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VBlog #18 of Adam Ondra: the last episode of this climbing trip across the Americas comes from Valle de Los Cóndores in Chile.

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).

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.

Climbing alone and ground-up, last spring German alpinist Alexander Huber made the first ascent of Mauerläufer (200m, 8b+) up Waidringer Steinplatte in Austria.

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.

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.

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

Starting from what he has observed in the yosemite Valley, American climber Tommy Caldwell shares his concerns about climate change.

The video of Adam Ondra climbing at Smith Rock in Oregon, the birthplace of American sport climbing.

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, in 2017 with Alex Honnold.

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 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 attempting to onsight the Salathé Wall up El Capitan in yosemite, USA, belayed by Nicolas Favresse in autumn 2018.

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 is also the youngest person to free climb The Nose.

Climbing solo and self-belayed for five days, Japan’s Keita Kurakami has repeated The Nose on El Capitan (yosemite, USA). This is the first time that the route freed in 1993 by Lynn Hill has been climbed rope solo all free.

Czech climber Adam Ondra on the road to the Salathé Wall up El Capitan in yosemite, USA, is the theme of the fourth episode of Ondra’s fourth VBlog