Tour Reports

Ski touring training at the Lizumer Hütte, 1-3 February 2024

In the beautiful surroundings of the Wattener Lizum, we were able to cover the relevant teaching content of ski touring in three days and put it into practice with some beautiful summit tours.

Hohe Tauern

Großglockner, Sep. 21st 2024

After the massive bad weather front: bright blue sky and fresh snow on the Großglockner. A wonderful tour towards the end of the summer season!

Hohe Tauern

Fresh snow and clear air - the tour up Austria's highest mountain was a pleasure. We took advantage of a short window of good weather for the ascent, as a severe winter storm was forecast for the following night. The mountain should be quiet…

Bernina

Piz Palü, September 1st 2024

The beautiful crossing of the three peaks of Piz Palü is a successful connection to the Biancograt. The pictures speak for themselves.

Bernina

Biancograt, August 31st 2024

Biancograt the "second": it was the end of August, summer was drawing to a close. Nevertheless, the conditions on the ridge were still acceptable. I had to secure my guest over bare ice for 3 rope lengths of 40 m each - not everyone's cup of…

Valais Alps

Zinalrothorn, August 24th 2024

The Zinalrothorn, although standing in the shadow of the Matterhorn, is probably one of the most beautiful climbs around Zermatt. Under a starry sky we set off from the Rothorn Hut just before 4 a.m. and just over 3 hours later we were at the…

Tour Reports, Valais Alps

Weisshorn, August 22nd 2024

A magnificent tour that challenges every mountaineer. We set off at 2:30 in the morning, and in the light of our headlamps and the full moon we made the approach to the breakfast spot at 3900 m. We then enjoyed the stimulating climb at dawn…

Tour Reports, Valais Alps

Matterhorn, August 17th 2024

Once again - I don't know exactly how many times - I stood with a guest on this fascinating rock obelisk. The temperatures were mild and there were relatively few rope teams on the way. The tour was a pleasure for more than just that reason.…

Tour Reports, Valais Alps

Monte Rosa Superior, August 12th to 15th 2024.-15.08.2024

The crowning glory of all tours in Monte Rosa! The mixed weather - every afternoon there was heavy cloud cover followed by thunderstorms - prevented us from climbing the summit on many occasions. Nevertheless, given the weather situation, the…