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04/07/2025 - Climbing
Siebe Vanhee makes first rope solo ascent of 'Voie Petit' on Grand Capucin Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made the first rope solo ascent of 'Voie Petit' on Grand Capucin. The 450m line was established in 1997 Arnaud Petit and Stéphanie Bodet together with Pascal Gaudin and Jean-Paul Petit, and freed at 8a+/8b in 2005 by Alexander Huber.

07/02/2025 - Climbing
Seb Berthe repeats legendary 'Dawn Wall' on El Capitan Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has made the fourth free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2015, it was repeated by Adam Ondra in 2016 and is known as the most difficult big wall climb in the...

25/11/2024 - Interviews
It goes again, boys! Barbara Zangerl interview after Freerider flash on El Cap Interview with Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl after her ground-breaking, historic flash ascent of 'Freerider' on El Capitan in Yosemite.

05/08/2024 - Alpinism
Siebe Vanhee teams up Tommy Caldwell to send Eiger Odyssee in a day On Tuesday 30 July Siebe Vanhee, supported Tommy Caldwell, succeeded in making a one-day ascent of 'Odyssee' on the Eiger North Face. The 33-pitch outing was completed in 2015 by Roger Schaeli, Simon Gietl and Robert Jasper with difficulties up to 8a+.

02/04/2024 - Interviews
Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll completes solo Torres del Paine skyline traverse Interview with Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll after the first traverse of the four main peaks of the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia, Chile. The Belgian alpinist climbed Torre Sur, Torre Central, Torre Norte and La Peineta solo from 23 - 26 February 2024 and called the enchainment 'Travesía Doble M'.

19/02/2024 - Alpinism
Riders on the Storm on Torres del Paine in Patagonia climbed free by Favresse, Smith, Vanhee, Villanueva Over a 18-day period from 24 January to 10 February 2024 'Riders on the Storm', one of the most famous big wall climbs in Patagonia located on the Central Tower in the Torres del Paine massif, was finally climbed free by Nico Favresse, Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and Drew...

24/12/2023 - Climbing
Sense Retorn on Mont Rebei, the MP dedicated to Hansjörg Auer The video of the first ascent of 'Sense retorn - No turning back', the multi-pitch rock climb dedicated to Hansjörg Auer established on Pared de Catalunya at Mont Rebei in Spain by Siebe Vanhee, Roger Molina and Jorge Solórzano in 2019.

05/12/2023 - Environment
ACTS open letter to IFSC protesting against NEOM Beach Games and environmental and ethical policy The ACTS For Our Summits association has written an Open Letter to the IFSC expressing its concerns about the NEOM Masters 2023 climbing competition, and urging the IFSC to take stronger actions regarding environmental and social issues. Over 110 IFSC athletes, professional climbers, and associations have already co-signed the letter....

23/10/2023 - Climbing
Siebe Vanhee completes hard Rope-Solos on Naranjo de Bulnes and in Verdon Gorge Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made rope-solo ascents of 'El Pilar del Cantábrico' on Naranjo de Bulnes / Picu Urreillu in Spain and 'Une Jolie Fleur dans un Peaux de Vache' and 'Take it or Leave it' in the Verdon Gorge in France.

11/05/2023 - Climbing
Watch Siebe Vanhee attempt Dawn Wall on El Capitan The video of Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee attempting the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA, first ascended by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.

12/04/2023 - Interviews
Seb Berthe flashes Le Voyage at Annot in France Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has managed to flash 'Le Voyage' (8b+/E10) at Annot in France. First ascended by James Pearson in 2017, it is considered one of the hardest trad climbs in France.

20/01/2023 - Climbing
Slabducation, the La Pedriza slab climbing movie by Talo Martin Watch Slabducation, the movie by Talo Martin featuring the likes of Mari Alarcón, Caroline Ciavaldini, James Pearson, Johnny Dawes, Sean Villanueva, Siebe Vanhee, Dani Andrada and Arman Martínez slab climbing at Pedriza in Spain.

17/01/2023 - Climbing
Jonas Schild repeats Le Voyage at Annot in France On 7 January 2023 Swiss climber Jonas Schild has repeated 'Le Voyage', the E10 at Annot first ascended by James Pearson in 2017 and reputed to be the most difficult trad climb France.

14/08/2022 - Climbing
Watch Jacopo Larcher & Siebe Vanhee climb Le Voyage at Annot The video of Jacopo Larcher and Siebe Vanhee repeating Le Voyage, France’s hardest trad climb located at Annot.

18/04/2022 - Climbing
Seb Berthe abandons Dawn Wall attempt on El Capitan Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe has abandoned his attempt to free climb Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. First climbed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson and repeated by Adam Ondra, this is known as the most difficult big wall climb in the world.

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.
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