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On 12/10/2023 Silvan Schüpbach, peter von känel and Rolf Zurbrügg made the first ascent of the west face of Rottalhorn (3971m) in Switzerland's Bernese Alps via their 'Herbstwanderung'.

From 19-24 August Swiss alpinists Silvan Schüpbach and peter von känel made the first ascent of Renaissance, a big new climb on the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. The pair climbed the 1220m line without the use of...

On 11/11/2022 Silvan Schüpbach and peter von känel started their winter climbing season early with the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Frigo-combo' (M7/6a, 450m) on the NW Face of Douves Blanches (Point 3582m) above Val d'Arolla in Switzerland. Schüpbach...

On Pizzo Badile in Italy Swiss alpinists peter von känel and Silvan Schüpbach have made a winter ascent of the British route, first ascended in 1968 by Mike Kosterlitz and Dick Isherwood.

Swiss mountaineer Silvan Schüpbach has made the first ascent of Tradündition on the west face of Dündenhorn. Established with peter von känel and Simon Wahli, this is probably the hardest trad multi-pitch in the country.

Over three days at the start of January Robert Jasper from Germany and Bernd Rathmayr from Switzerland ascended three immense icefalls in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland climbing over a kilometer of vertical ice in the Lauterbrunnental and Kandersteg.