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![Ainhize Belar Barrutia repeats world's first 8c, Wolfgang Güllich's Wallstreet in Frankenjura](/uploads/img/3/89235.jpg)
27/08/2023 - Climbing
Ainhize Belar Barrutia repeats world's first 8c, Wolfgang Güllich's Wallstreet in Frankenjura Spanish climber Ainhize Belar Barrutia has repeated Wallstreet, the world's first 8c established in 1987 by Wolfgang Güllich and located on Krottenseer Turm in the Frankenjura, Germany.
![Remembering Wolfgang Güllich, one of greatest climbers of all times](/uploads/img/3/78652.jpg)
31/08/2022 - Climbing
Remembering Wolfgang Güllich, one of greatest climbers of all times 30 years ago today German climbing legend Wolfgang Güllich died in a car crash aged just 31. He established the world’s first 8b, the world’s first 8b+, the world’s first 8c and, with Action Directe in Frankenjura, the world’s first...
![Jerry Moffat's Frankenjura Stone Love in Lines Of Legends](/uploads/img/3/75034.jpg)
18/02/2022 - Climbing
Jerry Moffat's Frankenjura Stone Love in Lines Of Legends The second episode of Lines Of Legends directed by Yuri Palma features Andrea and Marco Zanone versus Stone Love, the famous 8b+ first ascended by British rock climber Jerry Moffatt in Germany's Frankenjura in 1988.
![Josune Bereziartu, Lynn Hill, Luisa Iovane: three women who have left their mark in the history of rock climbing](/uploads/img/3/43625.jpg)
22/11/2021 - Climbing
Josune Bereziartu, Lynn Hill, Luisa Iovane: three women who have left their mark in the history of rock climbing Three women, and three climbs, which helped change the course of rock climbing: Luisa Iovane on Comeback in Val San Nicolò in 1986, Lynn Hill on The Nose in 1993 and Josune Bereziartu on Bain de Sang in 2002. Our...
![Adam Ondra onsights Il Maratoneta, Manolo’s historic 8b+ at Paklenica in Croatia](/uploads/img/3/66375.jpg)
24/07/2020 - Interviews
Adam Ondra onsights Il Maratoneta, Manolo’s historic 8b+ at Paklenica in Croatia Interview with Czech rock climber Adam Ondra who has made the first onsight of Il Maratoneta, the first 8b+ in Croatia freed by Maurizio 'Manolo' Zanolla in 1987 and at the time one of the hardest climbs in the world....
![Rotpunkt featuring Alex Megos](/uploads/img/3/39440.jpg)
18/11/2019 - Climbing
Rotpunkt featuring Alex Megos The film Rotpunkt featuring Alexander Megos; a portrait of the German climber and a look into the history of free climbing including the likes of Kurt Albert and Wolfgang Güllich.
![Goodbye to British rock climbing icon Andy Pollitt](/uploads/img/3/61933.jpg)
14/11/2019 - Climbing
Goodbye to British rock climbing icon Andy Pollitt Andy Pollitt, a rock climbing icon of 80’s and 90’s, passed away on 13 November 2019 in a Melbourne hospital. He was 56. Dave Barnes pays tribute.
![Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece](/uploads/img/3/39844.jpg)
14/09/2016 - Climbing
Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's 25-year-old Frankenjura masterpiece Action Directe was established by Wolfgang Güllich on 14 September 1991 at Waldkopf in Germany's Frankenjura. The route set new new standards in sport climbing and now, precisely twenty-five years after the first ascent, Planetmountain.com takes a step back in...
![Arapiles, climbing at Australia's finest crag](/uploads/img/3/21387.jpg)
13/12/2013 - Climbing
Arapiles, climbing at Australia's finest crag Simon Carter introduces the climbing at Arapiles, the most famous crag in Australia that, this year, celebrates it's 50th anniversary.
![Mayan Smith-Gobat and the Punks in the Gym video at Arapiles](/uploads/img/3/14728.jpg)
05/10/2013 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat and the punks in the gym video at Arapiles The video of Mayan Smith-Gobat and the first female ascent of punks in the gym (32/8b+) at Arapiles, Australia.
![Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2](/uploads/img/3/12718.jpg)
07/01/2013 - Alpinism
Alpinism and climbing in 2012 - part 2 Part 2 - from July to December - of what happened in alpinism and climbing in 2012.
![The evolution of free climbing](/uploads/img/3/1655.jpg)
23/12/2012 - Climbing
The evolution of free climbing Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this...
![Mayan Smith-Gobat interview](/uploads/img/3/15255.jpg)
20/12/2012 - Interviews
Mayan Smith-Gobat interview Interview with New Zealand rock climber Mayan Smith-Gobat. Her ascent of punks in the gym at Arapiles, the Salathé Wall on El Capitan, the Nose Speed and more...
![Mayan Smith-Gobat, first female ascent of Punks in the Gym at Arapiles](/uploads/img/3/14726.jpg)
31/10/2012 - Climbing
Mayan Smith-Gobat, first female ascent of punks in the gym at Arapiles On 28/10/2012 New Zealand's Mayan Smith-Gobat succeeded in the first female ascent of punks in the gym (32/8b+) at Arapiles, Australia.
![Alan Watts climbing interview](/uploads/img/3/4212.jpg)
26/11/2009 - Climbing
Alan Watts climbing interview Interview with Alan Watts, the climber who played a leading role during the 1980's in developing Smith Rock into one of the most famous crags in the USA and the world.
![Jerry Moffatt interview](/uploads/img/3/2833.jpg)
26/02/2009 - Interviews
Jerry Moffatt interview Interview with Jerry Moffatt, one of the most successful climbers in the world during the 1980's and 1990's, with important first ascents such as Stone Love 8b+ in Germany's Frankenjura and Liquid Ambar 8c+ at Lower Pen Trwyn, Wales and...
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