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Shauna Coxsey becomes the first woman to climb 8B+ in Gritstone with The Boss
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Shauna Coxsey is The Boss: The Brit is already conquering her third 8B+ line with the boulder of the same name in the Peak District.
This young Frenchman is pushing hard
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He's young, he's strong and he climbs whatever stands in his way: French whiz kid Tanguy Merard.
IFSC Boulder & Speed World Cup Salt Lake City | Live stream
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The IFSC Boulder & Speed World Cup will take place in Salt Lake City from May 3rd to 5th. You can find the live stream of the event here.
Samuel Ometz and Giuliano Cameroni celebrate Special Edition sit (8a +) in Brione
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The Valais climber Samuel Ometz and the Ticino Giuliano Cameroni are adding a sit start to the Brione classic Special Edition. The two give 8a+ as the difficulty...
Alexey Rubtsov is rowing new boulders in Val Calanca: Last Samurai, Il Toro and Silver Surfer
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The Russian professional athlete Alexey Rubtsov uses his recent stay in Switzerland primarily for the first ascent of new blocks in the Calanca Valley. With success. He opens Last Samurai (8a+),...
Christof Rauch boulders Big Kat (8b +), who dances with the rock (8c) and other classics in Ticino
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Christof Rauch scores numerous Ticino classics over the holidays. Including Big Kat (8b +) and Dances with the Rock (8c). The conditions during Christmas and...
Train explosive power for climbing with the Chest Bump pull-up
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In today's guest post, Christof Völker presents you with the Chest Bump Pull-up, also known as the Power Pull-up. This exercise will give you the explosive power you need...
David Firnenburg climbs the famous 8c Boulder Dreamtime in Cresciano
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Top German climber David Firnenburg successfully climbs the Dreamtime boulder in the Cresciano area of Ticino. For David, the Christ child came a little earlier than usual...
Keenan Takahashi repeats the 8c Boulder Kintsugi
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Californian Keenan Takahashi gets the fourth ascent of the 8c boulder Kintsugi in Red Rock Canyon. "Possibly the best boulder I've ever done. Exhilarated, adrenalized,...
Gabriele Moroni scores Bavona's classic Off the Wagon (8b +)
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A few days ago, the Italian professional athlete Gabriele Moroni managed to inspect the famous Boulders Off the Wagon (8b +) in Val Bavona, Switzerland. made again...
Alexander Rohr climbs the two 8b boulders Merlin et la Bête and Bloc à Robi SD in one day
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Apparently everything came together on the Saturday before last: Alexander Rohr scored Merlin et la Bête and Bloc à Robi SD (both 8b) in a single...
Charles Albert commits the seated start version (8c +) of the Boulder Hypothèse - barefoot
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The barefoot climber Charles Albert manages another sensation: He climbs the seat start version of the Fontainebleau classic Hypothèse in the Bas Cuvier sector, turning a...
These are the most beautiful boulders in the Murg Valley
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The Murg Valley in the canton of St. Gallen offers over 700 bouldering problems for beginners and professionals alike. We asked the editor of the Bouldering Guide, Silvan Dermont, for the...
Video: Giuliano Cameroni, Shawn Raboutou, Jimmy Webb and Charles Albert climb in Fontainebleau
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The Swiss Giuliano Cameroni, the two Americans Shawn Raboutou and Jimmy Webb and the Frenchman Charles Albert competed last year and this year for the...
The best gift ideas for climbing and bouldering - 2018
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The first Advent is over and Christmas is approaching. So it's high time to start thinking about gifts for your loved ones. We present to you...
Building a climbing wall or bouldering wall - instructions and tips
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If you are thinking about building a climbing wall or bouldering wall, we would like to give you a few tips. Now before...
Video: Shawn Raboutou on Off the Wagon low (8c + / V16)
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A few days ago we already informed about the inspection of the first 8c + boulder in Switzerland by the American Shawn Raboutou. Now the video is...
Christof Rauch boulders Glory Hole, Gipsy, Tipsy and gets a first visit to the Magic Wood
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Christof Rauch once again made short work of it in the Swiss bouldering area Magic Wood. Within a few days he repeated Glory Hole (8b), Gipsy (8a+) and Tipsy...
American Shawn Raboutou climbs Switzerland's first 8c + Boulder: Off the Wagon low
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The young boulderer Shawn Raboutou manages to climb the first 8c + boulder in Switzerland. In Val Bavona he scores the low start of the classic Off...
13-year-old Oriane Bertone climbs the 8a + Traverse Atomic Playboy in Fontainebleau
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At the beginning of the year, Oriane Bertone wrote climbing history when she was the youngest climber ever to score an 8b + bouldering (LACRUX reported). The following video shows Oriane...
Shawn Raboutou: Route Buddha (8c + / 9a) and Boulder Foundation's Edge (8c) quickly scored
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The young American Shawn Raboutou has been in Switzerland for a few days and has already attracted attention with two inspections. He climbs Buddha in (almost)...
The butterfly on the rings - ideal balance training for climbers
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Anyone who climbs often should think about balancing training. Otherwise there is a risk of injuries and poor posture. Christoph Völker from target10a introduces us to the...
This beer was brewed with magnesium - no joke
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When we heard the news about a beer brewed with climbing magnesium, we thought it was a joke. But we got the information...
Vlog # 3 - Adam Ondra climbs this boulder in Yosemite Valley
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In the third episode of Adam's video blog about his trip to the USA, the Boulder Thriller (V10 / 7c+), King Cobra (V8 / 7b+) and Dominated (V13...
Elias Iagnemma repeats the 8c Boulder crypt at Morchelstock Balsthal
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The Italian Elias Iagnemma managed to climb the boulder Kryptos (8c) in Balsthal last Friday. The year 2018 is the year of bouldering cryptos....
The Zillergrund Wald bouldering area in the Zillertal is threatened - please sign the petition
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The bouldering area of the Zillergrund forest in the Zillertal already has numerous boulders and has great potential for further lines. Now the existence of the area is threatened....
Daniel Woods boulders Box Therapy at Rocky Mountain National Park and suggests 8c +
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Daniel Woods announces the first ascent of his project in Rocky Mountain National Park, Box Therapy. He specifies the level of difficulty as 8c+. The blocks in the Rocky Mountain...
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Shauna Coxsey becomes the first woman to climb 8B+ in Gritstone with The Boss
Shauna Coxsey is The Boss: The Brit is already conquering her third 8B+ line with the boulder of the same name in the Peak District.
bouldering
This young Frenchman is pushing hard
He's young, he's strong and he climbs whatever stands in his way: French whiz kid Tanguy Merard.
bouldering
IFSC Boulder & Speed World Cup Salt Lake City | Live stream
The IFSC Boulder & Speed World Cup will take place in Salt Lake City from May 3rd to 5th. You can find the live stream of the event here.