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Janja Garnbret: the first female 8c onsight interview
08/11/2021 - Interviews
Janja Garnbret: the first female 8c onsight interview
Interview with Slovenian rock climber Janja Garnbret who just the other day completed the coveted first female 8c onsight with her ascent of Fish Eye at Oliana in Spain. Two days later she doubled her takings by on sighting the...
Barbara Zangerl and the invisible bond of a climbing partnership
05/11/2021 - Interviews
Barbara Zangerl and the invisible bond of a climbing partnership
One of the great all-round climbers of our time, 33-year-old Austrian Barbara Zangerl, talks about the bond that is created when climbing. Check out the third article of our series created with Vibram, to celebrate climbing yesterday, today and tomorrow...
Janja Garnbret makes climbing history with first female 8c onsight, Fish Eye at Oliana
03/11/2021 - Climbing
Janja Garnbret makes climbing history with first female 8c onsight, Fish Eye at Oliana
Slovenian rock climber Janja Garnbret has onsighted Fish Eye at Oliana in Spain. In doing so, the 22-year-old has become the first woman in the world to onsight 8c.
Magnus Midtbø first climber to reach 1 million subscribers on Youtube
22/10/2021 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø first climber to reach 1 million subscribers on Youtube
Norwegian rock climber Magnus Midtbø has reached 1 million subscribers on his Youtube channel. His is the first climbing channel to reach this benchmark number.
Vita Lukan climbs 8b+ onsight, Geminis at Rodellar in Spain
17/10/2021 - Climbing
Vita Lukan climbs 8b+ onsight, Geminis at Rodellar in Spain
Slovenian climber Vita Lukan has onsighted Geminis at Rodellar in Spain. Thanks to this ascent the 21-year-old has become one of the few women to onsight a route of these difficulties.
Anak Verhoeven sends Patxitxulo 9a/+ at Oliana in Spain
10/10/2021 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven sends Patxitxulo 9a/+ at Oliana in Spain
Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first repeat of Patxitxulo 9a/+ at Oliana in Spain.
Stellar Laura Rogora makes first repeat of 9b/+ Erebor at Arco in Italy
03/10/2021 - Climbing
Stellar Laura Rogora makes first repeat of 9b/+ Erebor at Arco in Italy
Laura Rogora has made the first repeat of Erebor at the crag Eremo di San Paolo close to Arco. Graded 9b/+ and established by Stefano Ghisolfi in January 2021, it is considered the most difficult sport climb in Italy. This...
Steve McClure grabs second ascent of Lexicon, E11 trad climb at Pavey Ark
29/09/2021 - Climbing
Steve McClure grabs second ascent of Lexicon, E11 trad climb at Pavey Ark
British rock climber Steve McClure has made the second ascent of Lexicon, the E11 trad climb established only recently at Pavey Ark in England by Neil Gresham.
Alex Megos 9a flash on Intermezzo XY gelöst at Plombergstein, Austria
23/09/2021 - Climbing
Alex Megos 9a flash on Intermezzo XY gelöst at Plombergstein, Austria
German climber Alexander Megos has made a first-go ascent of Intermezzo XY gelöst 9a at Plombergstein in Austria.
Neil Gresham climbs Lexicon, desperate E11 trad climb at Pavey Ark
17/09/2021 - Climbing
Neil Gresham climbs Lexicon, desperate E11 trad climb at Pavey Ark
British rock climber Neil Gresham has made the first ascent of Lexicon at Pavey Ark in England. Graded E11 7a, it checks in as one of the hardest trad climbs in Great Britain.
Solveig Korherr climbs La cabane au Canada, her first 9a at Rawyl in Switzerland
12/09/2021 - Climbing
Solveig Korherr climbs La cabane au Canada, her first 9a at Rawyl in Switzerland
German rock climber Solveig Korherr has climbed her first 9a, La cabane au Canada at Rawyl in Switzerland.
Gianluca Vighetti (12) climbs TCT 9a at Gravere, Italy
10/09/2021 - Climbing
Gianluca Vighetti (12) climbs TCT 9a at Gravere, Italy
12-year old Gianluca Vighetti from Italy has repeated TCT, a 9a at Gravere freed by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2014.
Sébastien Bouin vs the class climbing at Cimaï in France
05/09/2021 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin vs the class climbing at Cimaï in France
The video of French climber Seb Bouin at the historic crag Cimaï in southern France.
Dolomites Civetta coup: Léo Billon, Enzo Oddo climb Colonne d’Ercole in a day
19/08/2021 - Alpinism
Dolomites Civetta coup: Léo Billon, Enzo Oddo climb Colonne d’Ercole in a day
Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo have climbed Colonne d’Ercole (1200m, IX) on Mount Civetta in the Dolomites onsight and in a single day. A few days earlier the French mountaineers had teamed up with Silvia Loreggian, climbing Specchio di Sara...
Stefano Ghisolfi vs Bibliographie at Céüse: three questions and the second video
25/06/2021 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi vs Bibliographie at Céüse: three questions and the second video
Three questions to Italian athlete Stefano Ghisolfi regarding Bibliographie, the second 9c in the world freed in 2020 up at Céüse in France by Alex Megos.
Sébastien Berthe, Siebe Vanhee repeat Fly on Staldenfluh in Lauterbrunnental, Switzerland
21/06/2021 - Climbing
Sébastien Berthe, Siebe Vanhee repeat Fly on Staldenfluh in Lauterbrunnental, Switzerland
Belgian rock climbers Sébastien Berthe and Siebe Vanhee have made a ground-up free ascent of the 20-pitch (550m) test-piece ‘Fly on the Staldenfluh in the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland.