Opinions
Fabric softener for climbing: The Clipstick
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Opinion article: Markus Hutter is convinced that clipsticks have contributed massively to the dilution of ethics in climbing.
Adam Ondra on ethical dilemmas in climbing | Video interview
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Style debate: Adam Ondra on preclipping, the influence of kneepads on difficulty levels and chipping & gluing.
James Pearson dares to rate E12 for Bon Voyage – Why he exposes himself a second time
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After much consideration, James Pearson awards the grade E2 for the second time. Which leads him to make Bon Voyage the hardest trad route.
«What Harila does is announcement mountaineering at its finest»
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With the establishment of mountain tourism on most of the eight-thousanders and all of the Seven Summits plus a few other mountains, the required alpinistic skills have been reduced to almost zero. By alpine skills I mean independent climbing, acting and making decisions on the mountain. Everything that used to be required on these mountains has now largely become superfluous thanks to the technical infrastructure on the mountain. It is enough if you learn to walk with crampons in the base camp and to attach yourself correctly to the fixed rope.
New climbing holds in Hachioji: Dangerous & unfair?
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The international climbing association IFSC presented climbing holds in a video today that could be used for the first time in an official competition. But the handles are not well received by many. Why?
Fixexen - Will the rock face become a consumption arena?
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Guest author Markus Hutter expresses his exciting and stimulating thoughts on the subject of fixexing on rock in this article.
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News
bouldering
Tomoa Narasaki wins gold in Keqiao
Tomoa Narasaki wins the first Boulder World Cup of the season and rises to fourth place in the all-time best list.
mountaineering
Glacier death: Alpine Association measures the greatest loss in length at Pasterze since measurements began
The ÖAV's annual glacier report shows: 92 of 93 glaciers in Austria retreated, the Pasterze by 203,5 meters.
competition
Boulder gold No. 16: Janja Garnbret wins the start of the World Cup season
What a start to the season: Janja Garnbret secured another gold medal at the Boulder World Cup in Keqiao.
Climbing
Bon Voyage E12 (9a): This is behind Adam Ondra's ascent
With Bon Voyage, Adam Ondra has secured the first repetition of the most difficult trad route in the world. Now there's the video for the broadcast.
Climbing
TV tip: Portrait of climbing legend Beat Kammerlander
Tonight, 20:15 p.m. on Servus TV: Bergwelten portrays the exceptional Vorarlberg talent Beat Kammerlander.