Notable Climbs
- 1992 First Ascent of Om (5.14d/9a), Triangel / Bavaria
- 1994 First Ascent of Weisse Rose (5.14d/9a), Schleierwasserfall / Austria
- 1995 Free Ascent of the Salathé Wall (5.13b), El Capitan, Yosemite Valley
- 1996 First ascent of Open Air (5.15a/9a+), Schleierwasserfall / Austria, the most difficult sport route of its time. It was initially graded as 9a, but recently found its second ascent by Adam Ondra, who upgraded it to 9a+ trying to fit to the "new school" grading situation.
- 1997 Tsering Mosong, West Face of Latok II, 7108m, Karakoram, VII 5.10c A3, 2200 m: FA with Thomas Huber, Conrad Anker and Toni Gutsch
- 1998 Cho Oyu (8201m), Himalaya, Nepal
- 1998 First Ascent of El Nino (5.13b), El Capitan, Yosemite
- 1998 First Ascent of Free Rider (5.12d), El Capitan, Yosemite
- 2000 First Ascent of Golden Gate (5.13a), El Capitan, Yosemite
- 2001 First Ascent of Bellavista, (5.14b/8c), Cima Ovest, Dolomites, Italy
- 2001 First Ascent of El Corazon, (5.13b), El Capitan, Yosemite
- 2002 Free Solo Ascent of the Direttissima (500m, 5.12a) of Cima Grande, Dolomites, Italy
- 2002 Cerro Torre, Cerro Standhardt and Fitz Roy in Patagonia
- 2003 First Redpoint Ascent of Free Zodiac (5.13d), El Capitan, Yosemite
- 2004 Free Solo Ascent of the Kommunist (5.14a), Austria
- 2004 Speed Record on the Zodiac, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA, USA in 1:51:34
- 2005 First Redpoint Ascent of Voie Petite (5.13d/8b) on Grand Capucin, Mont Blanc
- 2006 First Ascent of Golden Eagle (5.11/A1), Aguja Desmochada, Patagonia
- 2006 Free Solo Ascent of the South Face (5.11a) of Dent du Géant (4013m), Mont Blanc
- 2007 First Ascent of Pan Aroma (5.14b/8c), Cima Ovest, Dolomites, Italy
- 2007 Speed Record on the Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite, CA, USA in 2:45:45, till 07/2008
- 2008 First Ascent of the Westface (5.11/A1) of "La Silla", Patagonia
- 2008 With an ascent of Torre Egger, Alexander finished the collection of the three Torres: Cerro Torre, Torre Egger and Cerro Standhardt, Patagonia
- 2008 First Ascent of Sansara and Feuertaufe, both 5.14a, two alpine multi-pitch climbs in the Tyrolean Alps
- 2008 First Free Solo Ascent of Grand Capucin (5.10), Mont Blanc
- 2009 First Free Ascent with Thomas Huber of Eternal Flame, (5.13a), on Trango ("Nameless") Tower (6,239 m), Pakistan.
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