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William Bosi blasts boulders in Switzerland
21/10/2021 - Climbing
William Bosi blasts boulders in Switzerland
Scottish climber Will Bosi has made a short but successful climbing trip to Switzerland, during which he repeated a flurry of hard boulder problems including the 8C Foundation’s Edge.
Laura Rogora: the 9b/+ Erebor exploit interview
05/10/2021 - Interviews
Laura Rogora: the 9b/+ Erebor exploit interview
Interview with Laura Rogora after her first repeat of the 9b/+ Erebor at Eremo di San Paolo in Arco, Italy. With her It is the first time that a woman has climbed a route of this difficulty. Watch the uncut video of her ascent today at 16:00.
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 is the first time a woman has climbed a route...
Sean Bailey sends Bibliographie at Céüse
30/09/2021 - Climbing
Sean Bailey sends Bibliographie at Céüse
On 24 September 2021 American climber Sean Bailey repeated Bibliographie 9b+ at Céüse in France.
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.
Stefano Ghisolfi repeats Bibliographie, Alexander Megos' masterpiece at Céüse
24/08/2021 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi repeats Bibliographie, Alexander Megos' masterpiece at Céüse
28-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has made the first repeat of Bibliographie, the Alexander Megos masterpiece at Céüse in France graded 9c.
Histoire sans Fin free at last on Petit Clocher du Portalet by Seb Berthe, Siebe Vanhee
17/08/2021 - Alpinism
Histoire sans Fin free at last on Petit Clocher du Portalet by Seb Berthe, Siebe Vanhee
Belgian climbers Siebe Vanhee and Sébastien Berthe have made the first free ascent of Histoire sans Fin on Petit Clocher du Portalet in Switzerland, an 8b+ multi-pitch they describe ravingly as 'the best granite multipitch of the grade in Europe.' Vanhee reports.
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.
Will Bosi repeats Northern Lights, classic 9a at Kilnsey
15/06/2021 - Climbing
Will Bosi repeats Northern Lights, classic 9a at Kilnsey
Scottish climber William Bosi has repeated Northern Lights 9a at Kilnsey, England.
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi attempt Bibliographie at Céüse
10/06/2021 - Climbing
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi attempt Bibliographie at Céüse
Watch Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi at Céüse in France making his first attempts on Bibliographie, the second 9c in the world established in 2020 by Alex Megos.
Five must see crags at Arco, the birthplace of sport climbing as we know it
09/06/2021 - Climbing
Five must see crags at Arco, the birthplace of sport climbing as we know it
Massone, Nago, Belvedere, Spiaggia delle Lucertole and Calvario: five crags you must visit to savour the best sport climbing around Arco and Lake Garda. This is the first article in a series made with Vibram, to celebrate climbing yesterday, today and tomorrow as part of its 'Learn to Climb with...
Steve McClure flashes Impact Day, difficult trad climb at Pavey Ark, UK
26/05/2021 - Climbing
Steve McClure flashes Impact Day, difficult trad climb at Pavey Ark, UK
English climber Steve McClure has made a flash ascent of Impact Day, a difficult and somewhat dangerous E8 6c trad route at Pavey Ark in England.
Watch Marcello Bombardi climb Lapsus at Andonno, Italy
23/05/2021 - Climbing
Watch Marcello Bombardi climb Lapsus at Andonno, Italy
The climbing video of Marcello Bombardi making the third ascent of Lapsus at Andonno in Italy at the start of May 2021.
Marcello Bombardi makes no mistakes on Lapsus at Andonno, Italy
08/05/2021 - Climbing
Marcello Bombardi makes no mistakes on Lapsus at Andonno, Italy
Two days ago at Andonno in Italy 27-year-old Marcello Bombardi made the third ascent of Lapsus, after Stefano Ghisolfi and Adam Ondra.
Alexander Megos repeats Margalef’s Mejorando Imagen and proposes 9b
26/04/2021 - Climbing
Alexander Megos repeats Margalef’s Mejorando Imagen and proposes 9b
On 23 March 2021 at Margalef in Spain Alex Megos repeated Mejorando Imagen, a route freed in 2013 by Ramón Julián Puigblanque for which the German climber now proposes 9b instead of the 9a originally put forward by the Spaniard.