Lorenzo Rieg

The tours from Ehrwald into the Mieminger Kette, especially into the Brendlkar, Drachenkar and Igelskar are much-visited classics. Nevertheless, a visit to the area is often worthwhile. In addition to descents of all levels of difficulty, you will often find good powder snow or firn until late spring.

Relatively unknown in Europe, the American company BCA has been producing avalanche airbag backpacks for several years. We tested the Float 32 freeride backpack for you.

Ski poles with a small, integrated ice axe pick are rare in this country. But they certainly have their uses.

Small, light, ultra-compact and yet highly insulating: the Neoair XTherm from Therm-A-Rest

The Beilspitze is a popular ski touring mountain that is climbed relatively frequently on various routes. The ascent from the Lermoos ski area is certainly the most rewarding, as you avoid the unpleasant or flat sections in the valley and get an interesting descent for good measure!

At ISPO, all manufacturers let their innovation cats out of the bag. Read about the new products in the boot and binding sector.

Backpacks are a dime a dozen. But the Arrakis from Arc'Teryx impresses with an unusual mix of features.

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and her husband and rope partner Ralf Dujmovits have been known to the general public at least since their summit success on K2, the world's most difficult eight-thousander. By climbing the second highest mountain in the world in 2011, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner became the first woman ever to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without the aid of bottled oxygen. Ralf Dujmovits was the first German to complete the series back in 2009 with his ascent of Lhotse. In the book 2 x 14 eight-thousanders, recently published by Bruckmann Verlag, many of the experiences of the two top mountaineers on the world's highest mountains are recounted in words and pictures.

A small, lightweight stove that can use different fuels is the ideal travel companion for adventures.

The only winter via ferrata in Tyrol is highly recommended for sure-footed freeriders. After a relatively short, but airy and beautiful via ferrata, there are various long downhill options all the way down to the valley.

The Dynafit TLT5 is probably one of the lightest ski touring boots currently available – if you disregard models developed purely for ski touring. And still surprisingly stiff. We tested it for you in the Mountain TF-X version and tried to find out whether its advantages in the ascent make up for any disadvantages in downhill performance.

The very popular tour to the Wildspitze, Austria's second highest mountain, is a day trip thanks to the lifts in the nearby Pitztal glacier ski area. Nevertheless, it is a high alpine undertaking that should not be underestimated despite the crowds of visitors.