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Guidebook descriptions are no longer reliable because of climate change. There is a massive risk of falling rocks, and challenging rock climbing. One…
“Hi Chrigel; got any plans for next summer?” A mountain guide talks to someone he knows well. The next summer is 2023. Of course Peter von Känel has a…
Each year the fields around Castelluccio become a sea of flowers. Last spring, Adi Geisegger and three friends went there to experience this…
Where does the comfort zone end and the adventure begin for someone who has already achieved legendary status in his lifetime? Chrigel Maurer gives us…
To fly across the Alps from Valais to the Berner Oberland by paraglider is a lifetime dream for many pilots. Celebrated photographer Andy Busslinger…
During his trip to Utah as winter threatened, paraglider pilot and photographer Felix Wölk caught cold in the truest sense of the word. He had been…
The two Pro Free Skiers Jérémie Heitz and Sam Anthamatten realize two impressive ski runs on the Eiger (3967 m) and the Mönch (4110 m) in one day.…
The tour to the Blüemlisalphütte (2840m) is considered an ultimate thrill for the mountain bike scene. Those who manage to master the partly…
Every cross-country flight has its own story. Aaron Durogati's 312 km triangle in the middle of Pakistan's 7,000 metre scenery was special. The…
It is nearly a year since Chrigel Maurer caused a stir at the top-class desert event. Not only were his skills put to the test in this superlative…
Björn Klaassen set off into the wilderness that is Greenland. Carrying a PI 2, his tent, sleeping bag, and everything else that one might need when on…
In their quest to make the first flights in the White Mountains, Felix Wölk and Thomas Bing travelled for three weeks through a deserted wilderness…