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James Taylor liberates Prisoners of the Sun at Anglesey in North Wales
10/06/2021 - Climbing
James Taylor liberates Prisoners of the Sun at Anglesey in North Wales
British rock climber James Taylor has made the first ascent of Prisoners of the Sun, an impressively difficult and dangerous E10 7a trad climb at Rhoscolyn on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales.
Five must see crags at Arco, the birthplace of sport climbing as we know it
09/06/2021 - Climbing
Five must see crags at Arco, the birthplace of sport climbing as we know it
Massone, Nago, Belvedere, Spiaggia delle Lucertole and Calvario: five crags you must visit to savour the best sport climbing around Arco and Lake Garda. This is the first article in a series made with Vibram, to celebrate climbing yesterday, today...
Eneko & Iker Pou free Jon on La Leze arch in Spain
09/06/2021 - Climbing
Eneko & Iker Pou free Jon on La Leze arch in Spain
Across the La Leze arch in Spain Basque rock climbers Iker and Eneko Pou have made the first free ascent of the spectacular multipitch Jon, first ascended by Rafael Heras and José Otxoa de Eribe in 1992.
Jonas Schild sends Bain de Sang at Saint Loup in Switzerland
07/06/2021 - Climbing
Jonas Schild sends Bain de Sang at Saint Loup in Switzerland
On 4 May 2021 Swiss mountain guide Jonas Schild repeated Bain de Sang, the classic 9a at Saint Loup in Switzerland first ascended by Fred Nicole in 1993.
Val Sapin Tiro Leader climbing challenge above Courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta
06/06/2021 - Climbing
Val Sapin Tiro Leader climbing challenge above Courmayeur in Valle d’Aosta
This summer and autumn the picturesque Val Sapin above Courmayeur in Italy’s Aosta Valley hosts the third edition of Tiro Leader, a climbing challenge to free two difficult sport climbs at the historic crag La città di Uruk. The first...
Watch Margo Hayes climb Biographie at Céüse in France
05/06/2021 - Climbing
Watch Margo Hayes climb Biographie at Céüse in France
Reel Rock have released remastered footage of Margo Hayes climbing Biographie at Céüse in France in 2017
Alessandro Larcher greenpoints Bombo Balla, 8b+ trad at Bus de Vela
04/06/2021 - Climbing
Alessandro Larcher greenpoints Bombo Balla, 8b+ trad at Bus de Vela
Alessandro Larcher reports about his greenpoint ascent of Bombo Balla at Bus de Vela above Trento, Italy. Put in other words, the Italian rock climber repeated the 8b+ sport climb in October 2020 skipping the bolts and as a trad...
Gravere defies gravity: Claudia Ghisolfi, Giorgio Tomatis send L'extremacura plus 8c+
03/06/2021 - Climbing
Gravere defies gravity: Claudia Ghisolfi, Giorgio Tomatis send L'extremacura plus 8c+
At Gravere in Piedmont, Italy, Claudia Ghisolfi and Giorgio Tomatis have both redpointed L'extrema cura plus 8c+. Tomatis also managed to flash the 8c Extrema cura.
Dinara Fakhritdinova repeats Max Factor in Crimea, becomes first Russian woman to climb 9a
02/06/2021 - Climbing
Dinara Fakhritdinova repeats Max Factor in Crimea, becomes first Russian woman to climb 9a
Russian rock climber Dinara Fakhritdinova has repeated Max Factor, 9a at Bakhchisaray in Crimea. In doing so she has become the first Russian woman to climb 9a.
The New life of Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson
31/05/2021 - Climbing
The New life of Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson
The video of Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson tackling their biggest adventure of all: parenthood.
Le Voyage at Annot in France repeated by Barbara Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher, Siebe Vanhee
31/05/2021 - Climbing
Le Voyage at Annot in France repeated by Barbara Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher, Siebe Vanhee
At Annot in France Barbara Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher and Siebe Vanhee have all repeated the difficult trad climb Le Voyage, first ascended by James Pearson in 2017.
Watch Lorenzo Puri send Jungle Speed 9a at Siurana
27/05/2021 - Climbing
Watch Lorenzo Puri send Jungle Speed 9a at Siurana
The video of Italian climber Lorenzo Puri sending Jungle Speed 9a at Siurana in Spain.
Giuliano Cameroni is completely Off the Wagon 8C+
26/05/2021 - Climbing
Giuliano Cameroni is completely Off the Wagon 8C+
Swiss rock climber Giuliano Cameroni has made the fourth ascent of Off the Wagon, established by Shawn Raboutou in Val Bavona, Switzerland graded 8C+/V16 and hitherto repeated by James Webb and Daniel Woods.
Steve McClure flashes Impact Day, difficult trad climb at Pavey Ark, UK
26/05/2021 - Climbing
Steve McClure flashes Impact Day, difficult trad climb at Pavey Ark, UK
English climber Steve McClure has made a flash ascent of Impact Day, a difficult and somewhat dangerous E8 6c trad route at Pavey Ark in England.
Wafaa Amer, finding the courage to be free
26/05/2021 - Climbing
Wafaa Amer, finding the courage to be free
The portrait of Egyptian rock climber Wafaa Amer featured in the short film Hura directed by Matteo Pavana and Pietro Porro.
Watch Marcello Bombardi climb Lapsus at Andonno, Italy
23/05/2021 - Climbing
Watch Marcello Bombardi climb Lapsus at Andonno, Italy
The climbing video of Marcello Bombardi making the third ascent of Lapsus at Andonno in Italy at the start of May 2021.