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Supported by climbing partner Karel Nováček, Michaela Izakovičová from Slovakia has made a free ascent of 'Golden Gate' on El Capitan in yosemite. The 34-year-old from Bratislava provides the details of this classic big wall, established in September 2000 by German...

Raw ascent footage of Barbara Zangerl repeating Meltdown, the 5.14c/8c+ crack climb in yosemite, USA.

Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated Meltdown, the 5.14c/8c+ crack climb in yosemite, USA, first ascended by Beth Rodden in 2008.

An Italian expedition comprised of mountain guides Alessandro Baù, Lorenzo D'Addario, Jérome Perruquet and Francesco Ratti has established two new climbs in the Miyar Valley, also known as the 'yosemite of India'. 'Wind of Silence' (6b+, 500m) ascend the Neverseen...

American climber Connor Herson has made the second ascent of Crack of Destiny (5.14b/8c) and a fast repeat of Cobra Crack (5.14b/8c) at Squamish, Canada. Other repeats include Spirit Quest (5.14d/9a), Tainted Love (5.13d R/8b) and the multipitch Télmexw (5.13c/8a+).

The video of Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee attempting the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in yosemite, USA, first ascended by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.

The video portrait of Connor Herson, the young American hailed as one of the most well-rounded climbers of his generation, with groundbreaking ascents to his name such as The Nose on El Capitan in yosemite aged 15 and the 9a+...

Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has managed to flash 'Le Voyage' (8b+/E10) at Annot in France. First ascended by James Pearson in 2017, it is considered one of the hardest trad climbs in France.

The film Ascend, documenting the work of the organisation empowering women in Afghanistan through climbing.

Japanese rock climber Keita Kurakami provides thoughtful insight into the mentality behind his first ascent of the boulder problem 'Discovery' on the island of Yakushima, Japan.

In 2011 Alex Honnold completed a bold ropeless ascent of The Phoenix (5.13) in yosemite. In this video Reel Rock filmmaker Peter Mortimer explains this free solo from his exclusive point of view.

An appeal has been launched to protect Cochamo Valley in Chile's Patagonia from being sold to private developers and to formally establish the area as a Nature Sanctuary.

The fourth episode of Sébastien Bouin's Hidden Gems climbing series explores the crag La Champsaur in France.

Canadian rock climber Bronwyn Hodgins has repeated the horizontal roof crack Necronomicon (5.13d/14a) at Moab, Canyonlands USA. The crack climb was first ascended by Jean-Pierre Ouellet in 2011.

On 22/11/2022, Italian climber Jacopo Larcher successfully made the 3rd ascent of the famous trad crack climb Meltdown in yosemite Valley, USA.

Interview with Slovenian climbing legend Silvo Karo who this weekend at Briançon in France will receive the Piolet d'Or Carrière - Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 for his mountaineering that spans the last four decades and includes more than 300 first...