Alpine Chronicles: Tales from the Peaks

Celebrating Our Latest Achievement: Joining "1% for the Planet" Foundation!
Celebrating Our Latest Achievement: Joining "1% for the Planet" Foundation!
AlpineStandards has reached a significant milestone on our journey towards becoming a more responsible and accountable company. We are now proud members of the esteemed foundation 1% for the Plane
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Heinz Mariacher, free spirit
Heinz Mariacher, free spirit
At only 11, he accomplishes his first solo ascent, a fifth-grade route without any equipment. 
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Weissmies
Weissmies
Translated as “White Moss,” it was climbed for the first time in 1855 by Jacob Christian Häuser and Peter Josef Zubriggen, a notary.
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Golden Axe
Golden Axe
Surely, if one piece of equipment encapsulates the mountaineer's spirit, it is the ice axe.
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Carabiners
Carabiners
Carabiners are the most essential pieces of the climbing life. These small metal clippers are both the staple of any rack and the icon by which non-climbers identify our sport.⁠⁠⁠
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To bolt or not to bolt?
To bolt or not to bolt?
Climbers first started using bolt anchors long ago when aid climbing was popular. Some crags still sport the rusty relics leftover from this bygone age.
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Celebrating Our Latest Achievement: Joining "1% for the Planet" Foundation!
Celebrating Our Latest Achievement: Joining "1% for the Planet" Foundation!
AlpineStandards has reached a significant milestone on our journey towards becoming a more responsible and accountable company. We are now proud members of the esteemed foundation 1% for the Plane
Read more
Golden Axe
Golden Axe
Surely, if one piece of equipment encapsulates the mountaineer's spirit, it is the ice axe.
Read more
Heinz Mariacher, free spirit
Heinz Mariacher, free spirit
At only 11, he accomplishes his first solo ascent, a fifth-grade route without any equipment. 
Read more
Carabiners
Carabiners
Carabiners are the most essential pieces of the climbing life. These small metal clippers are both the staple of any rack and the icon by which non-climbers identify our sport.⁠⁠⁠
Read more
Weissmies
Weissmies
Translated as “White Moss,” it was climbed for the first time in 1855 by Jacob Christian Häuser and Peter Josef Zubriggen, a notary.
Read more
To bolt or not to bolt?
To bolt or not to bolt?
Climbers first started using bolt anchors long ago when aid climbing was popular. Some crags still sport the rusty relics leftover from this bygone age.
Read more

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