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Buster Martin climbs First Ley 9a+ at Margalef in Spain
19/11/2019 - Climbing
Buster Martin climbs First Ley 9a+ at Margalef in Spain
Buster Martin has repeated First Ley 9a+ at Margalef in Spain. In doing so he has become only the second Briton to climb a confirmed 9a+ after Steve McClure.
Rotpunkt featuring Alex Megos
18/11/2019 - Climbing
Rotpunkt featuring Alex Megos
The film Rotpunkt featuring Alexander Megos; a portrait of the German climber and a look into the history of free climbing including the likes of Kurt Albert and Wolfgang Güllich.
Nellie Milfeld climbs Freerider free on El Capitan, Yosemite
17/11/2019 - Climbing
Nellie Milfeld climbs Freerider free on El Capitan, Yosemite
American rock climber Nellie Milfeld, belayed by her husband Cedar Wright, has made a rare female ascent of Freerider up El Capitan in Yosemite
Goodbye to British rock climbing icon Andy Pollitt
14/11/2019 - Climbing
Goodbye to British rock climbing icon Andy Pollitt
Andy Pollitt, a rock climbing icon of 80’s and 90’s, passed away on 13 November 2019 in a Melbourne hospital. He was 56. Dave Barnes pays tribute.
Magnus Midtbø at Arco climbs Heinz Mariacher 80's sketchy slabs
14/11/2019 - Climbing
Magnus Midtbø at Arco climbs Heinz Mariacher 80's sketchy slabs
The video of Magnus Midtbø tackling two ‘legendary' slabs at Arco first ascended by Heinz Mariacher: Super Swing (1983) at Swing Area and Tom e Jerry (1984) at Spiaggia delle Lucertole immediately above Lake Garda.
Ryuichi Murai frees United, 8C+ boulder in Japan
13/11/2019 - Climbing
Ryuichi Murai frees United, 8C+ boulder in Japan
25-year-old boulderer Ryuichi Murai has made the first ascent of United, an 8C+ boulder problem at Mizugaki in Japan.
Sébastien Berthe free climbs The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite
12/11/2019 - Climbing
Sébastien Berthe free climbs The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite
Belgian rock climber Sébastien Berthe has made a rare free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite.
Anak Verhoeven 8b+ onsight, 9a+ redpoint at Oliana in Spain
09/11/2019 - Climbing
Anak Verhoeven 8b+ onsight, 9a+ redpoint at Oliana in Spain
At Oliana in Spain Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has onsighted an 8b+, Gorilas en la Niebla, and redpointed a 9a+, Joe Mama, conferming her status as one of the best climbers in the world.
Jakob Schubert claims third ascent of Perfecto Mundo 9b+ at Margalef
09/11/2019 - Climbing
Jakob Schubert claims third ascent of Perfecto Mundo 9b+ at Margalef
Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the third ascent of Perfecto Mundo, the 9b+ sports climb at Margalef in Spain freed by Alexander Megos and repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi.
Elias Iagnemma climbing Ten at Vado di Sole in Abruzzo, Italy
08/11/2019 - Climbing
Elias Iagnemma climbing Ten at Vado di Sole in Abruzzo, Italy
Watch Elias Iagnemma make the first ascent of Ten at the crag of Vado di Sole, the first route in Abruzzo, Italy, graded 9a/a+.
Marek Raganowicz on El Capitan solo climbs Born Under a Bad Sign
08/11/2019 - Climbing
Marek Raganowicz on El Capitan solo climbs Born Under a Bad Sign
Polish / British alpinist Marek Raganowicz reports about his 13 day solo ascent of Born Under a Bad Sign, a difficult and dangerous aid climb up El Capitan in Yosemite first ascended in 1979 by Bill Price and Tim Washick.
Sébastien Bouin rides the Blue Wave of Oliana in Spain
05/11/2019 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin rides the Blue Wave of Oliana in Spain
The video of French climber Sébastien Bouin climbing some of the most difficult sport climbs at Oliana in Spain: Mamichula, Pachamama and Papichulo.
Katherine Choong climbs her second 9a, Jungfrau Marathon at Gimmelwald
03/11/2019 - Climbing
Katherine Choong climbs her second 9a, Jungfrau Marathon at Gimmelwald
Swiss climber Katherine Choong has redpointed Jungfraumarathon at Gimmelwald in Switzerland. This is her second 9a after Cabane au Canada at Rawyl in 2018
Cédric Lachat redpoints La Rambla at Siurana
02/11/2019 - Climbing
Cédric Lachat redpoints La Rambla at Siurana
Swiss climber Cédric Lachat has repeated La Rambla, the benchmark 9a+ sport climb at Siurana in Spain
Sébastien Bouin blasts Rodellar in Spain
31/10/2019 - Climbing
Sébastien Bouin blasts Rodellar in Spain
At Rodellar in Spain the French climber Seb Bouin has made the first repeat of Patanics, for which he suggests 9a+, and the first free ascent of Detectives 9a.
Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl climbing Magic Mushroom up El Capitan, Yosemite
28/10/2019 - Climbing
Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl climbing Magic Mushroom up El Capitan, Yosemite
The video of Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl making the first repeat of Magic Mushroom, El Capitan, Yosemite, in December 2017.