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Space Invaders, Michele Caminati's new trad climb in Val di Tacca, Italy
31/05/2022 - Climbing
Space Invaders, Michele Caminati's new trad climb in Val di Tacca, Italy
Last October in Val di Tacca in Italy’s Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park Michele Caminati made the first ascent of Space Invaders, a new trad climb graded E7 6c. The report and video of the 37-year-old climber from Parma.
Mathew Wright deciphers Lake District's E11 Lexicon
23/05/2022 - Interviews
Mathew Wright deciphers Lake District's E11 Lexicon
Interview with Mathew Wright after the 23-year-old British rock climber made the fourth ascent of Lexicon, the E11 at Pavey Ark in the Lake District first ascended by Neil Gresham in summer 2021.
Watch Steve McClure falling off Lexicon at Pavey Ark, UK
17/05/2022 - Climbing
Watch Steve McClure falling off Lexicon at Pavey Ark, UK
A short clip of Steve McClure falling off Lexicon, the E11 at Pavey Ark first ascended by Neil Gresham in September 2021 and repeated by McClure a week after his terrifying fall.
Jacopo Larcher explores dangerous new trad climbs at Cadarese
06/05/2022 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher explores dangerous new trad climbs at Cadarese
At Cadarese in Val d’Ossola, Italy, the South Tyrolean climber Jacopo Larcher has freed two difficult trad climbs: Waiting for ... and Jeune et con.
Jonas Schild repeats Gondo Crack, 8c trad crack at Cippo in Switzerland
03/05/2022 - Climbing
Jonas Schild repeats Gondo Crack, 8c trad crack at Cippo in Switzerland
Swiss climber Jonas Schild reports about his recent repeat of Gondo Crack, the 8c crack climb at Cippo in Switzerland freed by Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher in 2017. Schild placed all gear during his ascent
Slabducation: watch Sean Villanueva and Talo Martin slab climbing at La Pedriza in Spain
27/04/2022 - Climbing
Slabducation: watch Sean Villanueva and Talo Martin slab climbing at La Pedriza in Spain
The video of Talo Martin and Sean Villanueva slab climbing at La Pedriza in Spain.
Soline Kentzel & Seb Berthe repeat Golden Gate on El Capitan, Yosemite
26/04/2022 - Alpinism
Soline Kentzel & Seb Berthe repeat Golden Gate on El Capitan, Yosemite
Soline Kentzel from France and Sébastien Berthe have made a free ascent of Golden Gate on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.
Michele Caminati, Francesco Deiana repeat Is not always Pasqua at Interprete, Italy
22/04/2022 - Climbing
Michele Caminati, Francesco Deiana repeat Is not always Pasqua at Interprete, Italy
Michele Caminati and Francesco Deiana have repeated Is not always Pasqua at Collina di Interprete. Graded E9 7a and established by Mauro Calibani in 2002, this is one of the hardest trad climbs in Italy.
Siebe Vanhee's gritstone climbing with his Friends Of The Grit
14/04/2022 - Climbing
Siebe Vanhee's gritstone climbing with his Friends Of The Grit
Watch Belgian rock climber Siebe Vanhee as his explores the trad climbing on the gritstone crags in the UK, where he manages to to meet up with British climbing legends such as John Dunne, Pete Whittaker, Sam Whittaker, Jim Pope, Franco Cookson, Ben Heason and Johnny Dawes.
Mari Salvesen flashes Belly Full of Bad Berries, notorious offwidth at Indian Creek, USA
13/04/2022 - Climbing
Mari Salvesen flashes Belly Full of Bad Berries, notorious offwidth at Indian Creek, USA
A few days ago 32-year-old Mari Salvesen of Norway flashed the notorious Belly Full of Bad Berries in Indian Creek, USA, becoming only the second person to do so after Pete Whittaker in 2011. Salvesen reports about her ascent which has been described as 'a massively significant ascent in offwidth climbing,...
Franco Cookson magical on The Sandman at Nesscliffe
12/04/2022 - Climbing
Franco Cookson magical on The Sandman at Nesscliffe
At Nesscliffe, England, Franco Cookson has made the first ascent of The Sandman E10 7a. During the previous weeks the British rock climber has repeated The Meltdown 9a in the Dinorwig slate quarries at Llanberis in Wales, as well as repeating Hold Fast, Hold True E10 7a at Glen Nevis...
Dave MacLeod makes third ascent of Lexicon, Neil Gresham's Lake District extreme
01/04/2022 - Climbing
Dave MacLeod makes third ascent of Lexicon, Neil Gresham's Lake District extreme
Scottish climber Dave MacLeod has made the third ascent of Lexicon, one of the most difficult trad climbs in the UK first ascended by Neil Gresham in summer 2021 at Pavey Ark in the Lake District and repeated by Steve McClure shortly afterwards.
Symon Welfringer at Annot repeats Le Voyage, France’s hardest trad climb
31/03/2022 - Climbing
Symon Welfringer at Annot repeats Le Voyage, France’s hardest trad climb
French climber Symon Welfringer has repeated Le Voyage at Annot. The hardest trad climb in France was first ascended by James Pearson in 2017.
Hazel Findlay climbs her first 9a, Esclatamasters at Perles in Spain
11/03/2022 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay climbs her first 9a, Esclatamasters at Perles in Spain
British rock climber Hazel Findlay has redpointed her first 9a, Esclatamasters 9a at Perles in Spain.
Anna Taylor solos E8 at Danby Crag in UK
28/01/2022 - Climbing
Anna Taylor solos E8 at Danby Crag in UK
23-year-old British climber Anna Taylor has made a free solo ascent of Psykovsky’s Sequins E8 at Danby Crag, England.
Watch Steve McClure climb Olympiad E10 at Pembroke in Wales
21/01/2022 - Climbing
Watch Steve McClure climb Olympiad E10 at Pembroke in Wales
The video of Steve McClure making the the second ascent of Olympiad E10 6c at Pembroke in Wales.