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Soline Kentzel | Solo ascent of the Nose in Yosemite

French big wall and trad expert Soline Kentzel pushes her own limits with her three and a half day solo ascent of the Nose on El Capitan.

Exciting documentary about Dani Arnold's North Face speed solos

Solo and at an exhilarating speed, Dani Arnold climbed the north faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn, Grand Jorasses, Grosse Zinne, Piz Badile and Petit Dru. NDR...

James Pearson: “That was my craziest highball”

Hard at the limit: James Pearson repeats the infamous highball 29 dots and comes shockingly close to the limit.

Simon Gietl: “My winter solos show me how little it takes to be happy”

You shouldn't miss this film: top alpinist Simon Gietl on his fascination for large winter solo ascents.

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.

Kilian Jornet abandons Everest solo after avalanche incident

Spanish ultra-runner, ski mountaineer and alpinist Kilian Jornet completes his attempt to climb Everest single-handedly and without supplemental oxygen via the challenging Hornbein Couloir. This after an avalanche had swept him 50 meters away and he had already found extremely difficult conditions on the west shoulder.

12 summits in 72 hours: Gietl climbs the Villnösser-Odle traverse solo

The South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Gietl manages the first winter traverse of the Geislerspitzen single-handedly. All in all, the professional alpinist was on the road for three days and climbed twelve independent peaks of the Geisler group.

Adventurous solo first ascent: Roger Schäli climbs Tierra del Fuego (A2+, 6c)

The Swiss professional alpinist Roger Schäli opens the trad route Tierra del Fuego (A2+, 6c) on the Roda Val della Neve in Bergell alone over five days. The demanding line - only equipped with bolts at the belay - follows a system of cracks in the right part of the wall.

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