Géraldine Fasnacht grew up in the Swiss mountains. Skiing at age 2, she rapidly switched to snowboarding at 10, then began climbing, mountain biking and hiking in the summer.
Alaska – here they come! Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Deuter´s leading expert for female specific backpacks, and her husband Ralf Dujmovits have just set out on their new expedition.
For the first time since 1990, VAUDE, the mountain sports leader, will once again be producing an alpine backpack in Germany. With painstaking craftsmanship and high-frequency welding technology for waterproof seams, VAUDE has
After some unseasonably snowy weather, Spring has finally come to Colorado! I have been trying to take advantage of the mostly gorgeous weather to get outside and climb. I have been working at a new job
Innovation is what drives everything at Black Diamond. This month Their talked with Pole Category Director Thomas Laakso to get the scoop on the Ultra Mountain Carbon Z-Pole, a super-compactible, 4-season pole for everything from day hikes to ski tours.
Black Diamond Equipment’s founder and CEO, Peter Metcalf, has a corner office—the only proper corner office at BD. He moved into it when BD relocated from California in 1991, and over the past 20-plus years his corner office has become filled with
This top-class expedition down sleeping bag offers maximum insulation in very low temperatures and outstanding protection in the most extreme conditions. 1150 grams of finest white goose down
David Lama is famous for tackling the toughest climbing challenges. Dani Arnold is renowned for his unbelievable speed. Now, on their first expedition to Alaska, the two young alpinists have succeeded in completing a spectacular first
nna Stöhr remains unbeaten following the second stage of the Bouldering World Cup. She claimed victory in the French town of Millau. Jule Wurm finished in a good fifth place. Unfortunately none of the Mammut Proteam men
In early April, SALEWA athlete Kinga Baranowska of Poland left for Nepal. Her goal is Makalu. Her first attempt to climb an 8,000er was not successful. Now, she is trying again together with her fellow countryman and partner, mountaineer Rafal Fronia.
