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Adieu Luce Douady, brilliant French climbing prodigy
15/06/2020 - Climbing
Adieu Luce Douady, brilliant French climbing prodigy
On Sunday 14 June the brilliant 16-year-old French climber Luce Douady lost her life in an accident at a crag close to Grenoble, France.
Laura Rogora, the Pure Dreaming Plus 9a+ interview
08/06/2020 - Interviews
Laura Rogora, the Pure Dreaming Plus 9a+ interview
Interview with Laura Rogora who redpointed Pure Dreaming Plus at Massone close to Arco, Italy and became the first Italian woman to climb 9a+.
Laura Rogora repeats Underground, first female ascent of historical testpiece at Massone
07/06/2020 - Climbing
Laura Rogora repeats Underground, first female ascent of historical testpiece at Massone
Sport climbing at Arco Italy: at Massone Laura Rogora has made the first female ascent of Underground, a historic 9a established in 1998 by Manfred Stuffer.
Laura Rogora first Italian woman to climb 9a+, Pure Dreaming Plus at Arco
31/05/2020 - Climbing
Laura Rogora first Italian woman to climb 9a+, Pure Dreaming Plus at Arco
At the crag Massone in Arco, Italy, Laura Rogora repeated Pure Dreaming Plus, a 9a+ sports climb first ascended by Adam Ondra. The Roman climber is now the first Italian woman, and only the fifth woman in the world after Margo Hayes, Anak Verhoeven, Angela Eiter and Julia Chanourdie to...
Oriane Bertone at Fontainebleau frees her first 8C boulder problem
27/05/2020 - Climbing
Oriane Bertone at Fontainebleau frees her first 8C boulder problem
15-year-old climber Oriane Bertone has climbed what she believes to be her first 8C boulder problem, Satan I Helvete low start at Fontainebleau in France. As the name suggests, this adds a low start to the famous problem put up by Dave Graham in 2003.
Laura Rogora climbs 9a once again with Pure dreaming at Massone, Arco
27/05/2020 - Climbing
Laura Rogora climbs 9a once again with Pure dreaming at Massone, Arco
At Massone close to Arco in Italy Laura Rogora has redpointed Pure Dreaming 9a, while at Monte Colt she climbed the 8c’s Riflessi and Terra Piatta.
Jakob Schubert - Lockdown to Rock-down climbing in Austria
27/05/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert - Lockdown to Rock-down climbing in Austria
The video of Jakob Schubert training at home during lockdown in Austria and his subsequent first 10 days climbing outdoors.
Paul Robinson climbs 1000 boulders 8A or harder
20/05/2020 - Interviews
Paul Robinson climbs 1000 boulders 8A or harder
Interview with American rock climber Paul Robinson who recently managed to climb his 1000th boulder problem graded 8A or harder.
Jakob Schubert, Jorg Verhoeven unleash their Zillertal creativity
19/05/2020 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert, Jorg Verhoeven unleash their Zillertal creativity
Two difficult new sport climbs in the Zillertal, Austria: Walk the Line 9a freed by Jakob Schubert at Monkey Island and Der Weg zur Quelle 8c+ freed by Jorg Verhoeven at Schwarze Wand.
Podenzoi, rock climbing in the hanging garden of Longarone. By Sandro Neri
18/05/2020 - Climbing
Podenzoi, rock climbing in the hanging garden of Longarone. By Sandro Neri
Sandro Neri introduces Podenzoi, the historic crag above Longarone (Belluno, Veneto, Italy) discovered in the 1980’s by Gigi Dal Pozzo.
Seb Bouin vs vintage Verdon climbs
16/05/2020 - Climbing
Seb Bouin vs vintage Verdon climbs
The video of Sébastien Bouin climbing some of the classic routes in the Verdon Gorge in France during his Vintage Rock Tour.
Jernej Kruder's spring sends in Slovenia
12/05/2020 - Climbing
Jernej Kruder's spring sends in Slovenia
Slovenian rock climber Jernej Kruder has made the first ascent of Peščena ura, a 9a sports climb at the picturesque crag Sopota.
Adam Ondra frees Bohemian Rhapsody 9a+ and repeats Iceberg 8C boulder
12/05/2020 - Climbing
Adam Ondra frees Bohemian Rhapsody 9a+ and repeats Iceberg 8C boulder
The videos of Adam Ondra who at Roviště in the Czech Republic made the first ascent of the 9a+ sports climb Bohemian Rhapsody, and repeated the 8C boulder problem Iceberg at Holštejn.
Barbara Zangerl on top climbing form in Vorarlberg, Austria
12/05/2020 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl on top climbing form in Vorarlberg, Austria
Sport climbing in Austria: Barbara Zangerl has repeated Unleashed 8c+ and Instructor 8c+/9a in her home Vorarlberg region.
Alessandro Zeni, the 9b Saint Loup Cryptography interview
08/05/2020 - Interviews
Alessandro Zeni, the 9b Saint Loup Cryptography interview
Interview with Alessandro Zeni who on 11/01/2020 at Saint Loup in Switzerland made the first ascent of Cryptography, a combination of the routes Bain de Sang and Bimbaluna. With its suggested grade of 9b it checks in as one of the most difficult slabs in the world.
Baffin Island expedition 2012, Auer, Pou & Co climbing in Perfection Valley
29/04/2020 - Alpinism
Baffin Island expedition 2012, Auer, Pou & Co climbing in Perfection Valley
The video of the 2012 climbing expedition to Baffin island carried out by Hansjörg Auer, Riky Felderer, Ben Lepesant, Matteo Mocellin, William Peterson, Eneko Pou and Iker Pou.