Keyword: Silvan Schüpbach

Trio of alpinists climbs impressive north face | Luce e Tenebre – Punta Pioda

From March 6 to 9, Roger Schäli, Filippo Sala, and Silvan Schüpbach will climb the central section of the Punta Pioda North Face. This very steep and compact section of the wall has never been climbed before and offers extreme difficulty.

"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.

Odyssea Borealis: A By-fair-means Adventure in East Greenland

Silvan Schüpbach, Matteo Della Bordella, Symon Welfringer and Alex Gammeter spent 35 days traveling in the wilderness of East Greenland. Completely autonomous and on their own...

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...

Virgin 1000 meter rock bastion in the Bernese Oberland first climbed

Silvan Schüpbach, Peter von Känel and Rolf Zurbrügg achieve their first ascent of the Rottalhorn west face with an autumn hike (1050m, 6b).

Trad first ascent on the north face of the Eiger: Silvan Schüpbach and Peter von Känel open the Renaissance (30 SL, 7c)

The Swiss alpinists Silvan Schüpbach and Peter von Känel are opening a new trad route on the north face of the Eiger: Renaissance

Frigo-Combo (450m, M7/6a): Schüpbach and Von Känel's youngest adventure

The north-west face of the Douves Blanches is a largely unknown but impressive face in Val d'Arolla. A week ago, Silvan Schüpbach and Peter Von Känel were able to climb a - at least partially - new route through the approximately 400 meter high wall. The alpinists call their tour Frigo-Combo.

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