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Dave Graham and the story of Bridge of Ashes at Elkland
04/05/2013 - Climbing
Dave Graham and the story of Bridge of Ashes at Elkland
Video documentary of Dave Graham and the boulder problem Bridge of Ashes V15 at Elkland, Colorado, USA.
Alexander Megos frees Frankenjura Classified 9a+
02/05/2013 - Climbing
Alexander Megos frees Frankenjura Classified 9a+
In Germany's Frankenjura Alexander Megos has made the first ascent of Classified 9a+.
James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini, hard trad ascents at Cadarese and Balmanolesca
30/04/2013 - Climbing
James Pearson & Caroline Ciavaldini, hard trad ascents at Cadarese and Balmanolesca
At Balmanolesca in NW Italy James Pearson made the first repeat, and first trad ascent, of A Denti Stretti 8b+, while at nearby Cadarese Caroline Ciavaldini made a trad ascent of Grazie Rickie 8a+ .
Nalle Hukkataival repeats Bügeleisen in the Maltatal
16/04/2013 - Climbing
Nalle Hukkataival repeats Bügeleisen in the Maltatal
Finnish rock climber Nalle Hukkataival has climbed Bügeleisen, the 8b+ boulder problem established in 2001 by Klem Loskot in Maltatal, Austria.
Punta Giradili, Sardinia: difficult new multi-pitch rock climb Oiscura... L'eco del Baratro
11/04/2013 - Climbing
Punta Giradili, Sardinia: difficult new multi-pitch rock climb Oiscura... L'eco del Baratro
During three weekends between 2012 and 2013 Gianni Canale, Aldo Mazzotti, Stefano Salvaterra, Franco Cavallaro and Adriano Cavallaro made the first ascent of Oiscura... L'eco del Baratro up beautiful Punta Giradili above Baunei in Sardinia. 230m high, established ground-up, with 7c obligatory climbing and two crux pitches still to be...
Niccolò Ceria and the bouldering at Västervik in Sweden
02/04/2013 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria and the bouldering at Västervik in Sweden
The report by Niccolò Ceria currently getting to grips with the boulders as Västervik in southern Sweden, where he added a sit-down start to Primitive 8A+ and flashed The Hourglass 8b.
Alexander Megos interview after world's first 9a onsight
29/03/2013 - Interviews
Alexander Megos interview after world's first 9a onsight
Interview with 19-year-old German climber Alexander Megos after the historic first on-sight of a 9a climb, Estado Critico at Siurana in Spain.
Jörg Guntram battles Ninja 8B+ at Tenerife
28/03/2013 - Climbing
Jörg Guntram battles Ninja 8b+ at Tenerife
On 22/02/2013 Austrian boulderer Jörg Guntram made the first ascent of Ninja 8b+ on the island of Tenerife.
Chris Sharma, the La Dura Dura interview
26/03/2013 - Interviews
Chris Sharma, the La Dura Dura interview
Interview with American climber Chris Sharma after his repeat of La Dura Dura 9b+ at Oliana, Spain.
Alexander Megos makes world's first 9a on-sight
25/03/2013 - Climbing
Alexander Megos makes world's first 9a on-sight
On 24/03/2013 Alexander Megos on-sighted Estado Critico at Siurana in Spain, becoming the first climber in the world to climb a 9a onsight.
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk makes first female ascent of Careless Torque at Stanage
21/03/2013 - Climbing
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk makes first female ascent of Careless Torque at Stanage
British climber Mina Leslie-Wujastyk has made the first female ascent of the gritstone boulder problem Careless Torque, first climbed in 1987 by Ron Fawcett at Stanage Edge.
Niccolò Ceria boulders 8B+ at Varazze
20/03/2013 - Climbing
Niccolò Ceria boulders 8b+ at Varazze
At Varazze in Italy Niccolò Ceria has repeated Gandalf il grigio, a great 8b+ boulder problem.
Video: Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven, Ticino #2
16/03/2013 - Climbing
Video: Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven, Ticino #2
The second video of Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven bouldering in Chironico, Cresciano and Brione in Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Leopoldo Faria climbs Portugal's first 9a at Sagres
12/03/2013 - Climbing
Leopoldo Faria climbs Portugal's first 9a at Sagres
At the sea cliff Sagres Leopoldo Faria has made the first ascent of Peixe Porco, the first 9a sport climb in Portugal.
Difficult boulder problems in Ticino by Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven
04/03/2013 - Climbing
Difficult boulder problems in Ticino by Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven
At Chironico in Switzerland Katharina Saurwein flashed her first 8A boulder problem. Jorg Verhoeven made the first ascent of the problem Flash Flood 8b at Brione while at Cresciano he flashed the famous problem La Proue 8b.
Mexican multi-pitch free climb by Honnold and McCoy
22/02/2013 - Climbing
Mexican multi-pitch free climb by Honnold and McCoy
Alex Honnold and Josh McCoy have made the first free ascent of Mi Regalo Favorito at El Portreo Chico in Mexico.