Keyword: Mountaineering
Interview: Professional spin-Nicolas Hojac on role models and speed records
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Nicolas Hojac is known for his speed ascents on the north face of the Eiger or for crossing the triumvirate of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in record time. Andrew Haslauer...
Dani Arnold in an interview about the record on the Grandes Jorasses North Face
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At the end of July, the Swiss professional mountaineer Dani Arnold climbed the Walker Pfeiler (4208 meters) in the Mont Blanc massif via the Cassin route in 2:04 hours (LACRUX reported). With his recent...
Dani Arnold sets speed record on Grandes Jorasses North Face
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The Swiss professional mountaineer Dani Arnold sets a new record time on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. The 34-year-old climbs the Walker pillar (4208 meters) in...
Speed ascent: from the lowest point in Switzerland to the highest
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On Friday, June 29, 2018, the Swiss Nicolas Hojac set out on a speed ascent on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Ticino. His goal was...
Video about David Lama and Conrad Anker on Lunag Ri
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The short film shows David Lama's second expedition to Lunag Ri, a previously unclimbed peak in the Himalayas. After David Lama in...
Review (2 / 2) of Michi Wohlleben's Patagonia trip
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The German professional alpinist Michael Wohlleben traveled together with Walter Hungerbühler for about a month to the paradise of every alpinist: Patagonia, Argentina. In a...
An experience report (1/2) from Michi Wohlleben's Patagonia trip
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The German professional alpinist Michael Wohlleben traveled together with Walter Hungerbühler for about a month to the paradise of every alpinist: Patagonia, Argentina. We have...
Historic low in fatal accidents
The German Alpine Association publishes the mountain accident statistics for 2016. Never before have there been so few fatal accidents, but there have been many rescues of uninjured mountaineers. Good news from the...
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