Benjamin Zörer

@benjamin_zoerer

Innsbruck, Austria Alpinist | UIAGM Mountain Guide | Philosopher Pura vida . sponsored by @arcteryx | @petzl_official | @evileye.eyewear
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𝗘𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴 (𝟲.𝟳𝟴𝟭 𝗺) – 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 „𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬“ Am 20. Oktober 2025 um 12:30 Uhr gelang uns – @lukaswaldner07 und mir, gemeinsam mit @francoiscazzanelli und @bepividoni – die erste Besteigung des Kimshung (6.781 m) im Langtang-Himal, Nepal. Dabei eröffneten wir eine neue Route durch die Nordostwand:
„𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬“ – 𝗧𝗗, 𝟭.𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗺, 𝟲𝟬°, 𝗔𝗜𝟰, 𝗠𝟱 
Eine Linie im klassischen Alpine Style, geprägt von Leichtigkeit, Schnelligkeit und Teamarbeit. Der Kimshung liegt im Grenzgebiet zu Tibet – ein technisch fordernder, abgeschiedener Sechstausender, der zuvor mehrfach erfolglos versucht wurde. Am 19. Oktober verließen wir das Basislager, verbrachten eine Nacht auf 5.450 m am Kimshung-Gletscher und erreichten am nächsten Tag um 12:30 Uhr den Gipfel. Noch am Abend kehrten wir sicher ins Tal zurück. Für uns bedeutet diese Besteigung nicht nur einen alpinistischen Meilenstein, sondern auch den Beginn einer Freundschaft, die uns auf diesen Gipfel geführt hat. Mehr Infos in den nächsten Wochen. @arcteryx @arcteryxdach @petzl_official @mc2alpin #arcteryx #petzl #acesstheinaccesible #Kimshung #FirstAscent #DESTINY #Langtang #Himalaya #Nepal #AlpineStyle #fastandlight #Mountaineering #Expedition #Alpinism #Teamwork #mc2alpin 🇬🇧 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴 (𝟲,𝟳𝟴𝟭 𝗺) – 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 “𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬” On October 20, 2025, at 12:30 PM, @lukaswaldner07 and I, together with @francoiscazzanelli and @bepividoni , made the first ascent of Kimshung (6,781 m) in the Langtang Himal, Nepal. We opened a new route through the northeast face:
„𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬“ – 𝗧𝗗, 𝟭.𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗺, 𝟲𝟬°, 𝗔𝗜𝟰, 𝗠𝟱 
A line climbed in pure alpine style – light, fast, and built on teamwork. The Kimshung sits near the Tibetan border, a remote and technical 6000er that had repelled several previous attempts. On October 19, we left basecamp, spent a night at 5,450 m on the Kimshung Glacier, and the next day reached the summit at 12:30 PM. That same evening, we safely descended to the valley. For us, this ascent represents not only an alpine milestone, but also the beginning of a friendship that led us to this summit.
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6 months ago
Eiger North Face “Heckmair Route” (4h 50min) – and from Innsbruck & back in a single day! This winter, @lukaswaldner07 and I had the idea to climb the Eiger North Face via the Heckmair Route as a day trip from Innsbruck. The plan was: drive five hours from Innsbruck to Grindelwald, take the cable car up, climb the 1,800m face, descend to Grindelwald, and head back home. Conditions looked okay at the moment, so we decided to go for it on Sunday, April 6th (yesterday). The drive to Grindelwald went smoothly, and we caught the first gondola at 8:00 AM to Eigergletscher. By about 9:00 AM, we started up the route. Our goal was to move efficiently without feeling rushed - just enjoy a nice day out. We knew as well there were about 7 or 8 other teams on the route. Once on the face, we made great progress and felt well-coordinated, never really pushing too hard. We took 3 short breaks or waited briefly behind other climbers (thanks for letting us pass so smoothly!). It was an amazing experience to climb with such ease on such a massive face (& enjoy it). After the Quartz Crack, I noticed we’d only been on the route for just over four hours, which made me think we might actually finish in under five hours. Sure enough, we reached the summit in 4 hours 50 minutes - a pretty crazy feeling to climb the Eiger North Face in under five hours without even planning on it! We hadn’t set out to chase a specific time, so to reach the summit under that probably magical five-hour mark quite “relaxed” and stress-free as a team was a big surprise - definitely more than we ever expected when we left home that morning. I think it’s definitely one of the fastest team ascents on this face, but it seems like you could easily shave off some more time if you knew every pitch, don’t have to overtake anyone, and really go fast with a plan. An incredible day that reminded me again how fun it can be to move with ease through such a legendary face in the Alps. That’s how times change, we probably never thought we would climb the Eiger North Face in under 5 hours. @arcteryx #Eiger #eigernorthface #northface #heckmair #grindelwald #fastandlight #alpinism
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1 year ago
FRENEY VIA PEUTEREY - Mont Blanc An incredibly good combination of the Peuterey Integrale and the Central Pillar of Freney, leading to the top of Mont Blanc. For us, it was undoubtedly one of the most iconic climbs in the Alps. Day 1: Since I was already familiar with the Peuterey Integrale, we made swift progress, reaching the Aiguille Noire by mid-morning. From there, we did the rappels, traversed the Dames Anglaises, continued over the Aiguille Blanche, and reached the Col de Peuterey by late afternoon. It was a long, exhausting day, but everything went smoothly. As I had heard mixed experiences from different people for the Freney Pillar, we were a bit unsure what to expect. The effects of the first long day were definitely noticeable a bit and our climbing level wasn’t at its peak, having just returned from a Pakistan expedition less than two weeks earlier. Day 2: After a cold night at the Col de Peuterey we traversed to the Freney Pillar. At the first light around 6:00 a.m. we carefully and slowly began climbing, as another team just had an accident at Col Eccles (we have seen it from the Pillar entrance and called the helicopter). After the first few pitches, we found our rhythm and reached the Chandelle shortly after 9:00 a.m. Another team, having bivouacked there, was on the crux pitches, so we took a break on the last good ledge to avoid waiting at the hanging belays in the steep sections. The climbing in the steep pitches went smoothly, and we reached the top of the Chandelle quickly. After a rappel and a fast scramble through the mixed terrain, we arrived at the summit of Mont Blanc by early afternoon. Two days earlier, we had joked about whether we could make it down to the valley via cable car the same day after the Freney Pillar, which seemed quite unrealistic. Now, surprisingly, we were much faster than expected and managed to catch the train and cable car at Nid d’Aigle. The highlight? A well-deserved burger in Chamonix that evening.😎 @millet_mountain #millet #alpinism #alpineclimbing #climbing #chamonix #courmayeur #montblanc #montebianco #freney #peuterey #valveny
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1 year ago
Retired the skis (for now)… after 130+ days chasing winter. #puravida con la banda 🪩🕺🃏 #arcteryx #petzl #evileyeeyewear #mc2alpin @arcteryxdach @arcteryx @evileye.eyewear @petzl_official @mc2alpin @coros_dach
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13 days ago
𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 🐰🪩 #puravida @arcteryxdach @petzl_official @evileye.eyewear @mc2alpin #arcteryx #accesstheinaccessible #evileyeeyewear #mc2alpin
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1 month ago
𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 🌴🪩 #puravida @arcteryxdach @petzl_official @evileye.eyewear @mc2alpin #arcteryx #accesstheinaccessible #evileyeeyewear #mc2alpin
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1 month ago
Backyard spring skiing hits different ☀️ Slush turns & sunshine right at home . #backyard #springskiing #innsbruck #arcteryx #evileyeeyewear
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2 months ago
𝘌𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘒ö𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘴𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘻𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘶𝘴: 𝘌𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯. 𝘈𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘴𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘻𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘩. 𝘋𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘡ö𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘮 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘶𝘧𝘨𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘴𝘦𝘯. 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘶𝘧-𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘣 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘩𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘴 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘳ü𝘩𝘮𝘵-𝘣𝘦𝘳ü𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘙ü𝘣𝘦𝘻𝘢𝘩𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘒𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘪 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘮 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘵𝘢𝘭. 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘥 230 𝘛𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘮 𝘈𝘯𝘧ä𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘴 𝘻𝘶𝘮 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪 𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘻𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯. ▶️ Jetzt streamen bei Bergauf-Bergab in der ARD Mediathek: Eisklettern – Von der Taschachschlucht ins wilde Eis. Autorin: Elena Blume Kamera: @valentinrappfilm @julianbueckers Ton & Assistenz: @berg_und_bild @pilzlukas @fabian_hagenauer 📸 BR/Thomas März @arcteryx @arcteryxdach @petzl_official @evileye.eyewear @mc2alpin #arcteryx #AccessTheInaccessible #petzl #evileyeeyewear #mc2alpin
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3 months ago
Starting the year with sushi powder 🍣❄️ Guiding in Japan with awesome clients and incredible conditions. Huge thanks to everyone who joined! Interested in next season? Get in contact to secure your spot. @arcteryxdach @evileye.eyewear #arcteryx #evileye #japow #skijapan #powderdays
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3 months ago
𝗦𝗮𝗴𝘇𝗮𝗵𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗴 – 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Long day out with fearless @martin_sieberer and local matador @lukaswaldner07 . Starting from the valley and climbing the mystical Sagzahnverschneidung in a single day. Awesome day in even better company. What a start to the season — let’s see what winter brings us next :) More info coming soon. #arcteryx #petzl #mc2alpin @arcteryx @arcteryxdach @petzl_official . #alpinism #fastandlight #mixedclimbing #sagzahn #tyrol #valsertal #hartsteigensanftgreifen
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5 months ago
And so it begins… Great start into winterclimbing-season! Starting from the valley, climbing the Fußstein Nordkante and traversing the ridge to the Olperer. A perfect training day. @arcteryx @arcteryxdach @petzl_official #alpinism #fastandlight #alpineclimbing #mixedclimbing #tyrol #fußsteinnordkante #olperer #arcteryx #petzl #acesstheinaccesible #mc2alpin
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6 months ago
After ten years and three attempts, @francoiscazzanelli , together with @bepividoni , @lukaswaldner07 and @benjamin_zoerer reached the summit of Kimshung (6,782 m) in the Langtang Himal massif, Nepal. This wasn’t just a climb. It was a return to a mountain that had marked him deeply. A place where past efforts, close calls, and unfinished dreams had left a lasting imprint. Kimshung, remote, untouched, and fiercely technical, rises from the Nepalese Himalaya like a silent guardian of pure alpinism. For François, it symbolized more than a challenge. It was a promise to himself. After first attempting Kimshung in 2015, François carried this mountain in his heart. Every expedition brought lessons, setbacks, and a growing fire to one day reach its untouched summit. That day has come. Leading a strong team of alpine guides from the Aosta Valley, François tackled the technical terrain with precision, humility, and heart. Together, they opened a new line to the summit, writing their own story on a mountain that had never been climbed. This is the kind of alpinism we believe in. One that speaks the language of commitment, passion, and respect for the mountain. Congratulations François. Your path to Kimshung moves us all. 📸 @francoiscazzanelli @demiangoaway @benjamin_zoerer
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6 months ago