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Mathew Wright deciphers Lake District's E11 Lexicon
23/05/2022 - Interviews
Mathew Wright deciphers Lake District's E11 Lexicon
Interview with Mathew Wright after the 23-year-old British rock climber made the fourth ascent of Lexicon, the E11 at Pavey Ark in the Lake District first ascended by Neil Gresham in summer 2021.
Andrea Lanfri and his Everest objective
30/03/2022 - Interviews
Andrea Lanfri and his Everest objective
Interview with Andrea Lanfri, the Paralympic athlete and mountaineer from Lucca recently arrived in Nepal with mountain guide Luca Montanari to attempt to climb Everest
Charles Dubouloz, Les Grandes Jorasses and his Rolling Stones winter solo
21/02/2022 - Interviews
Charles Dubouloz, Les Grandes Jorasses and his Rolling Stones winter solo
Interview with French mountaineer Charles Dubouloz who from 13 to 18 January 2022 made the first winter solo of Rolling Stones on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.
Jorg Verhoeven: the past, present and future of indoor and outdoor climbing
18/11/2021 - Interviews
Jorg Verhoeven: the past, present and future of indoor and outdoor climbing
36-year-old Dutchman Jorg Verhoven has been climbing for over 25 years and his achievements span the climbing spectrum from big walls in Yosemite to 8C boulders, after having won the Lead World Cup 2006. His thoughts about the state of...
Janja Garnbret: the first female 8c onsight interview
08/11/2021 - Interviews
Janja Garnbret: the first female 8c onsight interview
Interview with Slovenian rock climber Janja Garnbret who just the other day completed the coveted first female 8c onsight with her ascent of Fish Eye at Oliana in Spain. Two days later she doubled her takings by on sighting the...
Barbara Zangerl and the invisible bond of a climbing partnership
05/11/2021 - Interviews
Barbara Zangerl and the invisible bond of a climbing partnership
One of the great all-round climbers of our time, 33-year-old Austrian Barbara Zangerl, talks about the bond that is created when climbing. Check out the third article of our series created with Vibram, to celebrate climbing yesterday, today and tomorrow...
Laura Rogora: the 9b/+ Erebor exploit interview
05/10/2021 - Interviews
Laura Rogora: the 9b/+ Erebor exploit interview
Interview with Laura Rogora after her first repeat of the 9b/+ Erebor at Eremo di San Paolo in Arco, Italy. With her It is the first time that a woman has climbed a route of this difficulty. Watch the uncut...
Tiro Leader in Val Sapin above Courmayeur, Italy / Alberto Gnerro & Federica Mingolla interview
18/08/2021 - Interviews
Tiro Leader in Val Sapin above Courmayeur, Italy / Alberto Gnerro & Federica Mingolla interview
Interview with Alberto Gnerro and Federica Mingolla, the two ‘judges’ of the Tiro Leader Climbing Challenge in Val Sapin above Courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley. Until October two climbs, one for men and one for women, at the historic crag...
Adam Pustelnik, IFSC Chief Route-setter Lead, talks Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
29/07/2021 - Interviews
Adam Pustelnik, IFSC Chief Route-setter Lead, talks Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Interview with Adam Pustelnik, IFSC Chief Routesetter for Lead at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Percy Bishton, IFSC Chief Route-setter Bouldering, talks Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
27/07/2021 - Interviews
Percy Bishton, IFSC Chief Route-setter Bouldering, talks Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Interview with Percy Bishton, IFSC Chief Routesetter for Bouldering at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Chantel Astorga interview after Cassin Ridge solo on Denali in Alaska
28/06/2021 - Interviews
Chantel Astorga interview after Cassin Ridge solo on Denali in Alaska
Interview with top American alpinist Chantel Astorga after the first female solo ascent of the Cassin Ridge on Denali in Alaska.
Bronwyn Hodgins repeats Golden Gate on El Capitan in Yosemite
11/06/2021 - Interviews
Bronwyn Hodgins repeats Golden Gate on El Capitan in Yosemite
Interview with 28-year-old Canadian rock climber Bronwyn Hodgins who this spring made a free ascent of the 5.13a big wall Golden Gate on El Capitan in Yosemite.
The fabulous world of Jenny Fischer
23/05/2021 - Interviews
The fabulous world of Jenny Fischer
Interview by Maurizio Oviglia with American rock climber Jenny Fischer.
Alex Buisse and his Mont Blanc Lines climbing posters
01/03/2021 - Interviews
Alex Buisse and his Mont Blanc Lines climbing posters
Interview with French photographer Alex Buisse about his Mont Blanc Lines climbing poster project.
Simon Lorenzi talks Soudain seul, his 9A boulder problem at Fontainebleau in France
18/02/2021 - Interviews
Simon Lorenzi talks Soudain seul, his 9A boulder problem at Fontainebleau in France
Interview with Simon Lorenzi after the first ascent of Soudain seul, ie the sit start to Big Island at Fontainebleau in France, which the Belgian rock climber has graded 9A.
Sean Villanueva and the magical Moonwalk Traverse of Fitz Roy skyline solo in Patagonia
15/02/2021 - Interviews
Sean Villanueva and the magical Moonwalk Traverse of Fitz Roy skyline solo in Patagonia
Interview with Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll after the Fitz Roy Traverse in Patagonia, carried out solo from 5 to 10 February and christened the Moonwalk Traverse by the Belgian mountaineer. This is only the second time that the iconic skyline of...