Biography
Robert Bösch, photographer, mountain guide, with a master in geography from the University of Zürich, has worked for more then 30 years as a freelance photographer, specialising in outdoor and action photography and landscape. He shoots for Industry, advertising and the media, and has published numerous photographs in catalogues, books, magazines and newspapers, like Stern, Geo, Spiegel, National Geographic, among others.
Robert Bösch is the author of many coffee table-books, and with his book "Mountaineering - The Temptation of The Unknown" he won the international mountaineering book prize. As well as many outdoor topics, he has compiled in the last years several books and reportages on other subjects such as hydroelectric power stations, railways and the St. Moritz horse race "White Turf".
Robert Bösch is an opinion leader for Nikon.
His photographs have been shown in several galleries, museums, and exhibitions. 2009 he won for his life work the Eiger Special Award in the section alpine photography.
As a climber and a mountaineer he is familiar with lot of the extreme ascents of many mountains all over the world. His trips and expeditions have taken him to every continent, where he has climbed well-known and lesser-known mountains. In 2001 he climbed Mount Everest for an assignment as a photographer and cameraman.
In the recent years he has documented most of Ueli Steck's speed and extreme climbs.
alpine curriculum
1982 El Capitan Bigwall „Nose" und „Salathé", USA
1983 Yerupaja (6635m) Westwand Alpinstil, Peru
1984 4. Begehung von „Supertramp", Bockmattli, 1984
1986 1. Begehung „Hannibals Alptraum" (9), Rätikon; (mit Martin Scheel in wechselnder Führung)
1986 Sportkletterroute „Massada" (30, ca 7c+/8a) Arapiles, Australien
1986 Enchainement Piz Roseg Nordwand- Eselsgrat-Scerscen über Eisnase retour- Bernina Westwand - Bianco runter (ab Tschiervahütte 12h30Min. bis retour Hütte); solo
1987 Eigernordwand Heckmair (Sommer)
1988 1. Durchsteigung aller drei Nordwandpfeiler des Piz Palü im Aufstieg (6h30Min. vom Einstieg 1. Pfeiler - Gipfel dritter Pfeiler); solo
1988 Ama Dablam (6856m), Nepal; im Alpinstil (wir waren alleine am Berg)
1990 MountEverest Westgrat; Abbruch wegen Verhältnisse. Anschliessend Versuch über Südcolroute in 48 Std. bis 8300m; Abbruch wegen Kälte (beide Routen ohne Hochträger und ohne künstl. Sauerstoff)
1994 Khan Tengri (7010m), Thien Shan, Kirgistan
1997 Jordanien, Wadi Rum, „Ride mit the Kamel" (7a) , alles im Vorstieg
1998 Cerro Torre „Maestriroute" bis 90m Traverse, Abbruch wegen Sturm
1998 Broad Peak Vorgipfel (8035m)
2001 1. Begehung Jebel Misht, Oman „De Mischt isch gführt" (6a/ 1000m) Alpinstil, alles im Vorstieg
2001 Mount Everest (Summit) Nordgrat; für Foto- und Filmauftrag (kommerzielle Expedition)
2003 Wadi Rum, Route „La Guerre sainte" (7b) onsight, alles im Vorstieg
2004 „The Shield", Bigwall, El Capitan, USA
2006 Mount Vinson Normalroute; Antarktis
2007 Aconcagua (6962m) Überschreitung via „Polish Direct"; solo
2007 Eigernordwand Heckmair (Winterbegehung)
A lot of alpine routes as: Montblanc: Freneypfeiler, Peuterey Integral, Américaine Drus, Major, Matterhorn Nordwand „Schmidroute"
Many alpine sport climbing routes up to 7c onsight