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Dent Blanche and Wandfluegrat, the normal South Ridge route
21/06/2017 - Alpinism
Dent Blanche and Wandfluegrat, the normal South Ridge route
Mountaineering in Switzerland: Italian mountain guide Alberto De Giuli introduces the famous Wandfluegrat, also referred to as the Dent Blanche South Ridge (4357m), the classic alpine ridge high above Val d'Herens in Switzerland’s canton Valais.
Aaron Durogati and the unmissable, ever-changing air of Red Bull X-Alps 2017
20/06/2017 - Interviews
Aaron Durogati and the unmissable, ever-changing air of Red Bull X-Alps 2017
Interview with paragliding champion Aaron Durogati who on 2 July will lift off from Salzburg in Austria and take part in his third Red Bull X-Alps, the 1100km race by paraglider or on foot across the Alps all the way...
Chris Sharma climbs huge Pont d’Arc Deep Water Solo
20/06/2017 - Climbing
Chris Sharma climbs huge Pont d’Arc Deep Water Solo
American rock climber Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of a circa 30m high deep water solo climb on Pont d’Arc, Ardèche, France.
Ghisolfi, Puccio, Leslie-Wujastyk and Chanourdie: women’s climbing galore
19/06/2017 - Climbing
Ghisolfi, Puccio, Leslie-Wujastyk and Chanourdie: women’s climbing galore
A brief roundup of the latest sport climbing and bouldering sends carried out by Claudia Ghisolfi, Alex Puccio, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk, Katrin Gründler and Julia Chanourdie.
Paul Pritchard: Lowest to Highest in Australia crowdfunding campaign
19/06/2017 - Alpinism
Paul Pritchard: Lowest to Highest in Australia crowdfunding campaign
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to finance a film documenting a team of five disabled friends as they make the never previously attempted journey from the lowest to the highest point in Australia. In September 2017 Paul Pritchard, Duncan...
A Bird's Eye View of Yosemite Valley
17/06/2017 - Climbing
A Bird's Eye View of Yosemite Valley
The video clip filmed by Luis Manzaneda with his drone of El Capitan, Half Dome and the Yosemite Valley, USA.
Why Alex Honnold's Free Solo of El Cap Scared Me. By Tommy Caldwell
16/06/2017 - Climbing
Why Alex Honnold's Free Solo of El Cap Scared Me. By Tommy Caldwell
We have kindly received permission by both Outside Magazine and Tommy Caldwell to republish Caldwell's article about Alex Honnold and his incredible first free solo of El Capitan (Yosemite Valley, USA) via the climb Freerider.
Trad climbing video: James Pearson climbs Le Voyage at Annot
16/06/2017 - Climbing
Trad climbing video: James Pearson climbs Le Voyage at Annot
The video of British climber James Pearson and his first ascent of Le Voyage, a trad climb at Annot that checks is as one of the hardest single pitch pure trad routes in France.
Yosemite Misty Wall first free ascent by Sasha DiGiulian and Jon Cardwell
15/06/2017 - Climbing
Yosemite Misty Wall first free ascent by Sasha DiGiulian and Jon Cardwell
On 27 May 2017 Sasha DiGiulian and Jon Cardwell made the first free ascent of Misty Wall up the west Face of Sentinel in Yosemite, USA.
First Ascent, the Kunyang Chhish East film featuring Simon Anthamatten, Matthias and Hansjörg Auer
15/06/2017 - Alpinism
First Ascent, the Kunyang Chhish East film featuring Simon Anthamatten, Matthias and Hansjörg Auer
The film First Ascent is now available on demand, documenting Austria’s Hansjörg Auer and Matthias Auer and Switzerland’s Simon Anthamatten climbing the hitherto virgin Kunyang Chhish East in Karakoram (Pakistan) in July 2013.
Rivoluzione, Mauro Dell’Antonia claims Lumignano's first 9a
14/06/2017 - Climbing
Rivoluzione, Mauro Dell’Antonia claims Lumignano's first 9a
Sport climbing: the report by Mauro Dell'Antonia who last May at Lumignano (Italy) made the first ascent of ‘Rivoluzione’ . The 51-year-old Venetian climber has suggested 9a and, should this be confirmed, then this would make the climb the hardest...
Tempi Moderni on Marmolada, a young adventure in the Dolomites
13/06/2017 - Alpinism
Tempi Moderni on Marmolada, a young adventure in the Dolomites
18-year-old Marco Cordin's retraces his recent repeat, together with the 16-year-old Pietro Garzon, of Tempi Moderni up the South Face of Marmolada. First climbed in 1982 by Heinz Mariacher and Luisa Iovane, this is one of the most famous rock...
Ticket crack - the crack climbing masterpiece
12/06/2017 - Climbing
Ticket crack - the crack climbing masterpiece
Urban climbing in Belgium: Sébastien Berthe, Florian Delcoigne, Pierre Mertens, Pablo Recourt and Loic Debry attempt 'The Ticket Crack' at Groenendael railway station close to Brussels.
Vail victories for Jongwon Chon and Shauna Coxsey
11/06/2017 - Competitions
Vail victories for Jongwon Chon and Shauna Coxsey
The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2017 was won on Saturday 10 June in Vail, Colorado, USA by South Korea’s Jongwon Chon and by Britain’s Shauna Coxsey.
Bouldering World Cup 2017: Vail live
10/06/2017 - Competitions
Bouldering World Cup 2017: Vail live
The Bouldering World Cup 2017 continues with the fifth stage in Vail, USA. The Semifinals begin at 18:00 CET, while the finals take place at 00:30.
Midnight Lightning, the legendary boulder problem in Yosemite
09/06/2017 - Climbing
Midnight Lightning, the legendary boulder problem in Yosemite
The video of David Sjöquist climbing Midnight Lightning in Yosemite, USA, one of the most famous boulder problems in the world first climbed in 1978 by Ron Kauk. The first episode of the series The Classics | Boulder.