Keyword: Peter von Kaenel

"Traversing the glacier without a rope was a misjudgment"

Silvan Schüpbach, Peter Von Känel and Carlos Molina climbed a new route on the north face of the Nesthorn called The Cuckoo's Nest. On the way back they fell into a crevasse, but luckily they were not injured. A report by Silvan Schüpbach and Peter von Känel.

New Trad-Drytooling testpiece opened: The Unfinished (D10)

With Die Unfertigete, Peter von Känel and Silvan Schüpbach succeed in making the first ascent of a challenging trad drytooling route on the Stockhorn.

Schäli and von Känel open new route in Bergell | Methadone

The Swiss alpinists Roger Schäli and Peter von Känel succeeded in climbing a new route through the north face of the Sciora Dafora in the Bergell. The topo of the route Methadone (M5+, 800m, Trad) can be found at the end of the article.

Valuable tips & tricks for ice climbing

In some places there is already enough ice to swing the ice axes, in others it will take a few more cold days. For...

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...

Peter von Känel: “Our main goal was the adventure itself with all the many uncertainties”

82 four-thousand-meter peaks in 51 days: Peter von Känel provides exciting insights into his Climb&Fly adventure with Chrigel Maurer.

Peter von Känel and Chrigel Maurer climb all 82 four-thousand-meter peaks in 51 days

82x4000 in 51 days: Peter von Känel and Chrigel Maurer successfully completed their mega project yesterday.

5 dry tooling techniques for advanced users

Dry tooling for advanced climbers: Learn the most important techniques to get more out of this type of climbing.

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