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Freeriding will become an Olympic discipline from 2030, as the IOC and FIS announced today at a joint press conference. The competition format will be slightly adapted, but the "spirit" of the sport will be maintained, assured FWT CEO Nicolas Hale-Woods.

An avalanche-compatible ski backpack that is designed to meet the needs of demanding ski mountaineers, is inspired by climbing sports and is also suitable for freeriding - is that possible?

The Procline Carbon Lite from Arc'teryx is a boot for ski mountaineers who are looking for a combination of a mountaineering boot for rock and ice, but also a ski touring boot for fast ascents with good downhill performance. Arc'teryx achieves this with the revolutionary 360° Rotating Cuff, which offers unrivaled functionality for climbing and skiing. The unrivaled vertical and lateral mobility of the ankle supports fast and safe ascents in all types of terrain, not only with skis and skins, but also when walking on foot and climbing.

Climbing race bindings also have their raison d'être for weight-optimized ski tourers with a not too aggressive skiing style and without the option of adjusting the release values.

Black Diamond presents the silent, unknown protagonists of the ski and climbing scene in a new web series. The Swedish ski mountaineer Henrik Westling makes the start.

After every Patrouille des Glaciers, I had decided that this would be my last participation in this extreme ski touring race. But once again, I couldn't resist the request from my friends Marc White and Daniel Huguet to join them on the next Patrouille des Glacier.

Basti Haag is one of the best-known German-speaking extreme ski mountaineers. On September 23, 2012, Basti narrowly escaped one of the biggest avalanche accidents in Nepal. 30 people were buried in the avalanche - unfortunately 11 died. Basti was one of the first people at the scene of the accident. PG spoke to him about his experiences.

The 32.0 from SKYLOTEC is a well thought-out and versatile alpine backpack. It offers all the features that a ski touring and freeride backpack must have and can also do one thing that the user would not want to do without on the rock or on an exposed ridge: the 32.0 from SKYLOTEC contains a patented integrated climbing harness!

"Nobody really lives until they have been on skis", as Andrew Irvine, a young ski racer and founding member of the Kandahar Ski Club, already knew. The ski enthusiasts lived this skiing spirit around 1924: "And it must never happen that we do not set off because the piste is covered in deep snow. On a morning like this, in fresh snow, the best skiing is just beginning." Any passionate deep-snow skier will agree?