Keyword: Mountaineering

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...

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...

Jungfrau Triathlon: Jil Schmid climbs Bern's four-thousand-meter peaks by fair means

Jil Schmid was a member of the SAC expedition squad from 2020 to 2022. After successfully climbing the Matterhorn north face this summer together with Franziska Schönbächler, she was looking for...

American ultrarunner sets new speed record on Manaslu

Tyler Andrews has climbed Manaslu (8163m) in a new record time. The day before yesterday, he reached the summit 9 hours and 52 minutes after starting from the base camp...

Piolets d'Or: These are the important ascents of 2023

In collaboration with the American Alpine Journal, the Piolets d'Or Committee has published a comprehensive list of major climbs for 2023. It includes...

Dani Arnold receives the Paul Preuss Prize 2024

The Swiss extreme mountaineer Dani Arnold is the twelfth recipient of the Paul Preuss Prize in memory of the great free climber Paul Preuss from Altaussee in the Styrian Salzkammergut....

Christophe Profit removes safety equipment again on Mont Blanc

Last summer, renowned French extreme mountaineer and mountain guide Christophe Profit ended up in court after attempting to ascend the busy normal route on Mont Blanc in 2022.

Filip Babicz climbs all four Matterhorn ridges in 7 hours and 43 minutes

Professional climber and mountaineer Filip Babicz has conquered the four ridges of the Matterhorn solo in under eight hours. The Pole climbed the Valais landmark...

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