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New route | Russian team conquers the southwest face of Manaslu

A five-member expedition team from Russia has climbed Manaslu (8.163 m) via a new route on its southwest face. No new route had been established on this side since the tragic Tyrolean expedition of 1972.
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First free ascent of the »Directe de l'Amitié«: Top performance in the Grandes Jorasses

An incredible achievement by the three French alpinists Esteban Daligault (24), Virgile Devin (25) and Simon Martinet (34). They are the first to have successfully free climbed the mixed route »Directe de l'Amitie« (1.100 m, ED+, M9+).
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Alpine Club demands better protection: "Glaciers are melting out of measurement program"

Climate change is exacerbating glacial retreat in the Alps. Measuring glaciers is also becoming increasingly challenging for the volunteers of the Austrian Alpine Club.
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Big wall climbing: 50 professional tips from Fritz Miller

This article offers a diverse mix of topics that can help you with big wall climbing, aid climbing, or climbing on big walls in general. It covers...
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Women's climbing team opens new alpine route in Patagonia | Angelina di Prinzio on »Sincronía«

In the remote peaks of southern Patagonia, three women have established a new alpine route. Angelina di Prinzio, Paloma Farkas, and Catalina Unwin opened a 900-meter-long line on the previously unclimbed west face of Cerro Steffen (3.300 m).
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Alpine Fair Innsbruck 2025 | Two days of pure mountain sports

The mountain sports community has something to look forward to: From November 22nd to 23rd, 2025, the Innsbruck Exhibition Centre in Tyrol will once again transform into the meeting place for everyone,...
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New alpine line on the rarely climbed Aikache Chhok | Young Alpinists

"Secrets, Shepherds, Sex and Serendipity" (M7, AI5, A2+, 3000m) is the name of the new route on the 6673m high mountain in Pakistan – a name that sticks in your mind. It was established by George Ponsonby (Ireland) and James Price (England), both members of the Young Alpinist Group from Great Britain. 
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Alpine Worlds wins German Fairness Award

The Blaubeuren-based mountain guide company "Alpine Welten – Die Bergführer" was awarded the German Fairness Prize 2025. In the expedition travel category, the company achieved the best ranking in terms of value for money.
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The winners of the »Piolets d'Or« 2025 have been chosen! 

It was certainly no easy task for the international jury to select three ascents from the list of ascents in 2024 for the prizes. The winners of the three Piolets d'Or awards have now been determined.
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Mountain Film Festival Mountains on Stage 2025 Winter Edition | Program & Raffle

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.
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Four-man rope team reports first ascent of Kimshung (6.781 m) in Nepal

Benjamin Zörer and Lukas Waldner have achieved the first ascent of Kimshung (6.781 m) in the Langtang Himal, Nepal. Together with François Cazzanelli and Giuseppe Vidoni, they climbed the new route "DESTINY" (TD, 1.300 m, 60°, AI4, M5) via the northeast face.
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Highest award | Austrian Alpine Club honors two mountain rescuers with the "Green Cross"

Since 1923, the Austrian Alpine Club has honored outstanding mountain rescuers with the "Green Cross." This year, two Tyrolean mountain rescuers received the award, which is considered the highest and most prestigious honor in mountain rescue.
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First ascent successful: Benjamin Vedrines & Nicolas Jean climb Jannu East

Frenchmen Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean have completed another difficult first ascent in the Himalayas. In Nepal, they made the first ascent of the seven-thousander Jannu East via its steep north face—in alpine style, of course.
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»Everest Superdirect«: first ski descent of the Hornbein Couloir

Jim Morrison completed the first ski descent of the "Everest Superdirect" on the north face of Everest. This includes the extremely steep and dangerous Hornbein Couloir.
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The preselection for the Piolets d'Or 2024 is announced

This year, the "Oscars of Mountaineering" will be awarded again from December 9th to 12th, 2025. The Piolets d'Or are the world's highest award in mountaineering, presented annually since 1992. This year's awards ceremony will take place in San Martino di Castrozza in the Trentino Dolomites. 
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Reinhold Messner on a major German tour in 2025/2026

In October and November 2025, as well as in March and April 2026, mountain fans and adventure enthusiasts can see Messner live on stage in numerous cities.
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72 four-thousanders in one month | Kilian Jornet's extreme project in the USA

Kilian Jornet has achieved his goal of climbing all 72 "Fourteeners" in the United States. Since the beginning of September, the Spanish ultrarunner and mountaineer has been cycling from one peak to the next.
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First ascent of Anidesh Chuli (6.808m) – Acclimatization for Védrines and Jean

On October 2, 2025, the two French alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean made the first documented ascent of the remote Anidesh Chuli, a previously unexplored 6808m high mountain in the Eastern Himalayas.
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Obituary for Balin Miller: Climber and Alpinist

Balin Miller was a climber, mountaineer, and someone unafraid of challenges. The American died in a tragic accident on El Capitan at the age of just 23.
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Danger to life for clicks: When influencers go to the mountain

Magnus Midtbø attempts the Matterhorn alone and with minimal preparation – and then advises others not to risk their lives like that. What responsibility do influencers have for their dangerous actions?
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Age records: 16-year-old and 86-year-old climb Manaslu

In September, there were two special records on the eighth highest mountain in the world: Nima Chhiring Sherpa (16) and Carlos Soria (86) were the youngest and oldest people, respectively, to reach the summit of the 8.163-meter-high Manaslu.
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Bartek Ziemski succeeds in seventh eight-thousander descent on skis

Polish alpinist Bartek Ziemski has once again attempted an eight-thousander descent on skis. He had previously reached the summit of Manaslu without bottled oxygen.
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Everest record: Ski descent without oxygen

History has been made again on Mount Everest: Andrzej Bargiel is the first person in the world to climb to the summit of Everest without supplemental oxygen and then ski all the way down to base camp. 
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Teamwork: Group redpoints Eternal Flame at Trango Tower

The big-wall route Eternal Flame is one of the most difficult multi-pitch routes at high altitude. In August, a four-person team from Germany secured one of the rare free ascents of the line on Trango Tower.
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"I found myself talking with my feet" – 50 years of the Everest Southwest Face Expedition 

Great mountains write great stories – and one such story was written 50 years ago today on Mount Everest. With Doug Scott and Dougal Haston's...
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Speed ​​record on Everest: Tyler Andrews aborts his fourth attempt

Alone, without supplemental oxygen, and in under 20 hours, he climbed from Base Camp to Everest via the South Col. The 35-year-old American set himself a daring goal. In May, he attempted three times to break Kazi Sherpa's 1998 record, but was unsuccessful. Today, he began his fourth attempt on Everest. 
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First winter ascent of Fitz Roy via the Goretta Pillar: Della Bordella & Majori write alpine history

The two Italian alpinists Matteo Della Bordella and Marco Majori triumphed on the summit of Cerro Chaltén—better known as Fitz Roy—on September 7. At 14:30 p.m., they announced the first winter ascent of the majestic 3.405-meter-high mountain via the Goretta Pillar, just shortly after Colin Haley's first winter solo on the neighboring Cerro Torre. 
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Colin Haley succeeds in the first solo winter ascent of Cerro Torre

The American alpinist Colin Haley made history in Patagonia: He was the first mountaineer to complete a solo winter ascent via the Ragni Route of the legendary Cerro Torre.
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»Apassionata« | Simon Gietl & Alexander Huber open new tour on the Heiligkreuzkofel

On the Heiligkreuzkofel, Simon Gietl and Alexander Huber have developed the new route »Apassionata« – the classic route from below and without bolts.
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Simon Gietl and Davide Prandini redpoint the Dolomites route “Identity” for the first time

In the summer of 2023, Simon Gietl opened his new route "Identität" in the Dolomites – solo – in just six days. Now, together with Davide Prandini, the South Tyrolean has successfully completed the first redpoint ascent of the route on the Mittlerer Zwölferkofel.

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Christmas is approaching – the best gift ideas for climbing fans 

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Every year, the same question arises: What should I give my loved ones for Christmas? For those who prefer to spend their free time on the rock face, we've compiled a list of gift ideas with something for everyone. From small tokens of appreciation to the ultimate showstopper – here are the best Christmas gifts for climbers.
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New route | Russian team conquers the southwest face of Manaslu

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A five-member expedition team from Russia has climbed Manaslu (8.163 m) via a new route on its southwest face. No new route had been established on this side since the tragic Tyrolean expedition of 1972.
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First ascents in Greenland: Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) female alpinists sail to the big walls

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The SAC women's expedition team has completed several first ascents in Greenland. The remote granite walls were explored in big wall style – "by fair means", without airplanes, but using public transport, ferries and sailboats.
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Sasha DiGiulian is the first woman to free climb the "Platinum Wall" (8b, 39 pitches).

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Despite storms, snowfall, and days spent on the wall...
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They hadn't reckoned with the host – the Alpine Club is desperately seeking tenants.

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The job sounds like freedom, mountains, and sunrises over peaks. But behind the romantic image of hut life lies hard work – so hard that the Austrian Alpine Club is running out of tenants. In 2025, 17 Alpine Club huts across Austria were advertised for lease, and five of them are empty again after the past season.