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Tomoa Narasaki flashes Decided, 8B+ boulder problem in Japan
02/12/2019 - Climbing
Tomoa Narasaki flashes Decided, 8B+ boulder problem in Japan
Japanese climber Tomoa Narasaki has made a flash ascent of Decided, an 8B+ boulder problem at Mizugaki in Japan.
Brad Gobright perishes in climbing accident in Mexico
28/11/2019 - Climbing
Brad Gobright perishes in climbing accident in Mexico
Highly talented US climber Brad Gobright has lost his life in a climbing accident on the multi-pitch El Sendero Luminoso at El Potrero Chico in Mexico.
Heinz Mariacher: Back to the future? Magnus Midtbø explores Arco's historic slab climbs
27/11/2019 - Climbing
Heinz Mariacher: Back to the future? Magnus Midtbø explores Arco's historic slab climbs
Heinz Mariacher shares his thoughts after Magnus Midtbø paid a visit to Arco, Italy, during which the Norwegian climber attempted to classic slab climbs dating back to the 1980s and first ascended by Mariacher himself: Super Swing at the Swing...
Hazel Findlay miraculous on Magic Line in Yosemite
26/11/2019 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay miraculous on Magic Line in Yosemite
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has repeated Magic Line, one of the most difficult trad climbs in Yosemite Valley and beyond.
Lynn Hill on The Nose 26 years after her historic first free ascent
25/11/2019 - Climbing
Lynn Hill on The Nose 26 years after her historic first free ascent
A recent clip of Lynn Hill working The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite and a video regarding her historic first one day ascent in 1994.
Jakob Schubert: Perfecto Mundo uncut
24/11/2019 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert: Perfecto Mundo uncut
The uncut video of Austrian Jakob Schubert climbing Perfecto Mundo, the 9b+ at Margalef in Spain he repeated at the start of November.
Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher free climb The Nose on El Capitan
23/11/2019 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher free climb The Nose on El Capitan
On El Capitan in Yosemite Austria’s Barbara Zangerl and South Tyrol’s Jacopo Larcher have made a free ascent of The Nose, the most famous big wall in the world.
Hazel Findlay, portrait of Britain's softly-spoken top climber
22/11/2019 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay, portrait of Britain's softly-spoken top climber
The video portrait of Britain’s Hazel Findlay, one of the strongest and most versatile climbers in the world.
Dragon Horns Tioman Island, Malaysia Mystery Wall revealed
21/11/2019 - Climbing
Dragon Horns Tioman Island, Malaysia Mystery Wall revealed
Eliza Kubarska provides the latest updates about the climbing on the elusive Mystery Wall situated in the Dragon Horns massif on Tioman Island in Malaysia.
Jernej Kruder climbs childhood dream, Dreamtime at Cresciano
21/11/2019 - Climbing
Jernej Kruder climbs childhood dream, Dreamtime at Cresciano
28-year-old Slovenian climber Jernej Kruder has repeated Dreamtime at Cresciano in Switzerland, the frist boulder probelm in the world to be graded 8C, established by Fred Nicole in 2000.
Buster Martin climbs First Ley 9a+ at Margalef in Spain
19/11/2019 - Climbing
Buster Martin climbs First Ley 9a+ at Margalef in Spain
Buster Martin has repeated First Ley 9a+ at Margalef in Spain. In doing so he has become only the second Briton to climb a confirmed 9a+ after Steve McClure.
Rotpunkt featuring Alex Megos
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.
Nellie Milfeld climbs Freerider free on El Capitan, Yosemite
17/11/2019 - Climbing
Nellie Milfeld climbs Freerider free on El Capitan, Yosemite
American rock climber Nellie Milfeld, belayed by her husband Cedar Wright, has made a rare female ascent of Freerider up El Capitan in Yosemite
Goodbye to British rock climbing icon Andy Pollitt
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.
Magnus Midtbø at Arco climbs Heinz Mariacher 80's sketchy slabs
14/11/2019 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø at Arco climbs Heinz Mariacher 80's sketchy slabs
The video of Magnus Midtbø tackling two ‘legendary' slabs at Arco first ascended by Heinz Mariacher: Super Swing (1983) at Swing Area and Tom e Jerry (1984) at Spiaggia delle Lucertole immediately above Lake Garda.
Ryuichi Murai frees United, 8C+ boulder in Japan
13/11/2019 - Climbing
Ryuichi Murai frees United, 8C+ boulder in Japan
25-year-old boulderer Ryuichi Murai has made the first ascent of United, an 8C+ boulder problem at Mizugaki in Japan.