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Giorgia Tesio completes first female ascent of Hyaena at Finale
17/01/2018 - Climbing
Giorgia Tesio completes first female ascent of Hyaena at Finale
At the crag Monte Sordo in Finale Ligure, Italy, Giorgia Tesio made the first female ascent of Hyaena. First climbed in 1986 by Andrea Gallo, this sport climb has remained a reference point for top end sport climbing.
Santa Linya sends by Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert
10/01/2018 - Climbing
Santa Linya sends by Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert
At Santa Linya in Spain Janja Garnbret has climbed her second 9a sports climb, while Jakob Schubert has redpointed another 9a+.
La Sportiva Strange Heroes: Barbara Zangerl
27/12/2017 - Climbing
La Sportiva Strange Heroes: Barbara Zangerl
Barbara Zangerl and the climb Speed at the Swiss crag Voralpsee are the focus of the third episode of the La Sportiva series Strange Heroes.
Fabian Buhl highball hattrick at Bishop, USA
22/12/2017 - Climbing
Fabian Buhl highball hattrick at Bishop, USA
At the bouldering area ​​Buttermilks in Bishop, USA, Germany’sFabian Buhl has climbed three difficult highball boulder problems: Ambrosia, Too big to flail and Old Greg.
Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan
05/12/2017 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has made a rare free ascent of the legendary Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.
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.
Gabriele Moroni repeats perfect Valle Bavona highball
18/11/2017 - Climbing
Gabriele Moroni repeats perfect Valle Bavona highball
The video of Italian climber Gabriele Moroni repeating the 8a highball boulder problem ‘Grande gigante gentile’ at Sonlerto in Val Bavona, Switzerland.
Cuba, the new sports crag in Sardinia
09/11/2017 - Climbing
Cuba, the new sports crag in Sardinia
Maurizio Oviglia introduces Cuba, a new sports climbing crag in SE Sardinia.
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a
04/10/2017 - Climbing
Top female climbing: Ievgeniia Kazbekova sends 8c+, Muriel Sarkany redpoints 9a
While Belgium’s Muriel Sarkany has climbed Era Vella 9a at Margalef, Ukraine’s Jenya Kazbekova has redpointed her first 8c+, Güllich at the crag Red Stone in the Crimea.
New King Line in Madagascar's Tsaranoro massif by Tobias Wolf and Chris-Jan Stiller
04/10/2017 - Alpinism
New King Line in Madagascar's Tsaranoro massif by Tobias Wolf and Chris-Jan Stiller
In September 2017 Tobias Wolf and Chris-Jan Stiller made the first ascent of Lalan’i Mpanjaka (8a+, 600m) up Tsaranoro Be, Tsaranoro massif, Madagascar.
Magnus Midtbø and the viral climbing video
23/09/2017 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø and the viral climbing video
The video of Magnus Midtbø while training for climbing at his gym in Norway that has amasse almost one million views on Instagram.
Paige Claassen and Iva Vejmolová climb hard at Flatanger in Norway
21/09/2017 - Climbing
Paige Claassen and Iva Vejmolová climb hard at Flatanger in Norway
Sport climbing: a American rock climber Paige Claassen has repeated Eye of Odin 8c+ at Flatanger in Norway, while Iva Vejmolová from the Czech Republic has repeated the 8c Nordic Plumber.
Pirmin Bertle climbs first 9a in Bolivia
20/09/2017 - Climbing
Pirmin Bertle climbs first 9a in Bolivia
At El Eden near Potosì German climber Pirmin Bertle has made the first ascent of 'En este luz te ves como Poseidon', the first 9a sports climb in Bolivia
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece
18/09/2017 - Climbing
Kalymnos, 20 years of rock climbing in Greece
The small island of Kalymnos in Greece, without a doubt one world's premier sport climbing destinations, celebrates 20 years of rock climbing holidays.
Aladaglar Turkey, first repeat of Nessuno by Aktuyun and Yalcın
17/09/2017 - Alpinism
Aladaglar Turkey, first repeat of Nessuno by Aktuyun and Yalcın
Zorbey Aktuyun reports about the first repeat of Nessuno (8a+, 470 m) carried out with Muammer Yalcın in the Aladaglar massif in Turkey.
Beat Kammerlander frees Kampfzone, a rare climbing gem in the Rätikon
15/09/2017 - Climbing
Beat Kammerlander frees Kampfzone, a rare climbing gem in the Rätikon
Interview with Austrian climber Beat Kammerlander after the first free ascent of his alpine sports climb Kampfzone (8c) in the Rätikon massif.

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