Keyword: North Face

Large winter line repeated in the Triglav north face | The Dream Couloir

In January, several rope teams were able to climb one of the big Slovenian winter routes, the Dream Couloir on the north face of Triglav.

Martin Feistl: “The most difficult thing was attaching the fuses or accepting that there are none.”

The two alpinists Simon Gietl and Martin Feistl climb a huge line on the Sassolungo north face with Aura (1200m, M6, AI6).

Benjamin Védrines and Léo Billon succeed in a massive north face trilogy in winter

The two top French alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Léo Billon are making history with their winter north face trilogy.

Big winter ascent on the wild north face: Gietl, Hinterberger and Wohlleben climb Ultima Perla ground-up

Simon Gietl, Lukas Hinterberger and Michi Wohlleben make the first ground-up ascent of Ultima Perla on the wild Agnèr north face.

Legendary north face route free climbed for the first time in 37 years

Charles Dubouloz, Symon Welfringer and Clovis Pauline manage the first free ascent of the Directissime de la Pointe Walker (ED++, 7a, A2) in the notorious north face of the Grandes Jorasses. At the same time, it is the first winter ascent and the first repetition of the route from 1986.

Sam Anthamatten: World's best all-rounder

Sam Anthamatten has mastered several types of alpinism at the highest level. With his Valais colleague Jérémie Heitz, he has climbed six thousand meters in freeride style.

Support for the daughter of the alpinist Corrado Pesce who had an accident

At the end of January, Italian alpinist Corrado 'Korra' Pesce died in a climbing accident on Cerro Torre. He leaves behind a 13-year-old daughter. Friends have launched a crowdfunding to support Leïa.

Two climbers on the Matterhorn have died fatally

On Tuesday, October 19, 2021, two alpinists fell while climbing the north face of the Matterhorn. The two men could only be recovered dead.

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