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As climbing grows through gyms and the Olympics, it faces a paradox: indoor popularity rises while outdoor crags risk closure. What future awaits the sport? Featuring Swiss climber Cédric Lachat, this award-winning documentary by Guillaume Broust explores climbing's shift from counterculture to mainstream.

The video of Swiss climber Cedric Lachat onsighting 'Chimpanzodrome', the historic 7c+ at Saussois in France first ascended in 1981 by Jean-Pierre Bouvier.

The third stage of the Boulder World Cup 2022 was won yesterday in Salt Lake City, USA, by Natalia Grossman and Mejdi Schalck.

The report by Tomas Franchini, currently in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru, where he has climbed Nevado Ulta and Nevado Huandoy Norte.

The second stage of the Boulder World Cup 2021 was won in Salt Lake City last weekend by Natalia Grossman and Adam Ondra. Oriane Bertone and Mejdi Schalck took silver, Brooke Raboutou and Jakob Schubert took bronze

Numerous crags at the Grampians are at risk of closure. The Australian Climbing Association Victoria is asking climbers to submit their thoughts by Sunday 24 January 2021 to the government agency Parks Victoria against the plans which, if adopted, would ban access to about 80% of the area’s rock climbs...

This evening at Riva del Garda, Italy, Adam Ondra and Garda Trentino present the world premiere of the film Silence. The path that led to the world’s first 9c will be explored by Ondra with legendary British climber Jerry Moffatt. Live streaming of the evening will be broadcast on youtube...

On Friday 23 February at 21.00 at Riva del Garda, Italy, Adam Ondra and the Garda Trentino will present a unique event: the world premiers of Silence, the film directed by Bernardo Giménez that documents the road that led to the world’s first 9c. Ondra will be joined on stage...

When climbing resembles poetry: scenes from "Ritorno al silenzio”, the 1992 film about climbing in the Dolomites starring Heinz Mariacher and Luisa Iovane.

From 2 - 4 September at Arco, Italy, more than 200 young athletes aged between 7 -13 from 22 different countries took part in the Under 14 Cup climbing competition with its three disciplines Boulder, Lead and Speed. The Rock Junior climbing celebration came to an end with the traditional...

Jorg Verhoeven, Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Mayan Smith-Gobat, Libby Sauter, Chantel Astorga, Quinn Brett, Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall are all in Yosemite currently attempting their projects on El Capitan...

The Italian Youth Championship will take place at Arco: from 31 My to 2 June the categories Under 14 , 12 and 10, while from 6 – 8 June the categories Under 20 , 18, 16.

All major commercial expeditions operating on Nepal's South side of Everest have called off their expeditons following the deadly avalanche that killed 16 Sherpas on 18 April 2014.

On 10 December 2012 the bolts were removed from the sports climb Eterno Riposo, Eternal Rest, at Ceredo in Italy. On his blog Andrea Tosi, the man who first bolted the climb and now removed the bolts, explains his actions.

The second, decisive day of Rock Junior witnessed great performances in the Under 14 Cup, the verve of young climbers playing in Kid’s Rock and the legendary parent and children Family Rock relay race. A true festival for the 500 young climbers (aged 5 – 13) and the best way...

More than 500 young athletes aged 5 -13 from 20 different countries made the ninth edition of the Rock Junior a success. Chris Sharma, one of the greatest climbers of all times, paid homage to the world's biggest youth climbing event.