AUTUMN HIKING IN THE ALLGÄU, PART 3

Thumbs up for hiking on the Nebelhorn in Allgäu If you’re looking for mini-adventures, then the Allgäu is a good place to head for. This is exactly what this hike promises – a genuine adventure. Our goal is the Großer Daumen (German for “Big Thumb”), a mountain near the well-known Nebelhorn at Oberstdorf. We were…

AUTUMN HIKING IN THE ALLGÄU, PART 1

The most beautiful mountain lake in the Northern Alps Today’s hike takes us to the most beautiful lake in the Northern Alps. It’s going to be tough. It’s our longest hike with the most height gain yet. However, the lake looks amazing and has been on our hit list for some time. Finally, we’ve decided…

ISLAND PEAK CLIMB

Island Peak is a 6,189m mountain in the Nepal Himalaya. It is situated in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas within the Khumbu region, and between Lhotse’s South Face and Ama Dablam. Island Peak is a trekking peak, but not in the conventional sense. In order to climb it, you must already have some…

#STAYFITGETHEALTHY

OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH OUTDOOR AGAINST CANCER. Living a full and healthy life is such a privilege. For the Hanwag team, we are incredibly lucky that our passion and profession are one and the same. We spend our weekends in the mountains, outdoors, hiking and climbing, and then we spend our weekdays working on developing products that…

The Hanwag Women’s Alliance 2018

Designed by women for women. Additional female input for its Spring / Summer 2018 women’s models. Maggy and Anja from You Are An Adventure Story and Petra Thaller give our team some insights about what women really want. Finding the perfect fit is the most important criteria when choosing new footwear. Destination, terrain, function, colour…

Hanwag Alpine Experience 2017 – SNOW ADVENTURE ON ZUGSPITZE

Winter is with us. And winter conditions mean challenging winter mountaineering. This year’s Hanwag Alpine Experience saw temperatures down to minus ten degrees Celsius and 30 centimetres of fresh snow. On Tuesday, 19 September, 45 participants climbed the 2,962-metre Zugspitze while this year’s edition of Hanwag Alpine Experience. They were accompanied by mountain guides from the Mountain Elements mountaineering…