Keyword: mountaineering

Odyssea Borealis: A By-fair-means Adventure in East Greenland

Silvan Schüpbach, Matteo Della Bordella, Symon Welfringer and Alex Gammeter spent 35 days traveling in the wilderness of East Greenland. Completely autonomous and on their own...
00:31:12

Must-See Climbing Film: Jirishanca

Steep, fearsome and offering technical climbing in every genre, Jirishanca is the epitome of a mountaineering mountain. But as global warming causes ice and snow to melt...

Women's expedition team plans big wall adventure in Greenland | Crowdfunding launched

The six young alpinists of the SAC expedition team are preparing for the grand finale of their three-year training: in the summer of 2025, they want to explore the wild, untouched...

Ukrainian alpinists open new route on rarely climbed Ama Dablam West Face

The Ukrainian mountaineers Mykyta Balabanov and Mykhailo Fomin have successfully opened a new route on the impressive west face of Ama Dablam. After four strenuous...

Swiss mountaineering trio wins Piolets d'Or

The winners of the Piolets d'Or 2023 have been announced. The international jury has awarded the prestigious mountaineering prize to three ascents, including Tomorrow is Another Day,...

First ascent of the southwest ridge of the 6000er Bhagirathi III

On October 8, 2024, Jonas Schild, Stephan Siegrist, Kaspar Grossniklaus and Hugo Beguin mastered what was probably the first ascent of the southwest ridge of the six-thousand-meter peak Bhagirathi III...
00:18:37

Film tip for the weekend: Jamie

In 1978, Jamie Logan set an alpine milestone with the first ascent of the Emperor Face on Mount Robson. In front of an even greater unknown than...

Important mountaineering award for Spanish alpinist Jordi Corominas

Jordi Corominas has shaped mountaineering in various areas over the course of his long career. With his vision of easy and progressive alpinism, he has...

Newsletter

News