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Oscars: Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan wins Best Documentary
25/02/2019 - Climbing
Oscars: Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan wins Best Documentary
The film Free Solo that chronicles the extraordinary solo, ropeless ascent of Alex Honnold up El Capitan in yosemite has won an Oscar for Best Documentary. Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, this is the first time a...
Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan wins BAFTA and Eddie Awards
11/02/2019 - Climbing
Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan wins BAFTA and Eddie Awards
Free Solo, the film that portrays Alex Honnold and his ropeless ascent of Freerider up El Capitan in yosemite directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, won a BAFTA award last night in the Documentary category. In early February,...
Adam Ondra / Final episode of USA and Chile climbing road trip
07/02/2019 - Climbing
Adam Ondra / Final episode of USA and Chile climbing road trip
VBlog #18 of Adam Ondra: the last episode of this climbing trip across the Americas comes from Valle de Los Cóndores in Chile.
Corno Stella Dièdre Rouge first free winter ascent by Symon Welfringer and Xavier Cailhol
29/01/2019 - Alpinism
Corno Stella Dièdre Rouge first free winter ascent by Symon Welfringer and Xavier Cailhol
Symon Welfringer and Xavier Cailhol have completed what is likely to be the first free winter ascent of Dièdre Rouge up the NE Face of Corno Stella (Maritime Alps).
Oscars 2019 nominations: Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan
22/01/2019 - Climbing
Oscars 2019 nominations: Free Solo featuring Alex Honnold climbing El Capitan
The film Free Solo directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi that documents Alex Honnold and his journey to climb, without a rope, Freerider up El Capitan in yosemite, has been nominated for an Oscar Award 2019.
Alexander Huber rope-solo first ascent of Mauerläufer 8b+ up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria
09/01/2019 - Climbing
Alexander Huber rope-solo first ascent of Mauerläufer 8b+ up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria
Climbing alone and ground-up, last spring German alpinist Alexander Huber made the first ascent of Mauerläufer (200m, 8b+) up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria.
New Zion aid route climbed by Paul Gagner, Ryan Kempf
03/01/2019 - Climbing
New Zion aid route climbed by Paul Gagner, Ryan Kempf
Climbing in Zion National Park, USA: in November 2018 Paul Gagner and Ryan Kempf made the first ascent of Museum Piece (V 5.8 A4), a new aid climb up the Angelino Wall.
Dawn Wall El Capitan, behind the scenes of the Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson masterpiece
19/12/2018 - Climbing
Dawn Wall El Capitan, behind the scenes of the Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson masterpiece
Behind The Scenes Of The Dawn Wall Film that documents the first free ascent of the most difficult big wall climb in the world, completed in January 2015 by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
Parody of Free Solo, the film about Alex Honnold climbing Freerider without a rope
15/12/2018 - Climbing
Parody of Free Solo, the film about Alex Honnold climbing Freerider without a rope
The parody of the trailer to Free Solo that documents Alex Honnold and his climb without a rope of Freerider up El Capitan in yosemite on 3 June 2017
Tommy Caldwell, climate change and Yosemite valley
10/12/2018 - Environment
Tommy Caldwell, climate change and yosemite valley
Starting from what he has observed in the yosemite Valley, American climber Tommy Caldwell shares his concerns about climate change.
Adam Ondra climbing at Smith Rock / VBlog #7
09/12/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra climbing at Smith Rock / VBlog #7
The video of Adam Ondra climbing at Smith Rock in Oregon, the birthplace of American sport climbing.
Sonnie Trotter frees North America Wall variation on El Capitan
07/12/2018 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter frees North America Wall variation on El Capitan
Climbing with Tommy Caldwell, on 19 November Sonnie Trotter made the first one day free ascent of a new all free variation to North America Wall / El Nino. The Canadian had discovered the 3-pitch variation, now called Pineapple Express,...
Nina Caprez and Eline Le Menestrel climbing The Nose, El Capitan
06/12/2018 - Climbing
Nina Caprez and Eline Le Menestrel climbing The Nose, El Capitan
The video of Nina Caprez and Eline Le Menestrel repeating The Nose, the famous big wall climb up El Capitan in yosemite, USA.
Adam Ondra onsight attempt on the Salathé Wall in Yosemite / VBlog #6
30/11/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra onsight attempt on the Salathé Wall in yosemite / VBlog #6
Adam Ondra attempting to onsight the crux pitches of the Salathé Wall up El Capitan in yosemite, USA. Belayed by Nicolas Favresse in autumn 2018, the Czech climber deals with the Enduro corner and tries his luck on the Headwall.
Adam Ondra climbing the Salathé Wall in Yosemite / VBlog #5
25/11/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra climbing the Salathé Wall in yosemite / VBlog #5
Adam Ondra attempting to onsight the Salathé Wall up El Capitan in yosemite, USA, belayed by Nicolas Favresse in autumn 2018.
Connor Herson, 15, free climbs The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite
21/11/2018 - Climbing
Connor Herson, 15, free climbs The Nose on El Capitan in yosemite
Connor Herson has made a free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in yosemite. Climbing with his father Jim Herson over a three-day period, Connor is one of the few climbers to achieve this feat. Aged only 15, he...