For the first time since 1990, VAUDE, the mountain sports leader, will once again be producing an alpine backpack in Germany. With painstaking craftsmanship and high-frequency welding technology for waterproof seams, VAUDE has
After some unseasonably snowy weather, Spring has finally come to Colorado! I have been trying to take advantage of the mostly gorgeous weather to get outside and climb. I have been working at a new job
Innovation is what drives everything at Black Diamond. This month Their talked with Pole Category Director Thomas Laakso to get the scoop on the Ultra Mountain Carbon Z-Pole, a super-compactible, 4-season pole for everything from day hikes to ski tours.
Black Diamond Equipment’s founder and CEO, Peter Metcalf, has a corner office—the only proper corner office at BD. He moved into it when BD relocated from California in 1991, and over the past 20-plus years his corner office has become filled with
This top-class expedition down sleeping bag offers maximum insulation in very low temperatures and outstanding protection in the most extreme conditions. 1150 grams of finest white goose down
David Lama is famous for tackling the toughest climbing challenges. Dani Arnold is renowned for his unbelievable speed. Now, on their first expedition to Alaska, the two young alpinists have succeeded in completing a spectacular first
nna Stöhr remains unbeaten following the second stage of the Bouldering World Cup. She claimed victory in the French town of Millau. Jule Wurm finished in a good fifth place. Unfortunately none of the Mammut Proteam men
In early April, SALEWA athlete Kinga Baranowska of Poland left for Nepal. Her goal is Makalu. Her first attempt to climb an 8,000er was not successful. Now, she is trying again together with her fellow countryman and partner, mountaineer Rafal Fronia.
This winter, Sam Beaugey and his friend François traveled to the “white continent” to attempt rock and mixed climbing first ascents on never-before-climbed summits. They completed an entirely self-sufficient 12-day traverse of the Holtanna Range via "train
Christian Stangl has made his way by bike to the final summit of the three highest summits on each of the seven continents. Since the middle of March, he has pedaled through Austria,
