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Petzl Legend Tour Italy, the trailer about sport climbing at Finale Ligure
16/12/2020 - Climbing
Petzl Legend Tour Italy, the trailer about sport climbing at Finale Ligure
The trailer to Petzl Legend Tour Italy, a journey to Finale Ligure exploring the origins of Italian sport climbing.
Makatea: climbing on French Polynesia’s paradisiacal island
14/12/2020 - Climbing
Makatea: climbing on French Polynesia’s paradisiacal island
The film Makatea Vertical Adventure by Guillaume Broust that documents the birth of climbing on the remote island of Makatea in French Polynesia.
Nicolai Užnik sends Bügeleisen sit, 8C in Maltatal, Austria
05/12/2020 - Climbing
Nicolai Užnik sends Bügeleisen sit, 8C in Maltatal, Austria
Bügeleisen sit in the Maltatal has been repeated by Nicolai Uznik. This 8C boulder problem was first climbed in 2014 by Nalle Hukkataival and has been repeated by Jakob Schubert and Stefan Scarperi.
Bernd Zangerl explores his limits on Grenzenlos in Valle dell’Orco
02/12/2020 - Climbing
Bernd Zangerl explores his limits on Grenzenlos in Valle dell’Orco
Austrian boulderer Bernd Zangerl has made the first ascent of a difficult crack called Grenzenlos in Valle Orco, Italy. Protected with a pecker, it is a mix between a trad climb and a highball.
Edu Marín on The Clinic, the most difficult sport climb in China
30/11/2020 - Climbing
Edu Marín on The Clinic, the most difficult sport climb in China
The video of Spanish climber Edu Marín making the first ascent in December 2019 of The Clinic, at 9a+, the hardest sport climb in China.
Sébastien Bouin makes first repeat of Fred Rouhling’s De l’autre Côté du Ciel
28/11/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin makes first repeat of Fred Rouhling’s De l’autre Côté du Ciel
French rock climber Seb Bouin has made the first repeat of another Fred Rouhling 1990’s testpiece, De l’autre Côté du Ciel at Les Eaux Claires.
Stefano Ghisolfi - The Way to Change
26/11/2020 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi - The Way to Change
The first three episodes produced by Stefano Ghisolfi and Sara Grippo documenting the Italian’s repeat of Change, the world’s first 9b+ located at Flatanger in Norway.
Fred Rouhling's Akira finally repeated after 25 years by Sébastien Bouin, Lucien Martinez
23/11/2020 - Climbing
Fred Rouhling's Akira finally repeated after 25 years by Sébastien Bouin, Lucien Martinez
Akira, the famous sport climb established by Fred Rouhling in 1995, has finally been repeated for the first time by Sébastien Bouin and Lucien Martinez. According to the two young Frenchmen the route is a difficult 9a, and not 9b...
Laura Rogora repeats The Bow 9a+ at Arco, Julia Chanourdie and Eva Hammelmüller send 8c+
23/11/2020 - Climbing
Laura Rogora repeats The Bow 9a+ at Arco, Julia Chanourdie and Eva Hammelmüller send 8c+
Yesterday at Padaro in Arco, Italy, Laura Rogora claimed the first repeat of The Bow, a 9a+ established in July by Stefano Ghisolfi. Julia Chanourdie and Eva Hammelmüller for their part have both repeated 8c+.
Mélissa Le Nevé Action Directe trailer
20/11/2020 - Climbing
Mélissa Le Nevé Action Directe trailer
The trailer of the film that documents Melissa Le Nevé making the first female ascent of Action Directe, the world’s most revered 9a put up by Wolfgang Güllich in the Frankenjura
Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger
20/11/2020 - Climbing
Sébastien Berthe sends his first 9a+, Super-Crackinette at St. Leger
Belgian climber Seb Berthe reports about his first 9a+ redpoint, Super-Crackinette at Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux in France. Success came about after a relentless summer on some of the hardest multi-pitch climbs across the Alps.
Josef Pfnür makes first repeat of Thomas Huber's 8b+ multipitch Stone Age
18/11/2020 - Climbing
Josef Pfnür makes first repeat of Thomas Huber's 8b+ multipitch Stone Age
German climber Josef Pfnür has made the first repeat of Stone Age, established by Thomas Huber on Untersberg in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Germany in 2019
Video: Alex Megos climbing Bibliographie at Céüse
17/11/2020 - Climbing
Video: Alex Megos climbing Bibliographie at Céüse
The video of German climber Alexander Megos establishing Bibliographie at Céüse, the second 9c in the world.
Jakob Schubert at Magic Wood frees La Force Tranquille Direct 8C
16/11/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert at Magic Wood frees La Force Tranquille Direct 8C
At Magic Wood in Switzerland Jakob Schubert has made the first ascent of the 8C boulder problem La Force Tranquille Direct.
Bekatau-Ata granite rock climbing in Kazakhstan
13/11/2020 - Climbing
Bekatau-Ata granite rock climbing in Kazakhstan
Kirill Belotserkovskiy introduces the rock climbing at Bekatau-Ata, a fascinating system of granite cliffs 70 kilometers to the north of Balkhash in Central Kazakhstan
Video: Buster Martin climbing Ben Moon's Hubble at Raven Tor
09/11/2020 - Climbing
Video: Buster Martin climbing Ben Moon's Hubble at Raven Tor
The video of British climber Buster Martin and his autumn 2020 repeat of Hubble, the legendary climb first ascended in 1990 by Ben Moon at Raven Tor in England.