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Connor Herson's staggering Squamish sending spree
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+).
Didier Berthod makes first ascent of The Crack of Destiny at Squamish in Canada
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.
Watch Yuji Hirayama sending Hanabi at Mt Futago
22/03/2022 - Climbing
Watch Yuji Hirayama sending Hanabi at Mt Futago
The video of Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama making the first free ascent of Hanabi, the 8c+ freed by the 52-year-old at Futagoyama (Mt Futago) in Japan at the end of 2021.
Yuji Hirayama (53) liberates Peaceful Mountain 9a at Mt Futago, Japan
07/03/2022 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama (53) liberates Peaceful Mountain 9a at Mt Futago, Japan
53-year-old Japanese rock climber Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of Peaceful Mountain 9a at Futagoyama (Mt Futago) in Japan.
Yuji Hirayama (52) fires first ascent of Hanabi 8c+ at Mt Futago in Japan
22/12/2021 - Climbing
Yuji Hirayama (52) fires first ascent of Hanabi 8c+ at Mt Futago in Japan
52-year-old Japanese rock climber Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of the 8c+ Hanabi at Futagoyama (Mt Futago) in Japan.
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...
Watch Didier Berthod is Back / Interview with Swiss crack climbing legend
19/05/2021 - Climbing
Watch Didier Berthod is Back / Interview with Swiss crack climbing legend
Video Interview with Swiss crack climbing legend Didier Berthod
An ordinary day for Nico Favresse
30/04/2021 - Climbing
An ordinary day for Nico Favresse
An ordinary day of Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse, for the last 20 years one of the driving forces in the climbing world, seen through the eyes of Jan Novak.
Climbing in Aladaglar, Turkey: Zorbey Aktuyun adds difficult trad route, completes Orient rope solo
06/10/2020 - Climbing
Climbing in Aladaglar, Turkey: Zorbey Aktuyun adds difficult trad route, completes Orient rope solo
Turkish rock climber Zorbey Aktuyun has made the first ascent of the 8a trad climb Kült at Pınarbaşı Canyon in the Aladağlar massif. Furthermore, on the striking Parmakkaya obelisk he has made a rope solo ascent of the classic Orient...
Sonnie Trotter climbing Cobra Crack at Squamish in Canada
25/06/2020 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter climbing cobra crack at Squamish in Canada
The video of Sonnie Trotter making the first free ascent of cobra crack at Squamish in Canada, freed in 2006 and to this day one of the hardest crack climbs in the world.
Brittany Goris makes first female ascent of Stingray at Joshua Tree, USA
17/02/2020 - Climbing
Brittany Goris makes first female ascent of Stingray at Joshua Tree, USA
American rock climber Brittany Goris has made the first female ascent of Stingray 5.13d at Joshua Tree, USA.
Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques with Pete Whittaker
12/12/2019 - Book-press
Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques with Pete Whittaker
Interview with British rock climber Pete Whittaker about his new book Crack climbing - Mastering the skills and techniques
Squamish, Skywalker, and the sublime rock climbing in Canada
29/07/2019 - Alpinism
Squamish, Skywalker, and the sublime rock climbing in Canada
Maurizio Oviglia introduces Squamish, one of the world's foremost crack climbing areas, as well as Skywalker, a not too difficult multi-pitch rock climb still fairly unknown outside the borders of Canada.
Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven tick Tainted Love at Squamish in Canada
06/11/2018 - Climbing
Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven tick Tainted Love at Squamish in Canada
Austria's Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven from the Netherlands have both repeated Tainted Love, the 5.13d crack climb located on The Chief above Squamish, Canada freed by Hazel Findlay in 2017.
Daniel Jung reaps first repeat of Recovery drink, Favresse's difficult crack climb in Norway
10/08/2018 - Climbing
Daniel Jung reaps first repeat of Recovery drink, Favresse's difficult crack climb in Norway
German climber Daniel Jung has made the first repeat of Recovery drink, the difficult trad climb on the Profilveggen wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway. First ascended in 2013 by Nicolas Favresse, the route had foiled some of the best crack...
Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher repeat The Path in Canada
25/07/2018 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher repeat The Path in Canada
During a climbing trip to Canada Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher repeated a string of difficult routes, including the trad climb The Path at Lake Louise.