Lorenzo Rieg

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.

Visible from afar, the Weißseespitze rises above the Kaunertal glacier ski area. The north face is often climbed in early summer and is also extremely popular with ice climbers.

Last winter's newcomer has now become a standard boot. No wonder, as the lightest four-buckle boot is not only a lightweight boot with excellent walking function, its downhill performance is also not to be sneezed at and the boot is downright affordable compared to the competition. We have tested how the orange ski touring wonder performs in tough continuous use.

The American brand Black Diamond has long been known for climbing skins as well as climbing equipment of all kinds. The tried and tested Ascension skin has been equipped with a new tip tensioner for this season and the material has been changed so that it is around 10% lighter than last year's model.

This tour is very popular both from the valley and from the gondola station, especially when the snow conditions are good, there are usually tracks and numerous other skiers on the way. However, the terrain is usually quite wide during the descent and offers plenty of space for new tracks!

Easy freeride variant to a very popular ski tour summit in the Kitzbühel Alps with several downhill options.

The Stubai Alps are a versatile and popular ski touring area due to their size, diversity and convenient location. You can find the right ski tour for practically all conditions and all seasons. While the Brenner mountains, the Sellrain and the area around the Axamer Lizum are popular and proven destinations in early and high winter, the tours on the main ridge become interesting in spring. Even at the end of May, you can often still find perfect conditions in the highest areas of the Stubai Alps.

The new Panico ski touring guide "Tux and Zillertal Alps" by Markus Stadler presents numerous ski tours from the Tux and Zillertal Alps. The tours presented are as different as the two mountain ranges themselves. They range from leisurely ski tours close to the slopes in Hochfügen to classic day tours in the Tux Alps, a popular region for ski tourers, to high alpine climbs, some lasting several days, to the glacier giants of the Zillertal Alps.