Climbing
Chronology of an adventure in the wild Atlas Mountains
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Iker Pou opens up a new multi-pitch route in the Atlas Mountains and repeats several difficult tours single-handedly.
Does climbing have a doping problem?
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The sport of climbing is developing rapidly, training is becoming more and more professional, and today's professionals can make a living from the sport. This increases the pressure to deliver results. How far do athletes, coaches and associations go?
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.
Dani Arnold climbs in the depths of a glacier
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Usually he stands on peaks. Going into the dark depths first was a new mountaineering experience even for Dani Arnold. Follow Daniel Arnold...
Cédric Lachat climbs after injury break again 9a
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The Swiss professional athlete Cédric Lachat climbs one of the most famous 9a in Spain with Era Vella in just six attempts. The inspection is all the more remarkable when...
Video: Inspection of the Neverending Story by Nina Caprez and Barbara Zangerl
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In 2015, the two athletes Nina Caprez and Barbara Zangerl repeated one of the most demanding alpine climbing routes: Neverending Story (8b+, 11 SL) in the Rätikon. So...
Video: Stefano Ghisolfi's first ascent of the Route Ultimatum (9a +)
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Shortly after Stefano Ghisolfi moved to Arco, he managed the first ascent of what was then the first 9a+ in the region: Ultimatum. Now there is the video of...
Hansjörg Auer in an interview about his abseiling campaign
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A few days ago, Hansjörg Auer published a video of an abseiling action on the Achplatte in Öztal (LACRUX reported). As an abseiling point, Hansjörg used a small, frozen...
Daniel Woods almost crashes after carabiner's break
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The American boulderer Daniel Woods has been in Spain for a few weeks and is once again dedicating himself to sport climbing. That he not only in the...
Hansjörg Auer: Probably the most dangerous abseiling action
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A few days ago, Hansjörg Auer, known among other things for his free solo ascents, published a film about his abseiling action on the Achplatte in Austria. Something hotter...
Review (2 / 2) of Michi Wohlleben's Patagonia trip
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The German professional alpinist Michael Wohlleben traveled together with Walter Hungerbühler for about a month to the paradise of every alpinist: Patagonia, Argentina. In a...
An experience report (1/2) from Michi Wohlleben's Patagonia trip
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The German professional alpinist Michael Wohlleben traveled together with Walter Hungerbühler for about a month to the paradise of every alpinist: Patagonia, Argentina. We have...
In speed mode: Christof Rauch commits numerous hard lines in the Frankenjura
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The weekend before last, Christof Rauch from Tyrol was drawn to the Frankenjura. On his short trip he got several hard lines. If this continues like this...
Women's power: Margo Hayes, Emily Harrington and Paige Claassen in Mallorca
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The Americans Margo Hayes, Emily Harrington and Paige Claassen traveled to Mallorca to explore the ingenious deep water soloing routes and the almost in...
Warm Up Exercise: How to Activate Before Climbing
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In view of the current minus temperatures, we have decided to present you with some warm-up exercises. Jared Vagy shows you two exercises with the Theraband. Two...
The Boulderer Daniel Woods climbs with La Capella for the first time an 9b route
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American Daniel Woods has been in Spain for a little over 10 days. He has already achieved one of his goals of the trip: He succeeds...
Dani Arnold opens new ice climbing route Power Shrimp
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The third attempt finally worked: In February 2018, extreme mountaineer Dani Arnold opened a new ice climbing route in the world-famous Helmcken Falls in...
Guidebook: You must pay attention to this when buying a sleeping bag
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The current weather forecast announces a strong Bisen current that will carry ice-cold mainland air to the north side of the Alps. If, despite the cold, you don't plan on spending the night in a VW bus or...
Film with Adam Ondra on the celebration of the world's first 9c
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On September 2nd, 2017 Adam Ondra wrote climbing history. He climbed the hardest route in the world: Silence (9c). The film about the first 9c route is...
So you're doing a proper leg cramp
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After Tom Randall showed you how to do a proper finger jam last week, today the other half of the Wide...
Sasha DiGiulian's fight with the ice
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American sport climber Sasha DiGiulian has teamed up with ice climber Angela VanWiemeersch. The result is a three-part video series about the ice climbing action of the two athletes. Sasha...
Three simple exercises for a healthy posture
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The following video shows you three exercises with which you can counteract the bad posture typical of climbing (round back). Anyone who regularly works in the gym or on the rock...
Chuck Odette races an 8b route at the age of 62 years
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American Chuck Odette doesn't let his age slow him down. Yesterday he managed to inspect the 8b route Killer Bees in Hurricave, USA. While others in...
Again Adam Ondra: 9b first ascent
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Adam Ondra's success stories reach us faster than we can publish articles. Yesterday, the over-climber succeeded with the Route Eagle (9b) in St. Leger...
Tips for crack climbing by Tom Randall
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Are you planning a trip to the trad climbing area of Cadarese, Yosemite Valley or just want to finally know how to do a finger jam? One of...
Pirmin Bertle is disappointed with Adam Ondras devaluation
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About a week ago, Adam Ondra stopped in the Friborg sport climbing area of Charmey, where Pirmin Bertle set up and first ascented some hard routes. At...
Michael Gunsilius climbs principle hope
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Once again we have received a success story from a person who is not mentioned too often in the media. The German climber Michael Gunsilius succeeds...
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Climbing
Chronology of an adventure in the wild Atlas Mountains
Iker Pou opens up a new multi-pitch route in the Atlas Mountains and repeats several difficult tours single-handedly.
Climbing
Does climbing have a doping problem?
The sport of climbing is developing rapidly, training is becoming more and more professional, and today's professionals can make a living from the sport. This increases the pressure to deliver results. How far do athletes, coaches and associations go?
bouldering
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.