Expedition tent (yellow), three summit markers (artificial rocks, iron, prayer flags, fabrics), two mummy sleeping bags, glacier goggles, fur collars, caps, climbing ropes, carabiners, Buddha (40 cm, ceramic), flowers, incense sticks, various oxygen bottles (empty), duration: 35 minutes

Fotos: Astrid Piethan

THE BONN WALL

The performance represents the last stage of the ascent to a very high mountain. From the last camp, the two climbers start and slowly fight their way up. However, spotting three summit markers, they get lost between their possible destinations and embark on unknown and sometimes life-threatening descents. In addition to the already extraordinary effort in the death zone, their efforts are slowed down by another obstacle: due to the extreme cold, the climbers stay in their sleeping bags and try to reach their destination by crawling, which slows down the climb considerably. After long desperate struggles in the wall, they return to camp undone and at the end of their tether and disappear into their tent.

Tobias Becker / Max Erbacher
Performance on a parking lot, Bonner Straße, Cologne, in the context of the exhibition  VON / FÜR / AUF / ÜBER STRASSEN, Opekta Ateliers, Cologne, 2021