Climbing is one of the two pillars of alpinism for me, along with a correspondingly high capacity for suffering. Especially in difficult combined terrain on big walls in the Alps these are my strengths and this is also the environment in which I see alpinism in the future. Since my expedition experience on the Shivling (6543 m) in the Himalayas, my focus has been on finding the same sense of adventure in the Alps - on your doorstep, so to speak - without flying halfway around the world to do it. Another playground is the increasing number of first ascents in a style that is as clean as possible. For me, that means coming from below, free climbing, in big walls in alpine style and in granite basically without bolts, in limestone this is unfortunately often impossible, although I have been able to climb some limestone sport climbing routes up to grade 8a+/b trad in recent years. In general, sport climbing is for me, even if it is certainly not my greatest strength, an essential basis for difficult alpinism. The fears are often comparable, but in alpinism they are often even more existential, which can lead to performances that you can no longer comprehend afterwards "sober" after the endorphin level has subsided. It is these boundary shifts that continue to drive me. But with growing experience I also notice very impressively how, on the one hand, the urge to push the limits remains similarly intense, but at the same time the goal of becoming an old mountaineer plays an ever greater role. Finding a balance here for inner satisfaction is the main task in my mountaineering life.