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Yannick Flohé powers up Return of the Dreamtime, new 8C+ at Cresciano
02/02/2023 - Climbing
Yannick Flohé powers up Return of the Dreamtime, new 8C+ at Cresciano
At Cresciano in Switzerland 23-year-old German athlete Yannick Flohe has made the first ascent of the 8C+ boulder problem 'Return of the Dreamtime'.
Camilla Moroni climbs Cresciano's La Proue (8B)
10/12/2022 - Climbing
Camilla Moroni climbs Cresciano's La Proue (8B)
On 7/12/2022 at Cresciano in Switzerland Camilla Moroni repeated La Proue (8B), the famous 8B boulder problem freed by Fred Nicole in 1998.
Will Bosi flashes The Dagger and dispatches Dreamtime in a day
08/12/2022 - Climbing
Will Bosi flashes The Dagger and dispatches Dreamtime in a day
On Tuesday 6 December 2022 at Cresciano in Switzerland William Bosi from Scotland flashed The Dagger 8B+ and sent Dreamtime 8C on his 4th attempt.
Pietro Vidi sends Dreamtime at Cresciano in Switzerland
01/12/2022 - Climbing
Pietro Vidi sends Dreamtime at Cresciano in Switzerland
The video of 19-year-old Italian climber Pietro Vidi who sent his first 8C boulder problem, Dreamtime put up by Fred Nicole at Cresciano in Switzerland.
Jerry Moffat's Frankenjura Stone Love in Lines Of Legends
18/02/2022 - Climbing
Jerry Moffat's Frankenjura Stone Love in Lines Of Legends
The second episode of Lines Of Legends directed by Yuri Palma features Andrea and Marco Zanone versus Stone Love, the famous 8b+ first ascended by British rock climber Jerry Moffatt in Germany's Frankenjura in 1988.
Oriane Bertone climbs Karma, legendary Fred Nicole boulder at Fontainebleau
14/01/2022 - Climbing
Oriane Bertone climbs Karma, legendary Fred Nicole boulder at Fontainebleau
16-year-old climber Oriane Bertone has repeated Karma, the legendary boulder problem at Fontainebleau first ascended in 1995 by Fred Nicole. This is likely to be the first female ascent of iconic bouldering problem.
Josune Bereziartu, Lynn Hill, Luisa Iovane: three women who have left their mark in the history of rock climbing
22/11/2021 - Climbing
Josune Bereziartu, Lynn Hill, Luisa Iovane: three women who have left their mark in the history of rock climbing
Three women, and three climbs, which helped change the course of rock climbing: Luisa Iovane on Comeback in Val San Nicolò in 1986, Lynn Hill on The Nose in 1993 and Josune Bereziartu on Bain de Sang in 2002. Our...
William Bosi blasts boulders in Switzerland
21/10/2021 - Climbing
William Bosi blasts boulders in Switzerland
Scottish climber Will Bosi has made a short but successful climbing trip to Switzerland, during which he repeated a flurry of hard boulder problems including the 8C Foundation’s Edge.
Jonas Schild, Fred Nicole and Bain de Sang in Switzerland
01/09/2021 - Climbing
Jonas Schild, Fred Nicole and Bain de Sang in Switzerland
The video of Jonas Schild climbing Bain de Sang, featuring the first ascensionist Fred Nicole who also explains the reason behind the name of the legendary climb at Saint Loup in Switzerland.
Jonas Schild sends Bain de Sang at Saint Loup in Switzerland
07/06/2021 - Climbing
Jonas Schild sends Bain de Sang at Saint Loup in Switzerland
On 4 May 2021 Swiss mountain guide Jonas Schild repeated Bain de Sang, the classic 9a at Saint Loup in Switzerland first ascended by Fred Nicole in 1993.
Manuel Cornu 
at Fontainebleau repeats Le pilier du désert assis direct, suggests 8C+
21/03/2021 - Climbing
Manuel Cornu 
at Fontainebleau repeats Le pilier du désert assis direct, suggests 8C+
At Fontainebleau in France Manuel Cornu has repeated Le pilier du désert assis direct and suggested an upgrade to 8C+.
Alex Megos at Cresciano sends Dreamtime, Story of Two Worlds, The Dagger
30/12/2020 - Climbing
Alex Megos at Cresciano sends Dreamtime, Story of Two Worlds, The Dagger
Watch the video of German climber Alexander Megos sending the 8C boulder problems Dreamtime and The Story of Two Worlds at Cresciano in Switzerland.
Alessandro Zeni, the 9b Saint Loup Cryptography interview
08/05/2020 - Interviews
Alessandro Zeni, the 9b Saint Loup Cryptography interview
Interview with Alessandro Zeni who on 11/01/2020 at Saint Loup in Switzerland made the first ascent of Cryptography, a combination of the routes Bain de Sang and Bimbaluna. With its suggested grade of 9b it checks in as one of...
Alessandro Zeni deciphers Cryptography, 9b slab at Saint Loup in Switzerland
04/05/2020 - Climbing
Alessandro Zeni deciphers Cryptography, 9b slab at Saint Loup in Switzerland
On 11 January 2020 Italian climber Alessandro Zeni made the first ascent of Cryptography, a combination of Bain de Sang and Bimbaluna at the crag Saint Loup in Switzerland. The 28-year-old has put forward the grade 9b, indicating it is...
Vadim Timonov and Irina Kuzmenko bouldering in Switzerland
13/02/2020 - Climbing
Vadim Timonov and Irina Kuzmenko bouldering in Switzerland
The video of Vadim Timonov and Irina Kuzmenko climbing some of the most difficult boulder problems in Switzerland. Stand out ascents include Dreamtime 8C at Cresciano and Off the Wagon 8B+ second go in Val Bavona.
Stefano Carnati sends Dreamtime at Cresciano
05/12/2019 - Climbing
Stefano Carnati sends Dreamtime at Cresciano
Italian climber Stefano Carnati has repeated Dreamtime at Cresciano in Switzerland. Established in 2000 by Fred Nicole, this was the first boulder problem in the world to be graded 8C.

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