Hans Kammerlanders can look back on an impressive career as an extreme mountaineer. He is known for his tours in various mountains all over the world. In addition to numerous first and solo ascents in the Alps, Hans Kammerlander has scaled mountains in Asia and South America. Kammerlander (*1956) climbed his first mountain when he was just 8 years old, and from that day on he wanted more and more mountains and more and more adventures. He trained as a mountain guide and met Reinhold Messner, who opened the door to a vast, unknown and above all grandiose world for him. Together, the two climbed seven of the 14 eight-thousanders. Hans Kammerlander later climbed five more, including the ski descents of Mount Everest and Nanga Parbat. He climbed the second-highest peaks on every continent. In total, he has undertaken around 40 expeditions in the Himalayas, the Karakoram and other parts of the world. To date, he has completed around 2500 climbing tours all over the world, including 50 first ascents and 60 solo ascents in the VI degree of difficulty. From 1988 to 2003, he ran the South Tyrol Alpine School, which he took over from Reinhold Messner in 1988. In 2002 he was appointed ‘Official Ambassador of the Mountains’ in Berlin and in the same year he received the ‘Rotary Prize’ from the provinces of Trento and South Tyrol for his special achievements and services to aid projects in Nepal. He has been involved with the ‘Nepalhilfe Beilngries’ organisation for many years. In 2005 he received the ‘European Ski Award’ from ISPO and in 2006 a square in Sand in Taufers was named after him. In addition to many television appearances on major television programmes at home and abroad, Hans Kammerlander gives numerous talks about his expeditions and mountain tours. He talks about his addiction to extreme mountaineering and the path that leads him ever higher. He also advises mountain sports outfitters on the development of outdoor products and has owned a specialised mountain sports shop since 2008.