article_snippet: Mr Siegrist (pictured) trained as an apprentice carpenter before falling in love with mountaineering during a ski trip as a teenager.
article_snippet: he gave up woodwork aged 26, and has earned he living from climbing ever since .
article_snippet: Climber Mr Siegrist was born in Meikirch, Switzerland, near to Bern, which is within sight of the northern Alps.
article_snippet: While Climber Mr Siegrist trained as a carpenter, Climber Mr Siegrist fell in love with mountaineering after a skiing trip as a teenager.
article_snippet: 26 Climber Mr Siegrist gave up woodwork, became a professional mountain guide, and has made a living from climbing ever since.
article_snippet: Over the course of a near 20-year career Climber Mr Siegrist has racked up hundreds of climbing hours, making first ascents on all seven continents.
article_snippet: As well as ice climbing, as demonstrated in these photographs, Climber Mr Siegrist also specialises in big-wall climbing - scaling sheer rock faces that usually require more than one day to ascend - and bouldering - climbing without the use of safety harnesses or ropes.
article_snippet: Meanwhile photographer Mr Senf qualified in mechanical engineering, but moved to Switzerland aged 21 to pursue Climber Mr Siegrist passion for mountaineering.