Thomas Huber, together with his brother Alexander Huber, is one of the best-known extreme climbers internationally. The “Huberbaum” (Huber boys), are known for their joint first ascents on El Capitan in Yosemite (Free Rider and Salathe Wall to name a couple, as well as, record-setting speed ascents of The Nose), and numerous first ascents on big peaks in Pakistan and Antarctica. Thomas is a state-certified mountain and ski guide and a professional mountaineer since 1996. Thomas Huber (*1966), the older of the two brothers, was taken on mountain tours by his father at an early age. The first joint climbing holiday with his brother in the Wilder Kaiser shows that Thomas has found the ideal climbing partner in him. Here he also climbs his first route at grade VI: the Fleischbank in the Kaiser Mountains. At the age of 16 he climbs his first route at grade VIII. Grade. First ascents followed throughout the Alps. Sports climbing, ice climbing, speed climbing - Thomas Huber leaves his mark on mountaineering. Since 1997, Huber has turned more and more to Himalayan mountaineering: opening up extreme routes at great heights. In a four-man rope team, he successfully climbed the west face of Latok II (7108 m). In 2000, he succeeded in climbing one of the most spectacular lines in the Himalayas, Shiva's Line. The first ascent of the Silla West Face El Bastardo in Patagonia in 2008 is another highlight of his career. Together with his brother Alexander, Thomas is the author of various books, the protagonist of several films and a welcome guest on talk shows. Thomas Huber inspires not only with his performances, but also with his talks. Passionate, intense and humorous, he reports on his gripping adventures and the lessons he learns from successes and defeats.