Markus Pucher

Markus Pucher is a mountain guide and ski instructor who grew up in the Maltatal, a remote valley in the Austrian province of Carinthia.
He first set his eyes, hands and ice axes on vertical walls at the tender age of 14 and since then he has been unable to resist the call of the mountains.

Pucher has climbed numerous peaks in the Alps, Tibet and Patagonia over the past two decades and has numerous first ascents, especially in the Himalayas.

Today Pucher is one of the most respected and experienced all-around mountaineers in the world,
he works as a mountain guide and is appreciated by his clients for his reliability and responsibility on hard terrain such as the Eiger and the north face of the Matterhorn;
He himself loves to push and exceed the limits and go 'over the top'.
On January 13, 2013, Markus wrote his name into the annals of mountaineering by free soloing the Ferrari route on Cerro Torre.
Afterwards, always in the same style, he climbed the Ragni route during a blizzard and in total whiteout conditions.

Pucher loves the mountains, but family always has a special place.
“The mountains are always a great escape,” he says.
"But the best thing is to come home and see the smiles of my two daughters, this helps me to move forward."
In autumn 2017 Markus succeeded in completing the first winter solo ascent of Aguja Guillaumet (2579 m) in Patagonia.
"I had to give it my all," he later told the newspapers.
The future will certainly bring us more surprises.
Climb some peaks in Patagonia alone in winter.