohlleben manages a difficult mixed route on the Seebenseefall in the Mieming Mountains with Die Hard (M11+). Michi set up the route in 2013. He first climbed it...

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