Keyword: Mountaineering

New alpine award: Will a Piolet Vert and Piolet Durable be awarded soon?

If it comes to the guest author Tim Marklowski of Mountain Wilderness, so would have to be awarded in the future, a Piolet Ver and Piolet Durable.

Deadly accident on the Obergabelhorn

On the 11. August 2019, shortly after 10.00 clock, a mountain accident occurred on the Obergabelhorn. A mountaineer lost his life.

Piolets d'Or: David Lama and Hansjörg Auer are honored

The Austrian alpinists David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, who had been fatally injured in April, were honored for their solo tours of Lunag Ri and Lupghar Sar, respectively.

Record tour of the Wetterstein Council: 70 kilometers, 7000 altitude in 40 hours

On the 25. July 2018 realized the German Professional Mountaineer Michi Wohlleben a record ascent: He made the Wettersteingrat in just 40 hours.

Save the Mountains: An Appeal by Reinhold Messner

Reinhold Messner publishes a new book entitled "Save the Mountains" in which he draws attention to the increasing destruction of the mountains.

Dani Arnold in an interview about the record on the Grandes Jorasses North Face

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

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

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...

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