A hoisting system comprising - a plurality of hoist elements to be hoisted; said hoist elements being fall pipe sections; - a winch system comprising a cable or chain to allow hoisting said fall pipe sections of the plurality of fall pipe sections; - a plurality of coupling members , each coupling member being configured for coupling a fall pipe section of the plurality of fall pipe sections to the cable or chain of the winch system; said hoisting system being characterized by comprising - a coupling station configured for automatically coupling or decoupling a fall pipe section of the plurality of fall pipe sections and the cable or chain of the winch system through a coupling member of the plurality of coupling members, and by comprising a first guiding unit configured for guiding the cable or chain of the winch system through the coupling station and a second guiding unit configured for guiding the fall pipe section through the coupling station, the first and second guiding units being coupled to provide synchronization of a travel speed of the cable or chain of the winch system and a travel speed of the fall pipe section guided by the second guiding unit, and being configured and arranged to guide the cable or chain of the winch system and the fall pipe section guided by the second guiding unit towards each other or away from one another and to allow for automatic coupling or decoupling, respectively, of the fall pipe section and the cable or chain of the winch system. - a plurality of hoist elements to be hoisted; said hoist elements being fall pipe sections; - a winch system comprising a cable or chain to allow hoisting said fall pipe sections of the plurality of fall pipe sections; - a plurality of coupling members , each coupling member being configured for coupling a fall pipe section of the plurality of fall pipe sections to the cable or chain of the winch system; said hoisting system being characterized by comprising - a coupling station configured for automatically coupling or decoupling a fall pipe section of the plurality of fall pipe sections and the cable or chain of the winch system through a coupling member of the plurality of coupling members, and by comprising a first guiding unit configured for guiding the cable or chain of the winch system through the coupling station and a second guiding unit configured for guiding the fall pipe section through the coupling station, the first and second guiding units being coupled to provide synchronization of a travel speed of the cable or chain of the winch system and a travel speed of the fall pipe section guided by the second guiding unit, and being configured and arranged to guide the cable or chain of the winch system and the fall pipe section guided by the second guiding unit towards each other or away from one another and to allow for automatic coupling or decoupling, respectively, of the fall pipe section and the cable or chain of the winch system. a first guiding unit configured for guiding the cable or chain of the winch system through the coupling station and a second guiding unit configured for guiding the fall pipe section through the coupling station, the first and second guiding units being coupled to provide synchronization of a travel speed of the cable or chain of the winch system and a travel speed of the fall pipe section guided by the second guiding unit, and being configured and arranged to guide the cable or chain of the winch system and the fall pipe section guided by the second guiding unit towards each other or away from one another and to allow for automatic coupling or decoupling, respectively, of the fall pipe section and the cable or chain of the winch system. <EOS>