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Adam Ondra, interview after La Capella 9b at Siurana
07/03/2011 - Interviews
Adam Ondra, interview after La Capella 9b at Siurana
Interview with Adam Ondra after his first ascent of La Capella at Siurana, Spain, which the 18-year-old from the Czech Republic has tentatively graded 9b
The Greatest Flasher
06/12/2010 - Climbing
The Greatest Flasher
Paul Robinson stars in Carlo Traversi's bouldering film The Greatest Flasher.
Leo Houlding interview after The Prophet on El Capitan
01/11/2010 - Interviews
Leo Houlding interview after The Prophet on El Capitan
Interview with British climber after the first ascent of The Prophet on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA, carried out in 6 days in October 2010 with Jason Pickles and graded E9 7a, 5.13d R, 8b, 510m.
Greenland 2010 roundup and Nico Favresse interview
19/10/2010 - Alpinism
Greenland 2010 roundup and Nico Favresse interview
Interview with Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse after his three month climbing and sailing trip to Greenland.
Simone Pedeferri and Quello che non c’è 8c+ in Val Masino
25/08/2010 - Climbing
Simone Pedeferri and Quello che non c’è 8c+ in Val Masino
Simone Pedeferri has freed "Quello che non c’è" 8c+ on Sasso Remenno in Val Masino (Val di Mello).
Let's free our crags from in-situ quickdraws!
16/06/2010 - Climbing
Let's free our crags from in-situ quickdraws!
Maurizio Oviglia, the man responsible for hundeds of new routes all across Italy, reflects about the use and habit of leaving in-situ quickdraws on sport routes. This habit is spreading to easier routes and the implications are far deeper than...
Melloblocco 2010
12/05/2010 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2010
Melloblocco 2010 turned out to be a success once again. Despite the bad weather 1900 registered climbers took part in the world's largest bouldering meeting in Val di Mello, Italy from 6 - 9 May 2010. The valley was visited...
Dreamtime, a dream which vanished for a second only
16/11/2009 - Climbing
Dreamtime, a dream which vanished for a second only
Michele Caminati talks about the broken hold on Dreamtime, the legendary boulder problem established by Fred Nicole in 2000 at Cresciano, Switzerland.
Alain Robert: Paris climb on Tour Ariane
12/10/2009 - Climbing
Alain Robert: Paris climb on Tour Ariane
On 8 October French climber Alain Robert scaled the 152m high Tour Ariane, at the Defense quarter in Paris, France
Andreas Proft interview – a free spirit
22/09/2009 - Climbing
Andreas Proft interview – a free spirit
Interview with Andreas Proft, the German climber who has managed to climb up to 8b without climbing shoes.
Manfred Stuffer solo climbing on the Sella, Dolomites
25/08/2009 - Climbing
Manfred Stuffer solo climbing on the Sella, Dolomites
On 14/07/2009 Manfred Stuffer soloed the routes Geo, Regenbogen, Quo Vadis, Brusin and Brugger Walde on the Sella, Dolomites, in a mere 3.5 hours.
Andreas Proft, 8b barefoot!
01/07/2009 - Climbing
Andreas Proft, 8b barefoot!
German climber Andreas Proft has managed to climb up to 8b without climbing shoes.
Manolo 8b+ on-sight at Kalymnos
25/06/2009 - Climbing
Manolo 8b+ on-sight at Kalymnos
On 19/06/2009 Maurizio Zanolla, alias Manolo, on-sighted Rock and Blues at the Olympic Wall on Kalymnos, Greece.
Winds of change for climbing on Czech sandstone
02/04/2009 - Climbing
Winds of change for climbing on Czech sandstone
The Czech Mountaineering Union has passed a bill, still to be accepted by the Ministry of Environment, approving the use of chalk on Czech sandstone.
Alex Honnold climbing interview
27/01/2009 - Interviews
Alex Honnold climbing interview
Interview with Alex Honnold, the American climber who burst into international limelight with his solos in America and hard extremes on Britain's gritstone.
Alex Honnold flashes Gaia E8 6c
13/11/2008 - Climbing
Alex Honnold flashes Gaia E8 6c
American climber Alex Honnold has flashed the gritstone testpiece Gaia E8 6c at Black Rocks, Peak Distict, England.

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