Martina Demmel climbs her first 9a, Joe-cita at Oliana in Spain
German rock climber Martina Demmel has redpointed her first 9a, Joe-cita at Oliana in Spain.
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Martina Demmel climbs her first 9a, Joe-cita at Oliana in Spain
German rock climber Martina Demmel has redpointed her first 9a, Joe-cita at Oliana in Spain.
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Watch Will Bosi climbing King Capella, his 9b+ at Siurana in Spain
The video of Scottish climber William Bosi making the first ascent of King Capella, a 9b+ sport climb at Siurana in Spain.
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Brittany Goris: time waits for no one
American dirtbag climber Brittany Goris seen through the eyes of Kaya Lindsay. An insightful portrait of this unglamorous, but completely authentic, professional rock climber.
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Seán Villanueva climbs two new routes on El Mocho in Patagonia
The report by Belgian alpinist Seán Villanueva O’Driscoll who this season has established two new rock climbs on the north face of El Mocho in the Cerro Torre massif in Patagonia: Chalten Sin Clecas (Chalten without tickmarks) with Mecha Rocamora and Chalten sin Chapas” (Chalten without bolts) with Matías Korten.
Watch Will Bosi climbing King Capella, his 9b+ at Siurana in Spain
The video of Scottish climber William Bosi making the first ascent of King Capella, a 9b+ sport climb at Siurana in Spain.
Brittany Goris: time waits for no one
American dirtbag climber Brittany Goris seen through the eyes of Kaya Lindsay. An insightful portrait of this unglamorous, but completely authentic, professional rock climber.
Seán Villanueva climbs two new routes on El Mocho in Patagonia
The report by Belgian alpinist Seán Villanueva O’Driscoll who this season has established two new rock climbs on the north face of El Mocho in the Cerro Torre massif in Patagonia: Chalten Sin Clecas (Chalten without tickmarks) with Mecha Rocamora and Chalten sin Chapas” (Chalten without bolts) with Matías Korten.
Barbara Zangerl explosive on Sprengstoff, 9a at Lorünser Wändle in Austria
At the crag Lorünser Wändle in Austria Barbara Zangerl has made the first repeat of the 9a Sprengstoff, freed by Jacopo Larcher in November 2020.
Sébastien Bouin at Saussois, the birthplace of French sport climbing
The video of Seb Bouin's climbing some classic routes at Le Saussois, known as the birthplace of French sport climbing.
Daniel Woods establishes Return of the Sleepwalker, 9A boulder problem at Red Rocks
American rock climber Daniel Woods has made the first ascent of Return of the Sleepwalker, a 17-move problem at Red Rocks, USA which he has graded V17/9A making it one of the very hardest boulder problems in the world.
Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats First Round First Minute 9b at Margalef
At Margalef in Spain Jorge Díaz-Rullo has repeated the 9b First Round First Minute, established by Chris Sharma in 2011.
Adam Ondra climbing Victimas Pérez 9a at Margalef in Spain
Running commentary by Adam Ondra of him repeating Victimas Perez, a 9a at Margalef in Spain first ascended in 2008 by Ramón Julián Puigblanque in 2008.
Sébastien Berthe repeats Tarragó in a day at Montserrat in Spain
Seb Berthe from Belgium has made a single day repeat of Tarragó (240m, 8b+) at Montserrat in Spain.
William Bosi makes first ascent of King Capella, new 9b+ at Siurana
22-year-old Scottish climber Will Bosi has made the first ascent of King Capella at Siurana, Spain and has proposed the grade of 9b+.
Martina Demmel 8b+ onsight and 8c+ redpoint in a day at Oliana
On 24/03/2021 at Oliana in Spain 19-year-old German climber Martina Demmel onsighted the 8b+ Humildes pa casa and redponted the 8c+ Joe Blau.
Hannah Meul climbing Auf leisen Pfoten in Val Bavona
Watch German climber Hannah Meul climbing the boulder problem Auf leisen Pfoten 8A in Val Bavona, Switzerland.
Stefano Ghisolfi, Alex Megos add new 9a+ to Arco and Saint Léger
Stefano Ghisolfi at the crag Padaro at Arco, Italy, has made the first ascent of Terapia d’urto while Alexander Megos at Saint Léger du Ventoux in France has established Et pour quelques dégaines de plus. Both sport climbs are graded 9a+.
Austrian Young Guns: Eva Hammelmüller, Mattea Pötzi, Stefan Scherz, Nicolai Uznik
Video portrait of 4 up-and-coming Austrian rock climbers: Eva Hammelmüller, Mattea Pötzi, Stefan Scherz and Nicolai Uznik.
Dave Graham repeats First Ley 9a+ at Margalef
39-year-old American sport climber Dave Graham has repeated First Ley 9a+ at Margalef in Spain.
Adam Ondra and Alex Honnold discuss sport climbing, big walls and more
Watch Adam Ondra and Alex Honnold discuss their sport climbing, big wall climbing and more.
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+.
Iker Pou frees Guggen-Hell 9a+/b, hardest sport climb on Mallorca
Basque climber Iker Pou has made the first ascent of Guggenhell, at 9a+/b currently the hardest sport climb on the island of Mallorca.
Franco Nicolini, Davide Galizzi climb new route in heart of Brenta Dolomites
On Punta Centrale dei Sfulmini in the Brenta Dolomites Franco Nicolini and Davide Galizzi have made the first ascent of the rock climb La Piccozza nella Roccia. Nicolini reports about the route dedicated to his friend Giuliano Stenghel.
