In 2006, ten extreme mountaineers set off to climb the 8,084 metre high Broad Peak. They chose the route of the first ascent by Hermann Buhl. Although the equipment of today cannot be compared to the equipment of then, there are some parallels... more

As darkness fell on May 10, 1996, a fast moving storm of unimaginable ferocity trapped three climbing teams high on the slopes of Mount Everest. The climbers, exhausted from their summit climb, were soon lost in darkness, in a fierce blizzard, far... more