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James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga
04/12/2017 - Climbing
James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga
British climber James Pearson has made the first ascent of the bold and difficult route Power Ranger (5.14R / 8c) at Sunset Rocks, Chattanooga, USA.
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain
23/10/2017 - Climbing
Angela Eiter climbs historic first female 9b with La planta de shiva in Spain
Austrian climber Angela Eiter has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b with her repeat of La planta de shiva, the sports climbed freed in 2011 by Adam Ondra nel 2011 at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.
Come on John!
14/10/2017 - Climbing
Come on John!
Backed up by his hilarious crew, John Thornton sends Caroline 7C+ at Rocklands, South africa.
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.
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.
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.
Ned Feehally flashes 8B+ boulder in Rocklands
24/07/2017 - Climbing
Ned Feehally flashes 8B+ boulder in Rocklands
British climber Ned Feehally has flashed Trust Issues, an 8B+ boulder problem at Rocklands in South africa. This is one of the hardest flash ascents to date.
Ines Papert, Luca Lindič, Joseph Pfnür, Paul McSorley climb new trad in South Africa
13/07/2017 - Climbing
Ines Papert, Luca Lindič, Joseph Pfnür, Paul McSorley climb new trad in South africa
In June Ines Papert, Joseph Pfnür, Luka Lindič and Paul McSorley made the fist ascent of Ruby Supernova, a new 520m high trad climb with difficulties up to ED1 7b+ (VI 5.12c) on Slanghoek Peak, Du Toits Kloof Mountains, South africa
Ghisolfi, Puccio, Leslie-Wujastyk and Chanourdie: women’s climbing galore
19/06/2017 - Climbing
Ghisolfi, Puccio, Leslie-Wujastyk and Chanourdie: women’s climbing galore
A brief roundup of the latest sport climbing and bouldering sends carried out by Claudia Ghisolfi, Alex Puccio, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk, Katrin Gründler and Julia Chanourdie.
Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia
10/03/2017 - Alpinism
Torres del Paine, interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent of El Regalo de Mwono in Patagonia
Interview with Nicolas Favresse after the first free ascent, carried out with fellow-Belgians Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee, of the big wall rock climb El Regalo de Mwono (1200m, 8a) located on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia.
Rocklands: a climbing dreamland in South Africa forJorg Verhoeven, Katharina Saurwein
06/03/2017 - Climbing
Rocklands: a climbing dreamland in South africa forJorg Verhoeven, Katharina Saurwein
The video of Katharina Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven climbing in the dreamland, chasing the finest boulder problems in Rocklands, South africa.
Nina Williams claims first female ascent of Bishop highball Ambrosia
03/03/2017 - Climbing
Nina Williams claims first female ascent of Bishop highball Ambrosia
American rock climber Nina Williams has made the first female ascent of the famous highball boulder problem Ambrosia at Buttermilks, Bishop, USA.
Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia
23/02/2017 - Alpinism
Paine Towers, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee free another big climb in Patagonia
After spending 19 days climbing the East Face of Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia, Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee completed the first free ascent of 'El Regalo de Mwono'. This 1200m big wall rock climb was established between 1991/1992 by Paul Pritchard, Simon Yates, Sean Smith...
Isabelle Faus climbing The Wheel of Chaos 8B+ at Rocky Mountain National Park
20/01/2017 - Climbing
Isabelle Faus climbing The Wheel of Chaos 8B+ at Rocky Mountain National Park
Bouldering video: Isabelle Faus climbing The Wheel of Chaos 8B+ at Rocky Mountain National Park, USA.
Vertical Ethiopia, the Ragni di Lecco climbing trip to the Horn of Africa
15/01/2017 - Climbing
Vertical Ethiopia, the Ragni di Lecco climbing trip to the Horn of africa
The video of the climbing trip to Ethiopia by Luca Schiera, Matteo Colico, Andrea Migliano and Matteo De Zaiacomo.
Kyle Maynard - an inspiration on the summit of Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua
12/01/2017 - Alpinism
Kyle Maynard - an inspiration on the summit of Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua
The video of America’s Kyle Maynard who, despite his congenital amputation, climbed to the summit of Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua.