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James Pearson: “That was my craziest highball”
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Hard at the limit: James Pearson repeats the infamous highball 29 dots and comes shockingly close to the limit.
Alex Megos opens climbing hall | Frankenjura Academy
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Partial opening of the Frankenjura Academy: From today on you can climb in Alex Megos' climbing hall in Forchheim.
New bouldering sector opened in Chironico: Full Ring
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The Chironico bouldering area in Ticino already has several thousand bouldering lines, making it one of the most popular destinations in the climbing scene. Now Nils Favre from western Switzerland has opened a new sector near Schattental. This video introduces most of the boulders.
Kevin Heiniger climbs Kryptos (8c) in the Balsthal
Last Monday, Kevin Heiniger from Bern managed to climb Kryptos (8c) on the Morechelstock in Balsthal. The first climbed by Franz Widmer in 2009...
Janja Garnbret (SLO) and Jongwon Chon (KOR) win in Chongqing
The winners of the second competition in Chongqing are certain: Janja Garnbret from Slovenia and Jongwon Chon from Korea take the gold medal. Switzerland...
Andrea Kümin and Petra Klingler at the World Cup in China
Over 150 athletes take part in the second competition of the World Cup season in Chongqing (China). Switzerland is represented by Andrea Kümin and Petra Klingler...
David Firnenburg climbs Sharma's classic Practice of the Wild
The German climber David Firnenburg, who lives in Switzerland, commits the line Practice of the Wild (8c) in Magic Wood, which Chris Sharma first climbed. David...
Video of the world's toughest boulder - now for free
In October last year, the Finn Nalle Hukkataival committed the world's hardest boulder with Burden of Dreams (9a). For seven years he returned...
James Webb successful in Magic Wood
The American climber stayed in Fontainebleau for a few weeks and has been in Switzerland for a few days. Yesterday he announced the inspection of Ill Trill (8b +)...
Shauna Coxsey and Kokoro Fujii win the Boulder World Cup in Meiringen
The winners of the first competition of the Bouldering World Cup season have been announced. Shauna Coxsey wins the women's gold medal with a fantastic performance. On...
Petra Klingler in the final at the Boulder Worldcup in Meiringen
Today the semi-finals of the Boulder World Cup took place here in Meiringen. 40 athletes from 15 nations fought for a place in the final in the morning. Switzerland...
Petra Klingler and Andrea Kümin in the semi-final at the Boulder World Cup
The reigning Bouldering World Champion Petra Klingler and Andrea Kümin reach the women's semi-finals at the first competition of the Bouldering World Cup here in Meiringen. Among the German-speaking neighbors...
Interim report of the World Cup qualification in Meiringen
This morning the World Cup season started at the Haslital Mountain Festival in Meiringen. A great atmosphere, a large audience and great performances are the first interim conclusion of the first...
Anna Stöhr is bouldering in top form - 8b and 8b + in one day!
The two-time bouldering world champion Anna Stöhr boulders two ultra-classics in the Averstal aka Magic Wood: New Base Line (8b +) and Steppenwolf (8b). Last Saturday Anna has the...
Thilo Schröter climbs in rows Ticino classic
The Norwegian top boulderer Thilo Schröter spent almost a month in the Ticino bouldering hotspots and climbed one classic after the other. LACRUX reported in early March about...
7 days until the opening of the Boulder World Cup season
On Friday, April 7th, 2017, the international climbing elite will gather in Switzerland. The reason for coming together is the first competition of the Boulder World Cup...
Movie about the Red Rocks Trip by Nils Favre
Nils Favre was still in the Red Rocks a few weeks ago, snapping off rows of hard boulders - including the line Nalle Hukkataival first climbed...
Melissa Le Nevé is the first woman to get a 8b + Boulder in Fontainebleau
The Frenchwoman Melissa Le Nevé not only climbs the most difficult boulder for her to date with Mécanique élémentaire (8b +), but also gets a small...
Nalle Hukkataival climbs the toughest course in Fontainebleau in 5 hours
The Finnish boulderer Nalle Hukkataival has been in Fontainebleau for about two weeks and tackled some difficult boulders. Today, Nalle announces the full...
Ninja skills are required here - Thilo Schröter has them
Thilo Schröter, two-time Norwegian bouldering champion, climbs Ninja Skills (8b +) in Sobrio. Thilo Schröter came to Switzerland about two weeks ago and has been climbing a boulder ever since...
Not bad: 9a route and 8c-boulder in two days
Slovenian athlete Jernej Kruder showed just how strong he is on the rope AND over the crash pad two days ago. A day after he...
Video by Jorg Verhoeven and Co. in the Rocklands
The three athletes Jorg Verhoeven, Katha Saurwein and Jon Glassberg were accompanied by Louder Than Eleven on their bouldering trip to the South African Rocklands. The result is a...
Beni Blaser and Kevin Heiniger are rowing Boulder
The two Bernese climbers Beni Blaser and Kevin Heiniger published a video about their trip to the Spanish bouldering area Albarracin a few days ago. Do you look...
Pol Roca Decrypts Double Bubble (8b +)
Pol Roca managed the first ascent of a complex and super hard boulder in the Catalonian bouldering area Comarca near Barcelona. For the Double Bubble line,...
Baptiste Ometz climbs no-fish (8a +)
A few days ago, 18-year-old Baptiste Ometz from Lower Valais climbed the Keinfisch (8a +) line in the Chironico bouldering area in Ticino. The boulder requires kneepad and many hooks....
Kevin Hemund wins the fight against the cat
Kevin Hemund climbs the classic line Big Kat (8b +) in Chironico. "Yes, I wrestled her down. It was quite a challenge. But even the biggest cat...
Nina Williams is the first woman to climb the 13-Meter-Highball Ambrosia
Two days after Margo Hayes wrote a 9a+ climbing history with the first female ascent, Nina Williams also proves with the ascent of the highball Ambrosia how...
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James Pearson: “That was my craziest highball”
Hard at the limit: James Pearson repeats the infamous highball 29 dots and comes shockingly close to the limit.
bouldering
Alex Megos opens climbing hall | Frankenjura Academy
Partial opening of the Frankenjura Academy: From today on you can climb in Alex Megos' climbing hall in Forchheim.
Climbing
Is Rhapsody (E11) the most dangerous route in the world?
Magnus Midtbo returns with Dave MacLeod to one of his most impressive first ascents: Rhapsody (E11, 7a).
Climbing
Yannick Flohé climbs his hardest route to date with Lazarus (9a+).
9a+ in transit: Yannick Flohé manages to climb Lazarus at the Schiefen Tod in the Franconian Jura in just 4 Go's.
Climbing
Efficient exercise on the way to handstand
This is how the handstand works: With the L handstand you can build up strength and practice the handstand position in a controlled manner.