The year 2008 sees the 30th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest by Austrians. On 3 May 1978, Wolfgang Nairz, Robert Schauer and Horst Bergmann, together with Ang Phu, stood on the summit of the highest mountain on Earth. On 8 May,... more

The Austrian Christian Stangl is the new star of the international scene of extreme mountaineering. His special discipline is Sky running – climbing mountains as fast as possible and without any technical support like oxygen or stored supplies... more

Terray. This name sounds like challenge, and shines in the unconscious collective of the mountain dwellers. For all of them, Lionel Terray will always remain the Conqueror of the Useless par excellence. Forty years after the disappearance of this... more