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07/02/2024 - Climbing
New Chironico parking & sleeping rules for 2024 New rules for parking and overnight stays have been implemented at Switzerland's top bouldering area Chironico. Climbers are asked to adhere to these regulations in order to safeguard future access to this premier ticino bouldering area.
11/03/2023 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria nails Off the wagon low in Val Bavona On 3 February 2023 in Val Bavona, ticino, Switzerland, Niccolò Ceria repeated the boulder problem Off the wagon low (8C+)
02/11/2022 - Climbing
Will Bosi repeats Alphane, Shawn Raboutou’s Chironico testpiece On Monday 31 October 2022 William Bosi from Scotland made the third ascent of Alphane at Chironico in Canton ticino, Switzerland. Established by Shawn Raboutou in April 2022, it was repeated by Aidan Roberts about a fortnight ago.
04/10/2022 - Environment
Glaciers in Switzerland are melting more than ever before 2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed by the great dearth of snow in winter and continuous heatwaves in summer. More than 6 percent of the ice volume was lost, reports the Cryospheric...
17/06/2022 - Climbing
Dave Graham establishes Euclase 8C+ boulder problem in Valle Bavona, Switzerland On 20 April 2022 American rock climber Dave Graham made the first ascent of the 8C+ boulder Euclase in Valle Bavona, Switzerland, describing the problem as 'one of the hardest lines I have climbed to date.'
08/10/2021 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert’s 3-day ticino bouldering spree The video of Austrian rock climber Jakob Schubert and his mini-trip to Val Bavona and Brione in ticino, Switzerland, during which he sent a flurry of problems including Primitivo 8C, The Kingdom 8B+ and Casavino 8B+.
21/07/2021 - Alpinism
Watch Matteo Della Bordella, Alessandro Zeni free Leap of Faith on Poncione d’Alnasca The short film by Nicolò and Fulvio Mariani documenting the first free ascent of Leap of Faith on Poncione d’Alnasca in Switzerland, carried out by Matteo Della Bordella and Alessandro Zeni in autumn 2020.
05/04/2021 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl explosive on Sprengstoff, 9a at Lorünser Wändle in Austria At the crag Lorünser Wändle in Austria Barbara Zangerl has made the first repeat of the 9a Sprengstoff, freed by Jacopo Larcher in November 2020.
21/02/2021 - Climbing
Nils Favre climbs Off the Wagon 8B+ in Val Bavona, Switzerland Switzerland’s Nils Favre has made a swift repeat of Off The Wagon 8B+ in Valle Bavona.
12/01/2021 - Climbing
Space Force created in Val Bavona by Alexandra Schweikart and Christopher Igel German climbers Alexandra Schweikart and Christopher Igel have established Space Force (8a+/230m) a new multi-pitch climb in Valle Bavona, ticino, Switzerland.
30/12/2020 - Climbing
Alex Megos at Cresciano sends Dreamtime, Story of Two Worlds, The Dagger Watch the video of German climber Alexander Megos sending the 8C boulder problems Dreamtime and The Story of Two Worlds at Cresciano in Switzerland.
15/10/2020 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has become the first woman to climb Greenspit, the difficult trad route first ascended by Didier Berthod in Valle dell’Orco, Italy.
12/05/2020 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl on top climbing form in Vorarlberg, Austria Sport climbing in Austria: Barbara Zangerl has repeated Unleashed 8c+ and Instructor 8c+/9a in her home Vorarlberg region.
11/03/2020 - Climbing
Daniel Woods no slouch on Off the Wagon sit in Val Bavona American climber Daniel Woods made the third ascent of Off the Wagon sit, the boulder problem freed by Shawn Raboutou in Val Bavona, Switzerland graded 8C + / V16 and repeated in February by Jimmy Webb.
10/03/2020 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni sends stunning sport climbs in Valle Bavona, Switzerland In Val Bavona, ticino, Switzerland, Giuliano Cameroni has made the first ascent of two stunningly beautiful sport climbs, Simple Man 8c and Mojo Rising 8c+.
26/02/2020 - Climbing
Jimmy Webb claims first repeat of Off the Wagon sit in Val Bavona, Switzerland The video of American climber James Webb who made the first repeat of Off the Wagon sit, the 8C+/V16 boulder problem freed by Shawn Raboutou in Val Bavona, Switzerland in 2018.
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