The Schiefer Riss route up the north face of Sagwandspitze may be the most terrifying climb in the Austrian Tyrol. Last week, it had its 2nd winter ascent.

Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer, David Lama and Peter Ortner are currently in the Karakorum in Pakistan attempting to scale the unclimbed NE Face of Masherbrum (7821m). Three of Austria's strongest ...

Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama two years after the first free ascent of the Compressor route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia, carried out with Peter Ortner in January 2012. Over two years have ...