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The Swiss Alpine Club's youth expedition team needs support | Crowdfunding launched

After an intensive two-year mountaineering training program, the junior alpinists of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) expedition team plan to travel to the Lofoten Islands. They rely on donations for their final expedition.

Sporting spectacle, financial debacle: SAC reworks Climbing World Championship

In August 2023, Bern hosted the Climbing World Championships. The major event thrilled the masses and at the same time tore a huge hole in the...

Women's expedition team plans big wall adventure in Greenland | Crowdfunding launched

The six young alpinists of the SAC expedition team are preparing for the grand finale of their three-year training: in the summer of 2025, they want to explore the wild, untouched...

Many more foreign people have fatal accidents

Mountain emergency statistics 2023: In the Swiss Alps last year, 3501 people were in distress and 114 people had fatal accidents.

These athletes start in the combined format

The semi-finals of the combined format start tomorrow. The following athletes are there and are fighting for the first Olympic tickets.

Five resignations from the SAC Swiss Climbing squad

Long-time elite squad athletes Katherine Choong and Benjamin Blaser announced their retirement from the national team at the end of the 2021 season. With Ilia Wieland, Fabrice Rohner and Leon Niederberger, three athletes from the junior squad also say goodbye to competitive sport.

Petra Klingler and Dimitri Vogt secure bouldering championship title 2021

At the Swiss Bouldering Championships last weekend in Pratteln, the two elite athletes Petra Klingler and Dimitri Vogt prevailed and climbed to the top of the podium. In the U18 category, the 2021 Swiss bouldering champions are Lena Schenkel and Louis Guignard.

Climbing guide Tessin / Ticino: edition published in 2021

Ticino is one of the most popular climbing areas in Switzerland. The fourth edition of the SAC climbing guide is now available.

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