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24/12/2018 - Climbing

Giorgia Tesio and Simone Raina send Fortunadrago, historic 8b boulder problem at Varazze

At Varazze (Italy) Giorgia Tesio climbed her first 8b boulder problem, Fortunadrago. Repeated on the same day by Simone Raina, this historic bloc was the first 8b in the area, freed by local Christian Core.

20/12/2018 - Climbing

Gabriele Moroni is Off The Wagon in Valle Bavona

Italian rock climber Gabriele Moroni has repeated Off the Wagon, the famous boulder problem graded 8b+ in Val Bavona, Switzerland.

19/12/2018 - Climbing

Iker Pou at Margalef frees Artaburu, his hardest climb ever

At Margalef in Spain, Basque climber Iker Pou has made the first ascent of Artaburu, his hardest sport climb to date.

16/12/2018 - Climbing

Wafaa Amer claims Hyaena, historic Andrea Gallo testpiece at Finale, Italy

Egyptian rock climber Wafaa Amer report about her repeat of Hyaena, the milestone in Italian sports climbing freed by Andrea Gallo in 1986 at Finale Ligure.

13/12/2018 - Climbing

Adam Ondra climbing To Bolt Or Not To Be at Smith Rock / VBlog #8

The video of Adam Ondra at Smith Rock in Oregon attempting to onsight To Bolt Or Not To Be, the first 8b+ in the USA freed by Jean-Baptiste Tribout in 1986.

07/12/2018 - Climbing

Matilda Söderlund returns to form at Red River Gorge

Swedish rock climber Matilda Söderlund has repeated Pure Imagination 8c+ at Red River Gorge, USA

02/12/2018 - Climbing

Jakob Schubert repeats El bon combat, Chris Sharma’s king line at Cova de Ocell

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the first repeat of El bon combat, the superbly difficult route freed by Chris Sharma in 2015 at Cova de Ocell in Spain.

29/11/2018 - Climbing

Shawn Raboutou climbs Off the Wagon Low, first 8C+ in Switzerland

American climber Shawn Raboutou has made the long-awaited first ascent of Off the Wagon Low, in Val Bavona. Reportedly graded 8C+, this is now the hardest boulder problem in Switzerland.

28/11/2018 - Climbing

Mélissa Le Nevé shines on Golden Ticket 8c+ at Red River Gorge

French climber Mélissa Le Nevé has repeated Golden Ticket, an 8c+ sports climb at Red River Gorge, USA.

26/11/2018 - Climbing

Ben Moon repeats Evolution, Jerry Moffatt 8c+ at Raven Tor

British climber Ben Moon (52) has repeated Evolution, the 8c+ sports climb freed by Jerry Moffatt at Ravens Tor, England.

21/11/2018 - Climbing

Anna Stöhr at Buoux climbs Antoine le Menestrel's La Rose et le Vampire

The video of Anna Stöhr repeating La Rose et le Vampire, the famous sports climb at Buoux in France first ascended in 1985 by Antoine le Menestrel.

19/11/2018 - Climbing

Adam Ondra on the road to the Salathé Wall in Yosemite / VBlog #4

Czech climber Adam Ondra on the road to the Salathé Wall up El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, is the theme of the fourth episode of Ondra’s fourth VBlog

12/11/2018 - Climbing

Adam Ondra onsights Just Do It at Smith Rock, America’s first 8c+

Czech climber Adam Ondra has made an onsight ascent of Just Do It, the first 5.14c (8c+) in the USA located at Smith Rock, freed by French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout in 1992.

05/11/2018 - Climbing

Adam Ondra almost onsights Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite

Czech rock climber Adam Ondra has attempted but only just failed to onsight the Salathé Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.

02/11/2018 - Climbing

Barbara Zangerl repeats Sangre de Toro on Rote Wand in Austria

Austria’s Barbara Zangerl has made a rare repeat of the 8b+ multi-pitch climb Sangre de Toro up Rote Wand, Lechquellengebirge, freed by Alex Luger in 2014.