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16/01/2023 - Alpinism
New route on Aguja Mermoz in Patagonia by Matteo Della Bordella, Leo Gheza, Sean Villanueva On 10/01/2023 Matteo Della Bordella, Leo Gheza and Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll completed the first ascent of '¿Qué mirás, bobo?' (7b, 500m) on the east face of Aguja Mermoz (2732m) in the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia. After a bivouac on...
19/03/2022 - Climbing
Reel Rock 16 From 24 to 27 March the global online premiere of Reel Rock 16 featuring 4 new climbing films: Bridge Boys with Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker, barefoot Charles with Charles Albert, Big Things To Come with Alex Johnson and Cuddle...
16/03/2022 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria fires La Révolutionnaire, Charles Albert's Fontainebleau testpiece At Fontainebleau in France Italian climber Niccolò Ceria has repeated La Révolutionnaire, the boulder problem put up by Charles Albert and graded 8C+.
18/04/2020 - Climbing
Charles Albert climbing No kpote only at Fontainebleau The video of Charles Albert making the first ascent of No kpote only at Fontainebleau in France. Freed by the French climber in January 2019, the boulder problem was repeated by Ryohei Kameyama who suggested 8C+/9A.
19/01/2019 - Climbing
Charles Albert at Fontainebleau climbs world's second 9A boulder problem At Fontainebleau in France Charles Albert, climbing barefoot, has established No Kapote Only, a boulder problem he believes to be 9A. This is only the second boulder in the world graded 9A, after Burden of Dreams freed by Nalle Hukkataival...
10/11/2017 - Climbing
Charles Albert frees Fontainebleau's first 8C+ French climber Charles Albert has freed the extension to La Révolutionnaire, suggesting 8C+. If confirmed, this becomes the first problem in Fontainebleau (France) to be graded 8C+ and also one of the hardest boulder problems in the world.
16/07/2017 - Climbing
Charles Albert climbs Monkey Wedding 8C barefoot at Rocklands The video of French climber Charles Albert repeating the 8C boulder problem Monkey Wedding at Rocklands barefoot. Alexander Megos repeated this 2002 Fred Nicole test piece in just 30 minutes.
15/05/2017 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2017: Individually, Together Melloblocco 2017 seen through the eyes of Maurizio Panseri. After having climbed in Val Masino and Val di Mello for 30 years, the Italian alpinist now took part in this, his first-ever, grand bouldering meeting.
07/12/2016 - Climbing
Melissa Le Nevé and Charles Albert boulder hard at Fontainebleau At Fontainebleau in France Melissa Le Nevé has sent her first 8B boulder problem while Charles Albert, climbing barefoot, has made the first ascent of the 8C problem La révolutionnaire.
12/10/2016 - Climbing
Charles Albert downclimbs 8B+ barefoot at Fontainebleau The video of French climber Charles Albert who, last week at Fontainebleau in France, sent the 8B+ boulder problem ‘Gecko assis’ while barefoot and downclimbing.
06/05/2016 - Climbing
Melloblocco 2016 - day 2. Social climbing The report of the second day of Melloblocco 2016. 1500 boulderer have already flocked to the valley for the social Mello climbing.
22/02/2016 - Climbing
Charles Albert bouldering barefoot in Fontainebleau Interview with French climber Charles Albert who, bouldering barefoot, has climbed up to 8C in Fontainebleau, France.
27/05/2015 - Events
Adventure Awards Days 2015 at Livigno From the 27th of July to the 2nd of August 2015 Livigno will host the Adventure Awards Days, the international festival dedicated to adventure and exploration. Events are dedicated to running, trekking, yoga, mtb, photo and storytelling workshops and the...
28/02/2012 - Climbing
Katharina Saurwein, two 8A+ boulder problems at Hueco Video of Katharina Saurwein at Hueco (USA) sending Rumble in the Jungle and barefoot on Sacred Ground, both graded 8A+.
07/11/2010 - Alpinism
The Messner slab on the Sass dla Crusc, Dolomites The famous section climbed by Reinhold Messner on the Pilastro di Mezzo on Sass dla Crusc (also referred to as Sasso della Croce or Heiligkreuzkofel), analysed by Heinz Mariacher. Plus the history, a video and an on-site report by Nicola...
13/02/2010 - Climbing
Andreas Proft, 8a+ solo and barefoot Last week Andreas Proft from Germany climbed the route Path of Excess Power 8a+ at Echo Valley, Spain, without a rope and barefoot.
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