Dani Arnold

The speed at which Dani Arnold climbs the world's most formidable peaks puts him in an echelon few climbers will ever know. Young, powerful and precise, the Swiss alpinist has a remarkable tick-list of fastest ascents, including the Eiger North Face (2 hr 28 min), the Matterhorn (1 hr 46 min), and the Crack Baby ice climb in Switzerland (IV WI 6, 27 min 13 s). At home in a cold vertical world, Dani was raised in the Alps and acquired a fascination for towering peaks as child taking the cable car to school. Today, his life revolves around climbing, which leaves little time for much else. Still, he keeps a solid perspective, enjoying the "friendly competition" of mountain climbing and the pure joy he says it brings him.

Achievements

Eiger North Face Speed
Matterhorn Northface Speed
Beta Block Super WI 7, Free Solo Speed
Anubis, Scotland XII / 12
Carlesso, Dolomites Free Solo Speed
Crack Baby Free Solo Speed
Alaska, first ascent "Bird of Pray" with David Lama
Torre Egger, Patagonia, first winter ascent
Canada, Helmckenfalls, first ascent Power Shrimps