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Eneko and Iker Pou add difficult new climb to Pico Cão Grande, Sao Tomé
24/07/2018 - Climbing
Eneko and Iker Pou add difficult new climb to Pico Cão Grande, Sao Tomé
On the island of São Tomé in africa the Spanish brothers Iker and Eneko Pou teamed up with Manu Ponce and Jordi Canyi to establish 'Leve Leve’, a 450 m multi-pitch graded 8b+.
Fred Nicole, bouldering at Cresciano and Melloblocco in Tour 2018
01/05/2018 - Interviews
Fred Nicole, bouldering at Cresciano and Melloblocco in Tour 2018
Interview with world-famous Swiss climber Fred Nicole in the run-up to Melloblocco 2018 that will take place from 3 to 6 May at Cresciano and Lugano. In 2000 Nicole made the first free ascent of Dreamtime, the first 8C boulder...
12-year-old Oriane Bertone boulders 8B+
10/02/2018 - Climbing
12-year-old Oriane Bertone boulders 8B+
Oriane Bertone, the 12-year-old climber from France’s Réunion Island, has climbed Golden Shadow in Rocklands, South africa. In doing so she has become the youngest person to climb an 8B+ boulder problem.
Jakob Schubert flashes 8B+ boulder Catalan Witness the Fitness
14/01/2018 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert flashes 8B+ boulder Catalan Witness the Fitness
27-year-old Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has flashed the 8B+ boulder problem Catalan Witness the Fitness at Cova de Ocell in Spain.
Climbing video: Charlotte Durif & Josh Larson discover Greece and Serbia
11/01/2018 - Climbing
Climbing video: Charlotte Durif & Josh Larson discover Greece and Serbia
Two climbing videos documenting the 'A World Less Traveled’ trip of climbers Charlotte Durif and Josh Larson as they discover the lesser-known climbing areas of 18 countries sprinkled across 6 continents.
James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga
04/12/2017 - Climbing
James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga
British climber James Pearson has made the first ascent of the bold and difficult route Power Ranger (5.14R / 8c) at Sunset Rocks, Chattanooga, USA.
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain
23/10/2017 - Climbing
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain
Austrian climber Angela Eiter has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b with her repeat of La planta de shiva, the sports climbed freed in 2011 by Adam Ondra nel 2011 at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
Come on John!
14/10/2017 - Climbing
Come on John!
Backed up by his hilarious crew, John Thornton sends Caroline 7C+ at Rocklands, South africa.
Anak Verhoeven claims 9a+ first female ascent at Pierrot Beach in France
13/09/2017 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven claims 9a+ first female ascent at Pierrot Beach in France
Belgium's Anak Verhoeven has made the first ascent of 'Sweet Neuf' at Pierrot Beach in France, a sports climb she believes is 9a+. Should the grade be confirmed, Verhoeven becomes only the second woman to have climbed 9a+ and the...
Solar eclipse at Smith Rock, the story behind the viral photo
30/08/2017 - Environment
Solar eclipse at Smith Rock, the story behind the viral photo
The 'behind the scenes' video documenting how the viral photo was taken of the solar eclipse by Ted Hesser on August 21, 2017 at Smith Rock, Oregon, USA.
Jakob Schubert rocks Rocklands
12/08/2017 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert rocks Rocklands
On his first climbing trip to Rocklands, South africa, Austria’s Jakob Schubert climbed more than 20 boulder problems graded 8B or harder.
Ned Feehally flashes 8B+ boulder in Rocklands
24/07/2017 - Climbing
Ned Feehally flashes 8B+ boulder in Rocklands
British climber Ned Feehally has flashed Trust Issues, an 8B+ boulder problem at Rocklands in South africa. This is one of the hardest flash ascents to date.
Ines Papert, Luca Lindič, Joseph Pfnür, Paul McSorley climb new trad in South Africa
13/07/2017 - Climbing
Ines Papert, Luca Lindič, Joseph Pfnür, Paul McSorley climb new trad in South africa
In June Ines Papert, Joseph Pfnür, Luka Lindič and Paul McSorley made the fist ascent of Ruby Supernova, a new 520m high trad climb with difficulties up to ED1 7b+ (VI 5.12c) on Slanghoek Peak, Du Toits Kloof Mountains, South...
Ghisolfi, Puccio, Leslie-Wujastyk and Chanourdie: women’s climbing galore
19/06/2017 - Climbing
Ghisolfi, Puccio, Leslie-Wujastyk and Chanourdie: women’s climbing galore
A brief roundup of the latest sport climbing and bouldering sends carried out by Claudia Ghisolfi, Alex Puccio, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk, Katrin Gründler and Julia Chanourdie.
Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia
10/03/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia
Interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent, carried out with fellow-Belgians Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee, of the big wall rock climb El Regalo de Mwono (1200m, 8a) located on the East Face of the Central Tower...
Rocklands: a climbing dreamland in South Africa forJorg Verhoeven, Katharina Saurwein
06/03/2017 - Climbing
Rocklands: a climbing dreamland in South africa forJorg Verhoeven, Katharina Saurwein
The video of Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven climbing in the dreamland, chasing the finest boulder problems in Rocklands, South africa.