Sunshine in basecamp improves everyone’s mood / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2014
Bouldering near basecamp is a standard way to escape the otherwise dull day-to-day routine on the ground. The sleeping pad serves as a crashpad / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2014
If this doesn’t make you feel tiny… / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2014
Every piece of gear could be crucial or dead weight. We choose carefully / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2014
Despite heavy loads and long walks our porters usually have a big smile on their face / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2013
Getting ready to sleep as night falls on the Yermanendu Glacier below Masherbrum (7.821m) / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2014
Doing the first ascent of Avaatara (9a), which exits a spectacular sink hole / Bataara Gorge, Lebanon, 2015
After the first ascent of Avaatara (9a) my Lebanese climbing partner Jad Khoury gave me a tour of what else the country has to offer / Lebanon, 2015
Precarious snow ridge climbing on Lunag Ri (6.907m) / Himalayas, Nepal, 2015
After descending from a hard push on Lunag Ri (6.907m), our eyes already set on our return / Himalayas, Nepal, 2015>
Navigating a tricky section on the west ridge of Lunag Ri (6.907m) / Himalayas, Nepal, 2015
A normal day in winter out at home / Tyrol, Austria, 2016
About to drop in on a steep face in the Mieminger Kette / Tyrol, Austria, 2016
Skiing in my home mountains / Tyrol, 2015
Great, steep skiing and sunshine above the clouds / Tyrol, Austria, 2016
A good playlist goes a long way to make monotonous snow slopes more bearable / Chogolisa (7.668m), Pakistan, 2012
Preparing a hot meal the night before my solo ascent of Les Barbares / Chamonix, France, 2012
Peter Ortner and I on our Safety Discussion (8b) on the Laserz South Face. The steepness and the run-outs go well together / East Tyrol, Austria, 2012
Waiting for the mountains to come into condition / Patagonia, Argentina, 2011
Celebrating in El Chalten. The trips leading up to my free ascent of the Compressor Route were unforgettable / Patagonia, Argentina, 2012
Every meter of progress was a fight on Safety Discussion (8b) / East Tyrol, Austria, 2012
Me against the pump during a Lead World Cup / China, 2007
Our basecamp below Chogolisa (7.668m) / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2012
Resting in the tent at 6.300m before our successful summit push on Chogolisa (7.668m) / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2012
Rapping off the spectacular, steep Bellavista (8b+), one of the Dolomites’ most incredible routes / Tre Cime, Italy, 2010
With a great goal in mind and good partners even the most endless basecamp approaches are good times / Karakoram, Pakistan, 2013
Taking a fall in the Grit – definitely something you shouldn’t do everyday / Peak District, UK, 2010
Powder run ahead! Home has a lot to offer too / Tyrol, Austria, 2012