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Climbing
Adventure

Nina Caprez

From a small town tucked away in a Swiss valley, out to the sea of rock. A natural born hippie and dreamer, Nina gets more tired from following mundane daily routines than from climbing hundreds of meters. For her, being happy and complete means being free and under the open sky.

Selected Achievements

Yeah Man

(8b+, 350m) / Gastlosen, Switzerland

2023

El Niño

(8a+, 1000m) / El Capitan, Yosemite, USA

2017

Divine Providence

7b+, 1000m), OS ascent / Mont Blanc, France

2016

Unendliche Geschichte

(8b+, 400m) / Rätikon, Switzerland

2015

Orbayu

(8c, 550m), all pitches free / Picos de Europa, Spain

2014

Hélix 8c+

Pic St. Loup, France

2014

Mind Control 8c+

Oliana, Spain

2012

Silbergeier

(8b+, 200m) / Rätikon, Switzerland

2011

Delicatessen

(8b, 120m) / Col de la Bavella, Corsica

2011

Hotel Supramonte

(8b, 400m) / Gorropu, Sardinia

2010

Competition climbing

Many years of successful international competition career

up to 2008

How would you describe your relationship with nature?

Totally in love! It fills me with energy and calms me down.

If Mother Nature could talk, what do you think she would tell us humans?

Go out and play!

Which expedition experience has shaped you most as a person?

My very first expedition to Patagonia when I was 19 years old, because we had a serious accident and a rescue operation was necessary.

What basic qualities should your expedition partner have?

Efficiency and a sense of humor.

Which LYO product can’t you imagine going on an expedition without?

Apple Crumble.

If you were not a mountain athlete, who would you be?

A professional dreamer.

Why climbing then?

Because it makes me feel free.