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High, higher, highest! If you’re the kind of Alpine Trekker who enjoys reaching the summit, even with a difficult ascent, then the “mountaineering & alpine touring” category is the place to be.

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Robert

A few weeks ago, we reported on our colleague Robert’s preparations to climb Mera Peak (6,476 m) in Nepal. He has now returned from his Mera Peak trek, with many impressions and experiences. So many in fact that we had to divide his travelogue into two parts. So let’s get started: Filled with high expectations, I […]

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Felix

Redpoint, Onsight and Flash… climbing terms that shape our world and make up key figures we base our climbing performance on. There are also some rock climbing words and expressions that are not quite so common. Where does all this climbing vocabulary come from and what does it all mean? One reason is the not […]

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Guest author

If your water bottle isn’t cleaned after every trip, moisture, spittle and other organic residue can create a real paradise for bacteria. But don’t worry, the right way to clean a water bottle is neither sorcery nor does it take very long. So read on for some quick tips and tricks to keep a clean […]

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Stephan

the most important things What was the first “proper” high mountain region you saw? The Alps? For me, it was the Tatra mountains at the early age of six. That may be decades ago now but the effects have stayed with me. What I experienced then really sowed the seed in me for this undying […]

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Stephan

the most important things Are the Pyrenees merely a smaller version of the Alps? This may be the case theoretically because both of them are fold mountains that developed about 50 to 100 million years ago during the Tertiary period. Both of them were also covered by glaciers during Ice Ages and have therefore been […]

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Florian

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants”. This quote from the American food guru Michael Pollan immediately comes to mind when I ask myself what the optimal diet for hiking should be. A “good” diet when mountaineering is often defined in terms of quantity rather than the quality. You need to take in a lot […]

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Stephan

It is the nightmare of style icons, fashionistas and cultural guardians: the outdoor wave that is sweeping the city centres. Ten years ago, people were sure it was one of those silly crazes that would be laughed off in 10 years’ time. But far from it, it still remains and shows no signs of fading. […]