Rappel on 2025!

This edition of the Alpinehearts Festival was one for the history books. More than 150 fabulous climbers of all walks of life got together to camp in great scenery, cultivate new skills and climb big rocks! From the bird walks to climbing workshops and good meals, we strived to create an atmosphere of growth, acceptance and empowerment. So much gratitude for this weekend, which has left us with very full hearts.

So many people should be thanked for the success of this festival. First, thank you to all the attendees! We cherish great memories of banter, support, celebration and inspiration. You added the best kind of gay-ity to the event!

We are also very grateful to the residents of Göscheneralp, Gemeinde Göschenen, and Kanton Uri for supporting the festival, with a special shout-out to our dear locals: Kari, Seraina and the Gasthaus staff, and Christian and his family.

Next, we will remember all the volunteers, festival crew, workshop instructors, talk presenters and performance crew for bringing so much expertise, talent, and energy into the festival. Without naming everyone, here are some of our pillars: Alba Omega, Alma Esteban, Anna-Lea Wyss, Dan Loutrel, Damaris Hardmeier, Maja Bozic, Eliza Sprecher, Sofie Paulus, Michelle Voss, Flavia Balzer, Vilja Jantti, Jaro, Bo, Lieselotte, Thibault Lampe, Sofie Paulus, Lulu Deubzer, Mathilde Gal, Mascha, Vera and Vee

We would also like to highlight the great work done by our main photographers, Lieselotte and Thibaut, along with Mathias, Malin, Aleksandra, and Vladi, who all helped capture the memories of our event.

Last but not least, we make a round of applause for our great sponsor, Patagonia, who supported us with funding, the wonderful t-shirts, equipment, and more. We also thank our other main sponsor, the Deutsche Alpen Verein Sektion GOC. Our other partners, Tenaya, Lyofoods, Varap, Marmot, Stiftung Albrecht von Dewitz, Protect Our Winters Switzerland, Crux Forged, Bakery Bakery, Skalo, and Lattice Training also deserve recognition. Finally, thanks to Max for generously allowing us to use his Mountainova ticketing system. We are truly grateful!

Belay on!

With lots and lots of love,

the Alpinehearts 2026 team