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Eva Hammelmüller repeats La ligne claire (8c+) at Saint Léger du Ventoux
07/01/2023 - Climbing
Eva Hammelmüller repeats La ligne claire (8c+) at Saint Léger du Ventoux
At Saint Léger du Ventoux in France Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has repeated 'La ligne claire' (8c+).
Bat Cave, the new crag at Buzet in Croatia
05/01/2023 - Climbing
Bat Cave, the new crag at Buzet in Croatia
Austrian climber Angela Eiter introduces Bat Cave, the new crag at Buzet in Croatia she bolted with climbing partner Bernie Ruech
Watch Edu Marin making first repeat of WoGü in Rätikon, Switzerland
03/01/2023 - Climbing
Watch Edu Marin making first repeat of WoGü in Rätikon, Switzerland
The video of Spanish climber Edu Marin completing the first repeat of Wogü in the Rätikon massif, Switzerland, in 2016. The 250m 8c multipitch was established by Beat Kammerlander in 1998 and freed by Adam Ondra in 2008. 
Watch Michaela Kiersch climbing Dreamcatcher at Squamish
01/01/2023 - Climbing
Watch Michaela Kiersch climbing Dreamcatcher at Squamish
The video of Michaela Kiersch sending her first 9a, Dreamcatcher at Squamish, Canada.
Stefano Ghisolfi bouldering at Bishop, USA
31/12/2022 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi bouldering at Bishop, USA
Watch Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi bouldering at Bishop, USA in November 2022. During his trip he sent his hardest problem to date, Goldfish Trombone V14/8B+.
Two multi-pitch climbs rebolted at Masua in Sardinia, Italy
31/12/2022 - Climbing
Two multi-pitch climbs rebolted at Masua in Sardinia, Italy
At Masua in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia, Cecilia Marchi and mountain guide Marco Bigatti have rebolted two multi-pitch routes, 'Non spezzarmi il cuore' and 'Hard o Soft?'. The two climbs are located on the Parete del Sol Levante, an incredible rock...
Watch Adam Ondra attempting Project Big at Flatanger
29/12/2022 - Climbing
Watch Adam Ondra attempting Project Big at Flatanger
Project Big at Flatanger in Norway was bolted by Adam Ondra in 2013. In summer 2022 he was joined by Jakob Schubert and the two started working what Ondra considers the true line of the cave.
Giovanni Placci blasts Bombardino at Arco, Italy
26/12/2022 - Climbing
Giovanni Placci blasts Bombardino at Arco, Italy
On 21/12/2022 Giovanni Placci made the third ascent of Bombardino ay Bus de La Stria close to Arco, Italy, following in the footsteps of Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi.
Adam Ondra frees historic aid climb in Macocha cave, Czechia
22/12/2022 - Climbing
Adam Ondra frees historic aid climb in Macocha cave, Czechia
Adam Ondra has completed the first free ascent of Příklepový strop, a historic aid line in the Macocha cave at Moravský Kras, Czechia. The 5-pitch multipitch now checks in at 8b+ max.
Simon Lorenzi repeats Alphane (9A) at Chironico, Switzerland
21/12/2022 - Climbing
Simon Lorenzi repeats Alphane (9A) at Chironico, Switzerland
25-year-old Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi has made the fourth ascent of Alphane, the 9A boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland first ascended by Shawn Raboutou in April 2022 and repeated in October by Aidan Roberts and Will Bosi.
Moritz Welt liberates Lazarus (9a+) at Schiefer Tod in Frankenjura
20/12/2022 - Climbing
Moritz Welt liberates Lazarus (9a+) at Schiefer Tod in Frankenjura
German climber Moritz Welt has made the first ascent of a former Markus Bock project at Schiefer Tod in the Frankenjura, calling it Lazarus and grading it 9a+.
Shawn Raboutou & Magnus Midtbø bouldering at Brione
19/12/2022 - Climbing
Shawn Raboutou & Magnus Midtbø bouldering at Brione
Watch Shawn Raboutou and Magnus Midtbø bouldering at Brione in Switzerland.
Martina Demmel climbs beautiful Kochel testpieces
19/12/2022 - Climbing
Martina Demmel climbs beautiful Kochel testpieces
At Kochel am See in Germany Martina Demmel has repeated Heim nach Afrika (9a) and Chaos in Palumbia (8c+) at Atlantiswand.
Behind The Scenes of Alex Honnold's 2011 Yosemite The Phoenix free solo
17/12/2022 - Climbing
Behind The Scenes of Alex Honnold's 2011 Yosemite The Phoenix free solo
In 2011 Alex Honnold completed a bold ropeless ascent of The Phoenix (5.13) in Yosemite. In this video Reel Rock filmmaker Peter Mortimer explains this free solo from his exclusive point of view.
New Tsaranoro multipitch in Madagascar by Thibau Grandjean, Jan Novak
16/12/2022 - Climbing
New Tsaranoro multipitch in Madagascar by Thibau Grandjean, Jan Novak
In July 2022 Jan Novak and Thibau Grandjean made the first ascent of Circoncision (150m, 7a+) a new 150m multipitch on Lemur Wall in the Tsaranoro mountains of Madagascar. Novak, usually behind the lens of his camera, reports.
Stefano Ghisolfi makes first repeat of Bombardino (9a+) at Arco
15/12/2022 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi makes first repeat of Bombardino (9a+) at Arco
On 13/12/2022 Stefano Ghisolfi made the first repeat of Bombardino 9a+ at Arco.