Keyword: Alex Luger

Steep and tough: Seventh Direction (8c, 220m) repeated for the first time

Nemuel Feurle has repeated Alex Luger's testpiece Seventh Direction (8c, 220m) on the Drusenfluh east face. On Lacrux, the young Vorarlberg climber shares his experiences...

Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl repeat difficult multi-pitch route The Gift (8c, 350m)

The probably strongest climbing couple in the world has struck again: In the Rätikon, Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl succeeded in redpointing Alex Luger's Testpiece...

Film tip: Alex Luger in Seventh Direction

Join Alex Luger on a transformative journey to explore the complex relationship between psychology and extreme climbing.

Alex Luger manages the red point ascent of Seventh Direction (8c, 220m) | interview

In the summer of 2018 and 2019, top Austrian athlete Alex Luger opened the multi-pitch route Seventh Direction (8c+, 220m) on the Drusenfluh east face. On August 6, he managed the first free ascent of the heavily overhanging line. We spoke to the man from Vorarlberg about his mega-project, in which he invested five years of his life and which culminated with the red point ascent.

Nemuel Feurle in an interview about his ascent of Sangre de Toro (8b +): "That's exactly what I never wanted to experience."

After a 17-meter fall due to an incorrectly placed placement, the endeavor became a mental challenge for him. In an interview, he tells us how he overcame the setback and what lessons he learned from it.

Barbara Zangerl repeats the multi-pitched tour Sangre de Toro on the Rote Wand

Shortly before her trip to the USA, Barbara Zangerl from Vorarlberg redpoint climbed the multi-pitch route Sangre de Toro (8b+/5.14a). "What a route! Thanks to Alex...

Alex Luger climbs Speed ​​at Voralpsee

Once again someone dared to try Beat Kammerlander's test piece at Voralpsee, Speed ​​(8c+/9a). A few days ago, the Austrian Alex Luger climbed the...

Alex Luger climbs "The Gift" (8c, 350m) in the Rätikon

The Austrian top athlete Alex Luger climbed the multi-pitch tour "The Gift" on the Drusenfluh in the Rätikon in 2015. The video of the inspection is now online. The route...

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