mountaineering

82 x 4000: Route setter swaps drill for crampons and ice ax

From small and large walls: The route setter Erik Heldmann has climbed all 82 four-thousanders in the Alps.

7 peaks, 42 kilometers, 4200 meters in altitude: Hojac and Zurbrügg complete the fright marathon in under 19 hours

The Swiss alpinists Nicolas Hojac and Adrian Zurbrügg completed the fright marathon in the Bernese Oberland in just 18 hours and 52 minutes.

In 44 days on all 48 Swiss 4000m peaks

The Swiss alpinist Gabriel Jungo climbed all 44 Swiss 48m peaks in 4000 days and covered the distances in between by fair means.

Fastest woman: Nadine Wallner completes the Vertical Jungfrau Marathon in under 17 hours

Vertical Jungfrau Marathon: Nadine Wallner masters the mega tour with 2 rock routes, a high tour and ridge climbing in 16h20min.

Tenjin Sherpa and Kristin Harila halve Purja's record 8000m time

Norwegian Kristin Harila and Nepalese mountain guide Tenjin Sherpa completed their eight-thousander collection yesterday with the summit of K2. It took them just three months and one day to climb the 14 highest mountains in the world.

Full length documentary "Tribute to Failure" available

The documentary «Tribute to Failure» is available. It is about Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist, Jonas Schild and Andy Schnarf.

Space Blanket: Possible uses of the rescue blanket

In bergundsteig #109 there was a report on the use of the rescue blanket as temporary UV protection. In the current article, the authors want to give an overview of other possible uses of the rescue blanket in the event of an accident.

Marek Holeček: “The safety devices would hardly have held a serious fall”

On May 23, 2023, Marek Holeček and Matěj Bernát made the first ascent of the north-west face of the six-thousander Sura Peak in Nepal. The two Czechs completed the route in alpine style within four days. They rate their 1500-meter-long route called Simply Beautiful, which has a gradient of up to 90 degrees in some places, with an M6.

8000 record hunter Kristin Harila in the criticism. what's up

The world's eight-thousanders are seething. The reason for this is the record hunt by Norwegian Kristin Harila. She is trying to climb the 14 highest mountains in less than six months. Currently it even looks like after three months.

Dani Arnold sets solo speed record on the Salbit

The Swiss mountain guide and professional alpinist Dani Arnold climbs all three ridges on the legendary Salbitschijen in less than 10 hours - alone and faster than any human before.

New record: Fastest woman on Mont Blanc

American Hillary Gerardi sets a new record on Mont Blanc with a time of 7 hours and 25 minutes. On Saturday 17 June 2023 at 2 a.m. she set off from Chamonix church. After 7 hours and 25 minutes, she returned to her starting point, having covered a distance of 32,67 km and a vertical drop of 3877 m. 

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IFSC Lead & Speed ​​World Cup Wujiang | Info & live stream

The last Lead & Speed ​​World Cup of the season will take place in Wujiang from September 22nd to 24th. Here you can find all the information and the live stream.

82 x 4000: Route setter swaps drill for crampons and ice ax

From small and large walls: The route setter Erik Heldmann has climbed all 82 four-thousanders in the Alps.

Raffle: Win 3 climbing guides each: Switzerland Extreme West and Switzerland Plaisir West

In collaboration with Edition Filidor, we are giving away 3 copies each of the popular climbing guides Extrem West and Plaisir West.

Alessandro Zeni climbs one of the most difficult MSL routes in the world with Wu Wei

Alessandro Zeni succeeds in the first free ascent of the extremely difficult multi-pitch route Wu Wei (180m, 9a) in Val Nuvola, Italy.

What makes Merino wool a super fiber?

Merino wool is one of the most remarkable superfibers. We explore the question of what makes them so special.