Since four years I string together expedition to expedition, project to project. Everything started with Khumbu Express in 2005, followed by the summit success on Gasherbrum II over the east summit, the speed records on the Eigernorthface in 2007 and 2008, the first free climb of „Paciencia“ on the Eigernorthface (2008), the speed record on Grandes Jorasses (December 2008) and speed record on Matterhorn at the beginning of this year. In June I redpoint the legendary route „Golden Gate“ at El Cap in the USA. Short afterwards I summitted Gasherbrum II (8035m), my first summit over 8000 ever. In September I succeed on Makalu (8463m). What comes next?

My ambition is still the same, my head full of ideas and my zest for action still frenetic. Nevertheless I have to learn to accept these success. I need to take more breaks, to see all these things under a different point of view, to analyse and not to always question everything. This also belongs to success. I am sane and I have the great fortune to still do what I am doing and what I am living for: climbing and mountaineering. Together with Simon Trachsel, who is following me since a couple of years we have planned to see the upcoming year as a build up one. If I want to keep my performance upright I will have to build up seriously. My goal is to develop my climbing performance and my endurance. I do not plan any great expedition for next year. So I can focus on my workout seriously and I will also have more time for my sponsors. I will concentrate on my projects in the Alps and a trip to the Yosemite is also planned. For 2011 I will focus again on projects in the Himalaya.

Maybe one day I will succeed on Makalu over the west pillar or with the Annapurna southface. As said: I have plenty of ideas.

At present I am very busy with my book, which is planned to appear on September 1, 2010. The follow up book of Solo from MALIK NG has up to today been sold 20'000 times.
Along with the book a documentary film is planned with our local TV broadcast SF DRS. Out of it a DVD of the speed trilogy should arise. The writing and filming are tasks, which are very time demanding.
On January and February 2011 I will go on tour again with Explora and up to now 35 slideshows are scheduled.