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Hike & Fly with Angela Bonato, Giovanni Spitale
11/06/2020 - Alpinism
Hike & Fly with Angela Bonato, Giovanni Spitale
Giovanni Spitale and Angela Bonato discuss their Hike & Fly; powered only by their own means they reach point where to liftoff and fly their paragliders. An eco-friendly and sensible way to enjoy the mountains in these particular times. By...
Mont Blanc: Edmond Joyeusaz skis Brenva Face Comino-Grassi route
Mont Blanc: Edmond Joyeusaz skis Brenva Face Comino-Grassi route
On Monday 25 May 2020 the Italian mountain guide Edmond Joyeusaz skied from the summit of Mont Blanc down the Comino - Grassi route on the Brenva face, following the line first ascended in 1979 by Gianni Comino and Gian...
Jakob Schubert, Jorg Verhoeven unleash their Zillertal creativity
19/05/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert, Jorg Verhoeven unleash their Zillertal creativity
Two difficult new sport climbs in the Zillertal, Austria: Walk the Line 9a freed by Jakob Schubert at Monkey Island and Der Weg zur Quelle 8c+ freed by Jorg Verhoeven at Schwarze Wand.
Alessandro Zeni deciphers Cryptography, 9b slab at Saint Loup in Switzerland
04/05/2020 - Climbing
Alessandro Zeni deciphers Cryptography, 9b slab at Saint Loup in Switzerland
On 11 January 2020 Italian climber Alessandro Zeni made the first ascent of Cryptography, a combination of Bain de Sang and Bimbaluna at the crag Saint Loup in Switzerland. The 28-year-old has put forward the grade 9b, indicating it is...
Jakob Schubert repeats Weiße Rose, Alexander Huber Schleierwasserfall masterpiece
30/04/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert repeats Weiße Rose, Alexander Huber Schleierwasserfall masterpiece
29-year-old Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has repeated Weiße Rose, the historic 9a established by Alexander Huber at the Schleierwasserfall in 1994 and otherwise repeated only by Adam Ondra.
Marcel Remy, 94, climbing Miroir de l’Argentine in Switzerland
12/04/2020 - Alpinism
Marcel Remy, 94, climbing Miroir de l’Argentine in Switzerland
The film Marcel directed by Nicolas Falquet which follows Marcel Remy as he climbs the west face of Miroir de l'Argentine in Switzerland. Father of the famous swiss mountaineers Claude and Yves Remy, Marcel repeated the route in 2017 aged...
Daniel Woods no slouch on Off the Wagon sit in Val Bavona
11/03/2020 - Climbing
Daniel Woods no slouch on Off the Wagon sit in Val Bavona
American climber Daniel Woods made the third ascent of Off the Wagon sit, the boulder problem freed by Shawn Raboutou in Val Bavona, Switzerland graded 8C + / V16 and repeated in February by Jimmy Webb.
Giuliano Cameroni sends stunning sport climbs in Valle Bavona, Switzerland
10/03/2020 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni sends stunning sport climbs in Valle Bavona, Switzerland
In Val Bavona, Ticino, Switzerland, Giuliano Cameroni has made the first ascent of two stunningly beautiful sport climbs, Simple Man 8c and Mojo Rising 8c+.
Giuliano Cameroni climbs Manouche in Valle Bavona, Switzerland
07/03/2020 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni climbs Manouche in Valle Bavona, Switzerland
The uncut bouldering video of Giuliano Cameroni making the first ascent of Manouche in Val Bavona, Switzerland.
Cerro Cachet NE Face first ascent in Patagonia by Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist
07/02/2020 - Alpinism
Cerro Cachet NE Face first ascent in Patagonia by Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist
While climbing in Northern Patagonia, swiss mountaineers Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac and Stephan Siegrist made the first ascent of the NE Face of Cerro Cachet . The route has been called Homenaje a los amigos perdidos in memory of David...
Cédric Lachat sends sixth 9a+, Pachamama at Oliana
21/01/2020 - Climbing
Cédric Lachat sends sixth 9a+, Pachamama at Oliana
Swissman Cédric Lachat has repeated Pachamama, the 9a+ established by Chris Sharma in 2009 at Oliana in Spain.
Giuliano Cameroni, Bernd Zangerl bouldering in Valle dell'Orco, Italy
11/01/2020 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni, Bernd Zangerl bouldering in Valle dell'Orco, Italy
The video of Giuliano Cameroni and Bernd Zangerl bouldering in Valle dell’Orco, Italy.
Elias Iagnemma completes historic Grotti project, Ultimo Tango in Zagarolo
07/01/2020 - Climbing
Elias Iagnemma completes historic Grotti project, Ultimo Tango in Zagarolo
At the Italian crag Grotti, Elias Iagnemma has made the first ascent of an old project made famous by local climber Alessandro Lamberti, Ultimo Tango in Zagarolo. Iagnemma suggests the grade 9a/+
Natascha Knecht, Marcel Schenk uncover new mixed climb deep in Switzerland's Val Bregaglia
18/12/2019 - Alpinism
Natascha Knecht, Marcel Schenk uncover new mixed climb deep in Switzerland's Val Bregaglia
On Mt. Al Balzet in Valle Albigna, a side valley of Val Bregaglia in Switzerland, Natascha Knecht and Marcel Schenk have made the first ascent of a new mixed climb called Un poco Mondo.
Jérémie Heitz and La Liste: Everything or Nothing
Jérémie Heitz and La Liste: Everything or Nothing
The trailer to the La Liste: Everything or Nothing, the film documenting extreme skiers Jérémie Heitz and Samuel Anthamatten as they travel the globe to ski some of the most beautiful and difficult mountains in the world.
Simon Chatelan climbs new mixed route in Gastlosen massif, Switzerland
29/11/2019 - Alpinism
Simon Chatelan climbs new mixed route in Gastlosen massif, Switzerland
swiss mountaineer Simon Chatelan reports about his new mixed route From Kirov with Love (200m, M9), established solo and then freed with Nicolas Jaquet.