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07/03/2022 - Climbing

Yuji Hirayama (53) liberates Peaceful Mountain 9a at Mt Futago, Japan

53-year-old Japanese rock climber Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of Peaceful Mountain 9a at Futagoyama (Mt Futago) in Japan.

18/02/2022 - Climbing

Jerry Moffat's Frankenjura Stone Love in Lines Of Legends

The second episode of Lines Of Legends directed by Yuri Palma features Andrea and Marco Zanone versus Stone Love, the famous 8b+ first ascended by British rock climber Jerry Moffatt in Germany's Frankenjura in 1988.

22/12/2021 - Climbing

Yuji Hirayama (52) fires first ascent of Hanabi 8c+ at Mt Futago in Japan

52-year-old Japanese rock climber Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of the 8c+ Hanabi at Futagoyama (Mt Futago) in Japan.

29/10/2021 - Climbing

Katherine Choong climbs hard in Verdon and Engelberg

Swiss rock climber Katherine Choong has repeated 'Une Jolie Fleur dans une Peau de Vache' (300m, 8b) in the verdon gorge, France, and '6.4 Sekunden' (170m, 8b/+) at Engelberg in Switzerland.

20/08/2021 - Climbing

Verdon: The show must go on

The short film 'Verdon: The show must go on' which explores the origins of rock climbing in the Gorges du Verdon in France. Featuring Catherine Destivelle, Lionel Catsoyannis, Bernard Vaucher, Bernard Gorgeon and many more.

11/07/2021 - Climbing

Patrick Edlinger, Le Blond ft. in Climbing Sparkling Moments #2

French rock climber Patrick Edlinger is the protagonist of the second episode of the La Sportiva Climbing Sparkling Moments.

26/10/2020 - Climbing

Sébastien Bouin adds Beyond Integral 9b/+ Pic Saint Loup France

On 20/10/2020 Seb Bouin made the first ascent of Beyond integral 9b/+ and Terra Nova 8c+ at the crag Pic Saint Loup in France.

28/06/2020 - Climbing

Seb Bouin climbing Jean-Baptiste Tribout's Verdon test Les Braves Gens

The video of Sébastien Bouin climbing the famous Jean-Baptiste Tribout 8b testpiece in the verdon gorge, Les Braves Gens ne courent pas les rues

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.

04/02/2020 - Climbing

Seb Bouin climbing La Rage D'Adam in verdon gorge

The video documenting the first ascent of La Rage D’Adam, the 9b/+ sports climb located in the Gorges du Verdon in France freed by the French climber Sébastien Bouin in September 2019.

21/12/2019 - Climbing

Sébastien Bouin delights in The Dream 9b, the most difficult sports climb in Albania

At Brar in Albania Sébastien Bouin has made the first ascent of The Dream. Graded 9b, this is now the most difficult sport climb in the country.

31/10/2019 - Climbing

Sébastien Bouin blasts Rodellar in Spain

At Rodellar in Spain the French climber Seb Bouin has made the first repeat of Patanics, for which he suggests 9a+, and the first free ascent of Detectives 9a.

07/09/2019 - Climbing

Sébastien Bouin tames La Rage d’Adam in verdon gorge

French climber Sébastien Bouin has made the first ascent of La Rage d’Adam in the Verdon Gorges. Graded 9b/+, this currently stands as one of the most difficult sport climbs in France.

21/05/2019 - Climbing

Nina Caprez rebolts and reclimbs Mingus, verdon gorge classic freed by Lynn Hill in 1994

Swiss climber Nina Caprez reports about her efforts to rebolt parts of Mingus, the 300m multi-pitch climb in the verdon gorge, France, first freed onsight by Lynn Hill in 1994 with difficulties up to 8a.

02/10/2018 - Climbing

verdon gorge: Sébastien Bouin frees his climbing masterpiece at La Ramirole

At the Gorges du Verdon in France Seb Bouin has made the first ascent of 'La cote d'usure', a 60-meter sport climb graded 9a+ bolted by the French climber nine years ago.