Keyword: High altitude mountaineering

Laura Dahlmeier and the intoxication of heights

The two-time Olympic champion from 2018 and seven-time world champion Laura Dahlmeier is still in top form after the end of her career - as a mountaineer in the Himalayas. The report...

The Last Expedition: The Mystery of Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz, the most famous mountaineer in the world at the time, disappeared in 1992 on Kangchenjunga in Nepal. To this day, rumors persist that she is still alive....

8000m winter season is rolling in: Three teams, three challenges

The 8000m winter season is just around the corner and three teams with ambitious goals are in the starting blocks: Alex Txikon is making a second attempt at Annapurna,...

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...

Fastest woman on the Ama Dablam: Laura Dahlmeier with new speed record

Laura Dahlmeier climbs the 6812 meter high Ama Dablam in a time of 8 hours and 24 minutes (12:01h base camp-base camp) and thus secures...
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Dancing with Ladyfinger Peak – Story of a Pakistan Adventure

The four Swiss alpinists Mario Heller, Simon Blaser, Mathias Wyss and Christophe Dargent have set out to climb the exposed 6000m Ladyfinger Peak and...

Anja Blacha climbs her tenth eight-thousander

Anja Blacha is one of the most active German mountaineers. On October 5th she stood on the summit of Cho Oyu, making her tenth...

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa is the first Nepalese woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders

On October 9th at 5.30 a.m., alpinist and mountain guide Dawa Yangzum Sherpa stood on the summit of Shishapangma. The 32-year-old is the...

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