SpecialStephan Siegrist
UIAA Mountain Guide, one of Switzerland 's foremost all-rounders, has climbed up to 8b but recently has concentrated efforts on large mountain routes. Highlights include the following:
2007: "Lightening Strike", Arwa Tower (6352m), Garhwal Himalaya, India,
VI M5 5.9 A3 (in demanding mixed terrain) 1000m together with Thomas
Senf and Denis Burdet
2006: "Golden Eagle", Aguilla Desmochada, Patagonia - first ascent together with Alexander Huber
2004: NW Ridge of Thalay Sagar (6904m)
2002: Dos Cumbres North-Pillar first ascent in middle of the Patagonian icefield
2001: "The Young Spider" (7a/A2, WI 6, M7), Eiger North Face first ascent together with Ueli Steck.
2000: "La vida es silbar" longest – hardest alpine sports climb on the Eiger North Face
1999:
Siegrist made the historical first winter ascent of Cerro Torre,
Patagonia together with David and Thomas Ulrich and Gregory Crouch.
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Cerro Standhardt winter success for Siegrist, Senf and Weber
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Swiss climber Stephan Siegrist has made the first successful redpoint ascent of "Magic Mushroom" up the North Face of the Eiger. The route had been established in 2007 by Roger Schäli and Christoph Hainz and leads up the 3219 metres high mushroom in 21 pitches and now goes free at 7c+.
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Herbstzeitlose first ascent by Ines Papert and Stephan Siegrist on Mittaghörnli, Switzerland
On 07/10/2007 Stephan Siegrist and Ines Papert carried out the first free ascent of Herbstzeitlose (max 7c), on the S. Face of the Mittaghörnli (P.ta Signal), Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.
Arwa Tower NE Face first ascent by Siegrist, Senf and Burdet
On 07/06/2007 Stephan Siegrist, Thomas Senf and Denis Burdet carried out first ascent of Lightning Strike (VI M5 5.9 A3 1000m) up the NE Face of Arwa Tower (6352m), Garhwal Himalaya, India.
'National Geographic' and Cerro Torre, Patagonia
National Geographic’s March issue publishes an account of the first winter ascent of Cerro Torre’s west face by Stephan Siegrist, G. Crouch, D. and T. Ulrich.
