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Cobra Crack at Squamish climbed by Mason Earle
01/10/2017 - Climbing
Cobra Crack at Squamish climbed by Mason Earle
The video of America’s Mason Earle climbing Cobra Crack, one of the hardest crack climbs in the world located at Squamish, Canada, first ascended by Peter Croft in the ’80’s and freed by Sonnie Trotter in 2006.
El Capitan: second larger rockfall. The photos from Yosemite
29/09/2017 - Alpinism
El Capitan: second larger rockfall. The photos from Yosemite
After the first rockfall on on Wednesday 27/09/2017, yesterday Thursday 28 September a second, larger rockfall occurred on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley (USA).
Alexander Megos on belaying Margo Hayes up Biographie at Céüse
28/09/2017 - Interviews
Alexander Megos on belaying Margo Hayes up Biographie at Céüse
A semi-serious interview with Germany’s ace climber Alexander Megos who belayed Margo Hayes during her historic first female ascent of Biographie at Céüse in France.
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.
Greenspit, Fred Moix climbing The Warrior's Roof in Valle dell'Orco
19/09/2017 - Climbing
Greenspit, Fred Moix climbing The Warrior's Roof in Valle dell'Orco
The short film The Warrior’s Roof by Christophe Margot retracing the first ascent of Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco, Italy at the hands of Didier Berthod and documenting the October 2016 repeat by Fred Moix.
Anak Verhoeven claims 9a+ first female ascent at Pierrot Beach in France
13/09/2017 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven claims 9a+ first female ascent at Pierrot Beach in France
Belgium's Anak Verhoeven has made the first ascent of 'Sweet Neuf' at Pierrot Beach in France, a sports climb she believes is 9a+. Should the grade be confirmed, Verhoeven becomes only the second woman to have climbed 9a+ and the first to have freed a route of this difficulty.
Adam Ondra calls hardest climb in the world Silence
08/09/2017 - Climbing
Adam Ondra calls hardest climb in the world Silence
The first 9c sports climb in the world freed by Adam Ondra last Sunday at Flatanger in Norway has lost its 'Project Hard' status and now has official name: Silence. Ondra explains why and, indirectly, provides insight about his own climbing.
Russia dominates Speed climbing at IFSC Youth World Championships Innsbruck
07/09/2017 - Competitions
Russia dominates Speed climbing at IFSC Youth World Championships Innsbruck
Russian athletes excelled on Sunday and Monday in the Speed climbing discipline at the IFSC Youth World Championships 2017 in Innsbruck, adding 11 more medals to the count.
Solar eclipse at Smith Rock, the story behind the viral photo
30/08/2017 - Environment
Solar eclipse at Smith Rock, the story behind the viral photo
The 'behind the scenes' video documenting how the viral photo was taken of the solar eclipse by Ted Hesser on August 21, 2017 at Smith Rock, Oregon, USA.
Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie win Arco Rock Master 2017
28/08/2017 - Competitions
Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie win Arco Rock Master 2017
The 31st Arco Rock Master Trophy was won using the Duel formula on 26 August 2017 by Adam Ondra and Julia Chanourdie. A few hours earlier the fourth stage of the Lead World Cup was won by Jakob Schubert and Jain Kim, while the Speed World ​​Cup was won by...
Shauna Coxsey, Jongwon Chon win Bouldering World Cup 2017, Stasa Gejo, Jan Hojer crowned European Champions
21/08/2017 - Competitions
Shauna Coxsey, Jongwon Chon win Bouldering World Cup 2017, Stasa Gejo, Jan Hojer crowned European Champions
The last stage of the Boulder World Cup 2017 was won on Saturday by Germany’s Jan Hojer and Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret. Britain’s Shauna Coxsey and South Korea’s Jongwon Chon won the overall Bouldering World Cup 2017, while the European Championship was won by Serbia’s Stasa Gejo and Jan Hojer. All...
Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Jacek Matuszek and Łukasz Dudek climb Project fear
15/08/2017 - Alpinism
Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Jacek Matuszek and Łukasz Dudek climb Project fear
On 2 August 2017 Jacek Matuszek and Łukasz Dudek carried out the second repeat of Project Fear (8c, 550 m) up Cima Ovest di Lavaredo, Dolomites
Jakob Schubert rocks Rocklands
12/08/2017 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert rocks Rocklands
On his first climbing trip to Rocklands, South Africa, Austria’s Jakob Schubert climbed more than 20 boulder problems graded 8B or harder.
Gasherbrum I SW Face, big new route by Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák
11/08/2017 - Alpinism
Gasherbrum I SW Face, big new route by Marek Holeček and Zdeněk Hák
The report by Czech mountaineer Marek Holeček who with Zdeněk Hák established over 8 days a great new route up the Southwest Face of Gasherbrum I (8080 meters), Karakorum.
Video: Jacopo Larcher's Cadarese trad climbing project
10/08/2017 - Climbing
Video: Jacopo Larcher's Cadarese trad climbing project
The first episode of the new series ‘Strange Heroes' by La Sportiva features Jacopo Larcher and his difficult trad climbing project at Cadarese, Italy.
Laura Rogora and Margo Hayes set sights on Biographie at Céüse in France
02/08/2017 - Climbing
Laura Rogora and Margo Hayes set sights on Biographie at Céüse in France
Italian climber Laura Rogora has climbed the first 8c+ section of Biographie at Céüse in France. The extension, freed in 2001 by Chris Sharma, is considered a benchmark 9a+ and was attempted in June by America’s Margo Hayes.