Mountaineering

The climbers David Lama and Hansjörg Auer were killed by an avalanche in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Rescue teams could now recover their bodies.

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Now it is a sad certainty: Hilaree Nelson died in a fatal accident while descending Manaslu in the Himalayas. The U.S. ski mountaineer made mountain sports history with her expeditions and inspired as the head of the She Moves Mountains campaign with The North Face. ISPO.com remembers Hilaree Nelson. Her you can also find the interview with Hilaree Nelson and her husband Jim Morrison from their visit to ISPO Munich 2019 about their life as extreme athletes.

Alex Honnold is fascinating and polarizing. He climbed the 1,000-meter face of the El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without any ropes or safeguarding. And yet, in his view, it was a safe undertaking.

Alex Honnold is a star of the free climbing scene. But the recent birth of his daughter could mean a departure from the rock for the US climber.

Easy and fast to screw into the ice - the award-winning Aero Lite ice screws from Blue Ice are extra powerful for ice climbing or technical mountaineering.

Sumantri is the second highest mountain in Oceania. With a height of 4870m it officially belongs to the Seven Second Summits.

Ngga Pulu is a 4862m mountain peak in the Sudirman Mountains of New Guinea Island. It has long been counted among the Seven Second Summits.

Do you know the highest mountain on each of the seven continents? ISPO.com introduces you to the "Seven Summits" including altitude and location.

Everything about the highest mountain in the European Union: history, first ascent, ascent routes and the imminent danger.