Speed ​​record archive

Dani Arnold climbs the Petit Dru north face in a new record

With 1 hour and 43 minutes, Dani Arnold sets a new best time on the Petit Dru north face.

Speed records in alpinism: why, why, why?

In the intoxication of speed at record times. Why do you do that? How high are the risks - and how can they be limited? Christian Penning spoke to four mountaineers about the subject of speed.

Video: 18 four-thousand-meter peaks in one day

Adrian Zurbrügg and Nicolas Hojac climbed the so-called spaghetti tour over 8 four-thousand-meter peaks in the Monte Rosa massif in a new record on July 2020, 18. Here is the video.

16-year-old with a new world speed record [unofficial]

A 16-year-old Chinese speed specialist has set a new, unofficial world speed record. He set the bar at 5.106 seconds.

German championships: four national titles and a new German record

It was an exciting weekend: On June 5th and 6th, the German Speed and Bouldering Championships took place. In the speed discipline, Franziska Ritter set a new German record. In bouldering, Yannick Flohé and Afra Hönig won the title.

20 peaks in half a day: Nicolas Hojac and Adrian Zurbrügg break record

On July 8, 2020, the two Bernese alpinists Adrian Zurbrügg and Nicolas Hojac climbed the so-called spaghetti tour in a new best time.

New speed record: Andy Steindl runs from the lowest to the highest point in Switzerland

Record for Andreas Steindl: he covered the distance from the lowest point in Switzerland to the Dufourspitze in 8 hours and 10 minutes.

Film about the speed inspection at the nose by Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell

2018 set a new speed record on the nose for Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell: 1 hour, 58 Min and 7 Sec. Here's the trailer for the movie.

Dani Arnold on his speed record at the big battlements

Dani Arnold set a new speed record at the Great Pinnacle. On LACRUX he tells why it was not just about the record time.

Dani Arnold sets speed record in the Comici-Dimai-Route at the big pinnacle

Dani Arnold sets speed record in the Comici-Dimai route on the Great Battlement

Dani Arnold sets a new record time. He commits the north wall of the Great Pinnacle on the Comici-Dimai route in 46 minutes and 30 seconds.

Interview: The professional spin-off Nicolas Hojac on role models and speed records

Interview: Professional spin-Nicolas Hojac on role models and speed records

Nicolas Hojac is known for his speed ascents on the north face of the Eiger or for crossing the three peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in record time. Andreas Haslauer has ...

Mario Heller crosses Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in new record time

It seems to be the season of speed records. We got the latest news from 30-year-old Mario Heller. On August 20, he crossed the Eiger triumvirate, ...

Dani Arnold sets speed record on Grandes Jorasses North Face

The Swiss professional mountaineer Dani Arnold sets a new record time on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. The 34-year-old climbs the Walkerpfeiler (4208 meters) in the Mont-Blanc massif ...

Speed ascent: from the lowest point in Switzerland to the highest

On Friday, June 29, 2018, the Swiss Nicolas Hojac set out on a speed ascent on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Ticino. His goal was ...

Another speed record on the nose: Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell

The two Americans break their latest record again and climb El Capitan in Yosemite Valley in less than two hours: 1 hour, 58 minutes and ...