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Didier Berthod finally climbs Cobra Crack at Squamish, Canada
15/05/2024 - Climbing
Didier Berthod finally climbs Cobra Crack at Squamish, Canada
Swiss climber Didier Berthod has repeated Cobra Crack at Squamish in Canada. Freed by Sonnie Trotter in 2006 and hailed as one of the hardest crack climbs in the world at the time, this fierce splitter was almost freed by...
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.
Paige Claassen seizes Dreamcatcher 9a in Squamish
06/09/2021 - Climbing
Paige Claassen seizes Dreamcatcher 9a in Squamish
American rock climber Paige Claassen has made the first female ascent of Dreamcatcher, the iconic 9a at Squamish in Canada first ascended by Chris Sharma in 2005.
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.
Jimmy Webb vs. Dreamcatcher at Squamish in Canada
24/02/2019 - Climbing
Jimmy Webb vs. Dreamcatcher at Squamish in Canada
The video of American climber James Webb dispatching the famous sports climb Dreamcatcher at Squamish in 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.
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.
Alexander Megos dashes up Dreamcatcher at Squamish in Canada
30/08/2016 - Climbing
Alexander Megos dashes up Dreamcatcher at Squamish in Canada
Interview with Alexander Megos who recently made the fourth ascent of Dreamcatcher at Squamish in Canada, the famous 9a sport climb freed by Chris Sharma in 2005.
Chad Climbing Expedition 2015
09/03/2016 - Climbing
Chad Climbing Expedition 2015
Alessandro Beber retraces the climbing expedition to the Republic of Chad, carried out toward the end of 2015 together with Stefano Angelini, Fabrizio Dellai, Matteo Faletti, Jiri Leskovjan, Alessandro Lucchi and Piero RavĂ .
Monte Rosa: twenty years of research by Ferrino
15/08/2014 - Alpinism
Monte Rosa: twenty years of research by Ferrino
The Ferrino High-lab, located at an altitude of 3585m of the Valle d'Aosta side on Monte Rosa, celebrates 20 years. It is the highest laboratory in Italy. And it is up there that the company from Turin, the market leader...
Escalador Selvatico, new climb up Acopan Tepui in Venezuela by Larcher, Oviglia and Giupponi
20/02/2014 - Climbing
Escalador Selvatico, new climb up Acopan Tepui in Venezuela by Larcher, Oviglia and Giupponi
At the end of January and the start of February 2014 Rolando Larcher, Maurizio Oviglia and Luca Giupponi made the first ascent, and first free ascent, of Escalador Selvatico (7c+ max, 7a+ oblig, 630m) up the North Face of Akopan...
Sean McColl wins the La Sportiva Legends Only boulder competition in Stockholm
03/12/2012 - Competitions
Sean McColl wins the La Sportiva Legends Only boulder competition in Stockholm
The Canadian climber Sean McColl crowned his best competition season yet by winning this unique challenge organised by La Sportiva, beating runner-up Dmitry Sharafutdinov by one attempt.
Sonnie Trotter frees The Edge of Pan at Squamish, Canada
06/07/2011 - Climbing
Sonnie Trotter frees The Edge of Pan at Squamish, Canada
A fortnight ago Canadian climber Sonnie Trotter freed The Edge of Pan on the chief at Squamish, Canada.
Codoleddu, bouldering area closed in Sardinia
22/06/2011 - Climbing
Codoleddu, bouldering area closed in Sardinia
Giorgio Tagliasacchi informs that climbing is banned at the new bouldering area Codoleddu in Sardinia.
Rock climbing in Squamish, Canada
18/06/2010 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Squamish, Canada
Millie Evans introduces the delights of rock climbing in Squamish, Canada with plenty of hands-on advice and three climbs on Stawamus Chief.
Kalymnos Rock Festival report
09/11/2004 - Climbing
Kalymnos Rock Festival report
At the start of October more than 500 climbers from all over the world gathered in Kalymnos for the second Kalymnos Rock Climbing Festival.

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