22 Oct

From Summit to Soil: Microplastics in the Alps and Beyond

October 22, 2025
By timAdmin

On the Matterhorn's iconic summit ridge, climbers clip into fixed ropes that have hung there for seasons. The nylon fibers, exposed to relentless UV radiation and wind, slowly shed microscopic fragments. Far below in New York's Adirondack Mountains, hikers...

21 Oct

Events, Athletes, Culture, People & Profiles

Bonnet’s Vertical Kilometre Breakthrough

October 22, 2025
By timAdmin

The Rhône Valley in the Swiss canton of Valais has a peculiar feature near the village of Fully: an old funicular line that poses a stark question—how fast can a human move straight up? The answer, on 18 October...

21 Oct

Alpine & Mountaineering, Athletes, Culture, Explore, Routes, Ski, Ski & Splitboard

TWO WEEKS, TWO DESCENTS ON EVEREST

October 21, 2025
By timAdmin

High on the South Col, the wind doesn't stop. On 22 September 2025, Polish ski-mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel stood at 8,848 meters and committed to a line that would redefine what's possible on Everest. He'd climbed without supplemental oxygen. Now...

13 Oct

Events, Explore, Gear, Ski & Winter, Tour

Skimo: The New Olympic Discipline Taking the Alps Back to Their Roots

October 13, 2025
By timAdmin

At dawn above Cortina d’Ampezzo, the only sounds are the scrape of skins and the steady breath of athletes climbing into the thin air of the Dolomites. The sport looks simple from afar—ski uphill, ski down—but the pace, precision,...

12 Oct

Athletes, Alpine & Mountaineering, Climb, Culture, Explore, Routes

Speed, Exposure & Redemption: Hojac & Brugger’s North Face Trilogy

October 12, 2025
By timAdmin

The Redbull Fastline project. Prologue: A Line Across Three Shadows At one o’clock in the morning on April 5, 2025, two headlamps cut across the base of the Eiger’s north face.Above them, 1,800 meters of dark limestone and ice rose into...

12 Oct

Athletes, Culture, Dispatches, Explore, Routes

The Fastest Known Times on the Alps’ Legendary Routes

October 12, 2025
By timAdmin

Pushing the limits of speed in the mountains: FKTs in the Alps Fastest Known Times are a modern lens on an old instinct: testing speed against terrain and weather. Whether the field is trail running, ski-mountaineering, ultra-cycling or alpine climbing,...

11 Sep

Explore, Gear, Products, Roam

Alpine Fastpacking Gear Guide for Serious Athletes

September 13, 2025
By timAdmin

Fastpacking in the high Alps demands a synthesis of endurance, efficiency, and technical expertise. For serious alpine athletes, every gram matters. Multi-day traverses across ridgelines, passes, and remote valleys require not only strength and conditioning, but also careful selection...

11 Sep

Explore, Products, Ride

Gravel is the New Vertical

September 11, 2025
By timAdmin

Col-hopping, drop-bar style: How gravel biking redefined alpine riding It starts as a whisper — the crunch of tyres over compact dirt, the whirr of a 1x drivetrain, the breath of a rider cresting a pass with no cars in...

02 Sep

Gear, Products, Tech & Tools

Tech Innovations in Alpine Gear: Enhancing Safety and Performance

September 2, 2025
By timAdmin

The high mountains have always demanded a certain humility. Out here, judgment and skill outweigh gadgets, and no device will stop an avalanche or chase away a storm. Yet the tools we carry are changing how we move through...

01 Sep

Products

Carrying Confidence: Backpacks and Avalanche Safety Gear 2025/26

September 1, 2025
By timAdmin

Packs & Safety Gear – 2025/26 Updates While skis and bindings grab attention, the true backbone of ski touring is the safety kit and the pack that carries it. For 2025/26, avalanche transceivers, shovels, probes, and packs continue to evolve...