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Bernd Arnold (People 2026, by Mario Heller) - Swiss Press Award

Blaue Augen, feine Drahtbrille und ein Blick, der Ruhe ausstrahlt: der Bergsteiger Bernd Arnold in seinem Haus in der Sächsischen Schweiz.
Blaue Augen, feine Drahtbrille und ein Blick, der Ruhe ausstrahlt: der Bergsteiger Bernd Arnold in seinem Haus in der Sächsischen Schweiz.
Photo / People
2026

Bernd Arnold

Mario Heller

Bernd Arnold, a free climber, has spent decades walking the line between life and death. Barefoot. He considers his survival all this time no accident. Even though he lost some friends on the mountain, he was always convinced: "That won't happen to me." Where does he get this certainty?

NZZ

Photo / People
2026

Mario Heller

Bernd Arnold, a free climber, has spent decades walking the line between life and death. Barefoot. He considers his survival all this time no accident. Even though he lost some friends on the mountain, he was always convinced: "That won't happen to me." Where does he get this certainty?

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