Climbing

Babsi Zangerl gets the first repetition of the combat zone route in the Rätikon. The following Sunday, Jacopo also made short work of it.

In today's post, Simon Deussen shows us an innovative method for the treatment of acute and chronic tendon complaints: Epte therapy

In today's guest post, Lena Marie Müller examines the question of whether our favorite sport and climate protection are compatible and encourages reflection.

Adam Ondra offers an insight into the craft of setting up the To tu ještě nebylo route (9a), the most difficult route in Czech sandstone.

The German professional climber Alexander Megos successfully climbs the route Bibliographie in Céüse. Alex suggests 9c as the level of difficulty for the route. It is only the second 9c in the world.

The French professional climber Seb Bouin and his compatriot Charles Albert visited the sport climbing Mecca Céüse to plan the Ratstaman Vibration route.

The Bernese climber Dimi Vogt manages a one-day red point ascent of the route Zahir (8b +, 300m) on the Wendenstöcken in the Bernese Oberland.

Jean-Marie Porcellana and Michel Piola have set up a new multi-pitch route in the climbing area Sanetsch (Valais) with Utopia (8 SL, 7a +). There is information, pictures and topos in this article.

On July 29, 2020, a serious climbing accident occurred on the Ammerthaler Wand. The safety hook of the deflector is broken.

Last Saturday it was time. With 1200m² bouldering area, the largest bouldering hall in Vorarlberg, Austria, opened in the Fischbach area in Dornbirn. In countless planning and...

The highest climbing wall in the world has recently appeared in Denmark's capital Copenhagen: the total climbing length of the routes is 80 meters.

Siebe Vanhee climbs the multi-pitch route Orbayu (8c, 500m, 13 SL) at Naranjo De Bulnes in the Picos de Europa National Park, Spain.

Adam Ondra started by setting up an old line and is confident that the route will be climbable and possibly difficult. Even 9c?

A mountaineer fell on Tuesday morning ascending to Piz Bernina. She sustained fatal injury.

The mountain sports equipment supplier Petzl calls for the inspection of semi-static ropes from its product range. Customers are asked to check their ropes.

Adam Ondra, as ambassador of the Garda-Trentino tourist region, presents some less well-known climbing gardens around Arco.

On July 25, 2020, Italian Laura Rogora wrote climbing history: a woman of this age has never climbed a route with difficulty level 9b. And only one woman managed to do that before.

In the popular climbing area beggar kitchen, in the parking lot sector, you should not climb on weekends until further notice.

The barefoot shoe Pure Freedom by Meindl offers you a lot of breathing and freedom of movement and thanks to its Vibram sole you still have a good kick.

On July 8, 2020, the two Bernese alpinists Adrian Zurbrügg and Nicolas Hojac climbed the so-called spaghetti tour in a new best time.

The Italian Laura Rogora continues her 9a collection campaign and climbs The Bomb in the Italian climbing area of ​​Collepardo.

Climbing expeditions also work with babies. Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson provide the evidence with the first ascent of Excalibur in Ethiopia.

A mountaineer fell on the Schreckhorn near Grindelwald on Sunday morning. She fell several hundred meters and was fatally injured. Her...

Mammut, in partnership with the climate protection organization Protect Our Winters (POW), is launching the Close The Loop project and recycling old climbing ropes.