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El Capitan The Nose speed record video of Gobright & Reynolds
02/12/2017 - Climbing
El Capitan The Nose speed record video of Gobright & Reynolds
A video documenting a part of the amazing ascent carried out by Jim Reynolds and Brad Gobright as they set a new speed record on The Nose, El Capitan,Yosemite on 21 October 2017 when they climbed the route in 2:19:44.
Climbing video: Nina Caprez on To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock
01/12/2017 - Climbing
Climbing video: Nina Caprez on To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock
The video of Swiss climber Nina Caprez repeating the historic To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock, the first 5.14a/8b+ in the USA freed by French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout in 1986.
Stefano Carnati is the perfect climber at Castelbianco
01/12/2017 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati is the perfect climber at Castelbianco
Italian climber Stefano Carnati has repeated Perfect Man 2.0, the difficult sport climb at Castelbianco, Albenga, freed in 2016 by Matteo Gambaro. A few days earlier at Andonno he repeated Noia, Italy’s first 8c+.
Johnny Dawes walks up The Devil's Slide on Lundy
30/11/2017 - Climbing
Johnny Dawes walks up The Devil's Slide on Lundy
The short film 'A walk on the wild slide' by David Linnett featuring Johnny Dawes, one of the UK's most brilliant and influential rock climbers, walking up the ultra-classic The Devil's Slide on Lundy Island, UK.
Phungi Peak, big Himalayan first ascent by Koshelenko and Lonchinskii
30/11/2017 - Alpinism
Phungi Peak, big Himalayan first ascent by Koshelenko and Lonchinskii
On 28 October 2017 Russian mountaineers Yury Koshelenko and Aleksei Lonchinskii completed the first ascent of Phungi Peak (6538 m) in the Nepalese Himalaya. Climbing in alpine style, the two required five days to forge their route up the mountain’s...
Iker Pou frees difficult climbs at Margalef, Spain
29/11/2017 - Climbing
Iker Pou frees difficult climbs at Margalef, Spain
At the Spanish crag Margalef the Basque climber Iker Pou has freed two difficult sport climbs: La Orden del Puño 8c and Pueblo Pequeño Infierno Grande 8c+.
A Door in the Sky, Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet fly into plane from Jungfrau
29/11/2017 - Alpinism
A Door in the Sky, Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet fly into plane from Jungfrau
Amazing BASE Jump video: Frédéric Fugen and Vincent Reffet leap off Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps and make a wingsuit flight into an open plane.
Mountaineering in New Zealand, Ben Dare climbs new route on Mount Cook
28/11/2017 - Alpinism
Mountaineering in New Zealand, Ben Dare climbs new route on Mount Cook
On 18 November 2017 Ben Dare from New Zealand made the first ascent, solo, of Remembrance, a new 550 m climb up the South Face of Aoraki / Mt Cook.
Adam Ondra: the trailer of Silence 9c at Flatanger in Norway
28/11/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra: the trailer of Silence 9c at Flatanger in Norway
The trailer of Adam Ondra at Flatanger in Norway climbing Silence, the world’s first 9c.
Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite
27/11/2017 - Climbing
Nicolas Favresse adds spectacular new trad climb to Yosemite
In Yosemite, USA, Belgian climber Nicolas Favresse climbing together with Alix Morris and Drew Smith has made the first free ascent of Eye of Sauron, a spectacular and difficult new 400 m trad climb in the Ribbon Falls area.
Cengia Giradili, video of the new crag in Sardinia
26/11/2017 - Climbing
Cengia Giradili, video of the new crag in Sardinia
The video of Cengia Giradili, the panoramic new crag below the famous Punta Giradili close to Baunei in Sardinia.
La Sportiva Legends Only 2017, live streaming at 19:30
25/11/2017 - Competitions
La Sportiva Legends Only 2017, live streaming at 19:30
The La Sportiva Legends Only 2017 kicks off this evening at Stockholm, Sweden. The climbers invited to this international bouldering competition are Shauna Coxsey, Mélissa Le Nevé, Petra Klingler, Katja Kadić, Fanny Gibert e Staša Gejo.. Live streaming commences at...
Pangbuk North,  video of the French route in  Nepal
24/11/2017 - Alpinism
Pangbuk North, video of the French route in Nepal
The video of Tolerance Zero, the new climb established by French alpinists Max Bonniot and Pierre Sancier up the North Face of Pangbuk North (6589 m) in Nepal.
Stefano Ghisolfi climbs One Slap, his third 9b
22/11/2017 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi climbs One Slap, his third 9b
At the crag Laghel close to Arco, Italy, Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated One Slap, the 9b freed by Adam Ondra a week ago. This is Ghisolfi’s third 9b sports climb.
Piazza Pulita in Sardinia, a new crag dedicated to Oskar Piazza
20/11/2017 - Climbing
Piazza Pulita in Sardinia, a new crag dedicated to Oskar Piazza
In the beautiful canyon of Gutturu Cardaxius on the south west coast of Sardinia, Piazza Pulita is a new crag dedicated to Oskar Piazza. It currently hosts 26 climbs from 5a to 7b.
The tallest Campus Board in the world
19/11/2017 - Climbing
The tallest Campus Board in the world
The video of Jeremy Bonder training on the extremely high Campus Board located in the Karma climbing wall at Fontainebleau in France.