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29/09/2023 - Climbing
Seb Bouin repeats Lapsus at Andonno in Italy Sébastien Bouin has repeated 'Lapsus' at Andonno in Italy. First ascended by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2015 and originally graded 9b, the French climber feels the route warrants 9a+.
13/09/2023 - Climbing
Alessandro Zeni wires 'Wu Wei,' 9a multipitch in Val Nuvola established with Riccardo Scarian On 16 August 2023 Italian climber Ale Zeni made the first free ascent of 'Wu Wei,' a 5-pitch route on the SW Face of Picco delle Aquile, Monte Coppolo (Val Nuvola, Vette Feltrine) that features difficulties up to 9a. If...
12/09/2023 - Climbing
Matilda Söderlund nails Niemisis (9a) at Niemisel in Sweden Swedish climber Matilda Söderlund has made the second ascent of Niemisis at Niemisel, which she believes could be graded 9a.
27/08/2023 - Climbing
Ainhize Belar Barrutia repeats world's first 8c, Wolfgang Güllich's Wallstreet in Frankenjura Spanish climber Ainhize Belar Barrutia has repeated Wallstreet, the world's first 8c established in 1987 by Wolfgang Güllich and located on Krottenseer Turm in the Frankenjura, Germany.
17/08/2023 - Climbing
Connor Herson's staggering Squamish sending spree 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+).
17/07/2023 - Climbing
Pepa Šindel (15) climbs two 9a's, Hypoxia extension in Slovakia & Sever The Wicked Hand in Frankenjura Talented young Czech climber Pepa Šindel has repeated 'Hypoxia extension' 9a in Slovakia and, more recently, 'Sever The Wicked Hand' in Frankenjura, Germany
27/06/2023 - Climbing
Didier Berthod makes first ascent of The Crack of Destiny at Squamish in Canada Swiss climber Didier Berthod has made the first ascent of The Crack of Destiny on The Chief at Squamish in Canada. Graded 5.14, this checks in as one of the hardest crack climbs in North America.
26/06/2023 - Climbing
Solveig Korherr climbs Jungfraumarathon (9a) at Gimmelwald in Switzerland German climber Solveig Korherr has repeated Jungfraumarathon, a 9a sports climb at Gimmelwald in Switzerland. This is Korherr's second at the grade, having climbed Cabane au Canada at Rawyl in 2021.
20/06/2023 - Climbing
Video: Paige Claassen, from Dreamcatcher to motherhood The film Love featuring American rock climber Paige Claassen and her efforts to balance her climbing and her career.
07/06/2023 - Climbing
Watch Michaela Kiersch send La Rambla (9a+) at Siurana The video of American climber Michaela Kiersch sending her first 9a+, La Rambla at Siurana in Spain.
06/06/2023 - Climbing
Video: Will Bosi climbing Burden of Dreams 9a in Finland Watch William Bosi's journey to make the coveted first repeat of Burden of Dreams, the world's first 9a boulder problem located at Lappnor in Finland and established by Nalle Hukkataival in 2016.
04/06/2023 - Climbing
Video: Will Bosi climbing Alphane (9a) at Chironico in Switzerland Watch Scottish climber Will Bosi repeating Alphane, the 9a boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland first ascended by Shawn Raboutou.
03/06/2023 - Climbing
Video: Marcello Bombardi climbs El puma (9a) at Chesod in Valle d’Aosta, Italy Watch Marcello Bombardi making the first ascent of El puma (9a) at Chesod in Valle d’Aosta, Italy
18/05/2023 - Climbing
Cédric Lachat frees Fantasia to climb his first 9b Cédric Lachat has made the first ascent of Fantasia in the Vercors, France. The 38-year-old climber has suggested 9b, making it the first of this grade for the Swissman.
17/05/2023 - Climbing
Vadim Timonov makes first ascent of Blackflip sit, 8C+/9a boulder at Djan-tugan in Russia Russian climber Vadim Timonov has made the first ascent of Blackflip sit, a boulder problem at Djan-tugan in Russia for which he has proposed the grade 8C+/9a.
09/05/2023 - Events
Melloblocco 2023: the beauty and essence of bouldering, together The 16th edition of Melloblocco, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting, came to a close on Sunday in Val Masino - Val di Mello, Italy. 2500 registered climbers underline the success of the event which has no other equals...
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