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Ikaria Island, the unique climbing destination in Greece
06/07/2018 - Climbing
Ikaria Island, the unique climbing destination in Greece
Talented Greek climber Argyro Papathanasiou reports about the unique new climbing destination in Greece, the small island of Ikaria in the Aegean Sea.
Adam Ondra onsights 8c+ at Acephale in Canada
06/07/2018 - Climbing
Adam Ondra onsights 8c+ at Acephale in Canada
At Acephale in Canada Adam Ondra has onsighted the 8c+ sports climb First Flight
Rock climbing in Sardinia: two new crags at Baunei
05/07/2018 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Sardinia: two new crags at Baunei
Sport climbing in Sardinia: two new sectors have been developed at Pedra Longa, financed by the Municipality of Baunei and bolted by Maurizio Oviglia and Gianluca Piras.
Tasmania climbing with Charlotte Durif, Josh Larson
04/07/2018 - Climbing
Tasmania climbing with Charlotte Durif, Josh Larson
Charlotte Durif and Josh Larson during their 2-year world tour 'A World Less Travelled' rock climbing in Tasmania.
Piotr Schab 8c first ascent onsight at Cuenca and Biographie at Céüse
04/07/2018 - Climbing
Piotr Schab 8c first ascent onsight at Cuenca and Biographie at Céüse
One of Poland’s strongest young climbers Piotr Schab has redpointed the 9a+ Biographie at Ceuse in France and made the onsight first ascent of Baby Boy, an 8c sports climb at Cuenca in Spain.
Before and after the Mariacher
02/07/2018 - Climbing
Before and after the Mariacher
90 years La Sportiva. The Mariacher, the violet climbing shoes by La Sportiva that represent an unconditional point of reference in the history of climbing. Not only sport climbing
Old Man of Hoy climb by eight-year-old raises 30,000 € for Climbers Against Cancer
01/07/2018 - Climbing
Old Man of Hoy climb by eight-year-old raises 30,000 € for Climbers Against Cancer
The Old Man of Hoy in Scotland was climbed recently by eight-year-old Edward Mills. In becoming the youngest person to climb the iconic sea stack he importantly raised nearly €30,000 for Climbers Against Cancer.
Arnaud Petit and French team add new route to Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar
27/06/2018 - Climbing
Arnaud Petit and French team add new route to Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar
A French FFME expedition to Madagascar led by Arnaud Petit and Jonathan Crison has established Soavadia, a 600m new rock climb up Tsaranoro Atsimo.
Magic Wood, new trad climb in Swiss bouldering paradise
24/06/2018 - Climbing
Magic Wood, new trad climb in Swiss bouldering paradise
At Magic Wood in Switzerland Lorin Etzel and Samuel Würtz have established 'Alte Flamme, neuer Docht', not a new boulder problem but a new 5-pitch trad climb.
Stefano Ghisolfi makes excellent Erto debut
21/06/2018 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi makes excellent Erto debut
At his first visti to the Italian crag Erto, Stefano Ghisolfi onsighted Tucson 8a, Bricolage 8a+, Super Pole Position 8a+ and Jurassic Climb 8b+.
Alex Honnold and Jonathan Siegrist climb out of their Comfort Zone
20/06/2018 - Climbing
Alex Honnold and Jonathan Siegrist climb out of their Comfort Zone
The video of US climbers Alex Honnold and Jonathan Siegrist training for two sports routes that are the exact opposite of their preferred style of climbing.
Katrin Lehmann boulders Kryptos, only second woman to send 8C
16/06/2018 - Climbing
Katrin Lehmann boulders Kryptos, only second woman to send 8C
On 14 May Katrin Kaddi Lehmann repeated Kryptos, an 8C boulder problem at Morchelstock in Switzerland. In doing so she has become only the second woman to climb this grade after Ashima Shiraishi.
Rock climbing in Jordan: new rock climbs at Wadi Sulam
12/06/2018 - Climbing
Rock climbing in Jordan: new rock climbs at Wadi Sulam
Maurizio Oviglia reports about an expedition of the Italian Alpine Club and the JTB (Jordan Tourism Board) which resulted in series of new climbs in the unexplored area of ​​Wadi Sulam in Jordan. Expedition members included Maurizio Giordani, Manrico Dell'Agnola, Andrea Cattarossi, Marco Scagnetto, Luca Schiera, Umberto Del Vecchio, Erik...
Sean Villanueva climbs freaky Frankenjura trad
11/06/2018 - Climbing
Sean Villanueva climbs freaky Frankenjura trad
The video of Belgian rock climber Sean Villanueva repeating 'Der Ungeheuer sei Mutter', a difficult and somewhat particular trad climb at the Vogelherdgrotte crag in the Frankenjura, Germany.
Hotel Supramonte climbed in Sardinia by Lara Neumeier, Christoph Hanke, Jozef Kristoffy
09/06/2018 - Climbing
Hotel Supramonte climbed in Sardinia by Lara Neumeier, Christoph Hanke, Jozef Kristoffy
Lara Neumeier, Christoph Hanke and Jozef Kristoffy have all repeated Hotel Supramonte, the famous multi-pitch climb first ascended in the Gole di Gorropu in Sardinia by Rolando Larcher and Roberto Vigiani.
Lynn Hill / 25 years ago the first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan
08/06/2018 - Climbing
Lynn Hill / 25 years ago the first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan
After the new The Nose speed record set on El Capitan by Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold on 06/06/2018, here’s a throwback to our 2002 interview with Lynn Hill that explores her historic first free ascent in 1993 and her groundbreaking one-day free ascent in 1994 of this legendary big...