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Only one week left until the Boulder World Cup in Bern | final information for visitors

For everyone out there planning to watch the 2025 World Cup live in Bern, here's some important information about the event. For those who can't make it to Bern, Lacrux will, of course, provide links to the live streams as always.
Climbing

Outdoor festival MisoXperience | Info, tickets

The fifth edition of the MisoXperience outdoor festival promises an expanded program with bouldering, paragliding, kayaking and Family Day.
Regional

Rock fall in the Denti della Vecchia climbing area

On Sunday, around 50.000 cubic meters of rock collapsed in a hiking and climbing area near Lugano. According to experts, the brittle rock favors further rockfalls.
mountaineering

"Traversing the glacier without a rope was a misjudgment"

Silvan Schüpbach, Peter Von Känel and Carlos Molina climbed a new route on the north face of the Nesthorn called The Cuckoo's Nest. On the way back they fell into a crevasse, but luckily they were not injured. A report by Silvan Schüpbach and Peter von Känel.
bouldering

Siara Fabbri and Nicolai Uznik in the mood to walk

The American Siara Fabbri and the Austrian Nicolai Uznik take advantage of the perfect conditions in the Swiss southern canton of Ticino for tough bouldering climbs.
mountaineering

Schäli and von Känel open new route in Bergell | Methadone

The Swiss alpinists Roger Schäli and Peter von Känel succeeded in climbing a new route through the north face of the Sciora Dafora in the Bergell. The topo of the route Methadone (M5+, 800m, Trad) can be found at the end of the article.
Climbing

Schubert and Pilz climb to victory in record time | Red Bull Dual Ascent

Jessica Pilz and Jakob Schubert won the Red Bull Dual Ascent 2024 with ease. Here are the pictures and the video replay.
News Switzerland

Showdown in the Kraftreaktor Lenzburg: Swiss Championship Lead

Today, Saturday, things are really heating up again at this year's Swiss Championships in the Kraftreaktor Lenzburg. In addition to the U18 and Elite, the...
Climbing
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Glatthard's speed solo on the Salbit Westgrat: What's behind it | Interview

In the interview, Yannick Glatthard talks about his speed solo on the Salbit Westgrat and the importance and limitations of this form of climbing.
Climbing

“This was the toughest renovation of all”

Dani Furrer and Ruedi Bunschi have renovated the Salbit West Ridge. You can find out what the challenges were in the following report.
mountaineering

Andy Steindl with new record of the Spaghetti Tour

Andy Steindl conquers the Spaghetti Tour solo in an incredible 7 hours, 45 minutes and 44 seconds, setting a new record.
bouldering

Crème de la crème is fighting for the Swiss championship title in bouldering

This Saturday the best climbers in Switzerland will fight for the bouldering championship title in the Quadrel Boulder.
bouldering
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Crack in the Magic Wood | Municipality and IG Magic Wood in dispute

The waves are rising in the Magic Wood. We met the mayor and the president of IG Magic Wood for a discussion.
bouldering
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New bouldering sector opened in Chironico: Full Ring

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.
Climbing

Marco Müller climbs L'isola che non c'è | Short interview

Marco Müller climbs the 9a route L'isola che non c'è near Amden. We spoke to Müller about the inspection.
bouldering

Swiss Climbing Cup Bouldering Sursee | Live stream & information

The second Swiss Climbing Cup in bouldering will take place in Sursee on Saturday. The finals can be followed in the live stream.
Events Switzerland

First Swiss Climbing Cup in bouldering 2024 | Info & live stream

This Saturday the first Swiss Climbing Cup will take place in the Spinnerei Indoor. The finals can be followed in the live stream.
Events Switzerland

Wild Collective Mountain Sports Festival goes into the second round

On March 1st and 2nd, the Wild Collective Mountain Sports Festival in Herisau, Appenzell, goes into its second round.
bouldering

Parking and overnight stay in Chironico | Rules 2024

Parking fees have been charged in Chironico since the beginning of the year. You can also spend the night in 3 signposted park areas for a fee.
bouldering

Access to Bouldering Area Val Bavona at risk

There is a risk of partial access bans in the popular bouldering area of ​​Val Bavona. New rules are intended to defuse the conflict.
Regional

These two flea markets protect your budget and the environment

With the Chur mountain flea market and the Alpin Flohmi Bern, there are two ways to buy and sell used mountain sports equipment.
Climbing

Again: Swiss glaciers are melting rapidly | 2023

The Swiss glaciers are melting faster and faster. They have experienced the second worst summer for their existence since measurements began.
mountaineering

Full length documentary "Tribute to Failure" available

The documentary «Tribute to Failure» is available. It is about Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist, Jonas Schild and Andy Schnarf.
Climbing

Yannick Glatthard climbs 5 Grimsel classic rope solo

Yannick Glatthard climbs 5 Grimsel classic rope solo. In this personal report and in the video, Glatthard presents his project.
bouldering

Petra Klingler resigns from the competition

Petra Klingler resigns from the competition. She will contest her last World Cup in front of her home crowd in Bern.
mountaineering

Win 2 tickets for the Mammut Mountain Days

The Mammut Mountain Days will take place in Zermatt from September 1st to 3rd. The program includes tours and workshops with professional athletes such as Katherine Choong, Jonas Schild, Stephan Siegrist and Andrea Kümin, as well as all-inclusive camping at the foot of the Matterhorn. We are giving away 2 tickets worth CHF 490 each.
bouldering

Bouldering, kayaking and partying at the Misoxperience outdoor festival

Any plans for the driveway? The Misoxperience outdoor festival is in full swing in the idyllic Misox valley in Graubünden. While canoeing was the focus in the first few days, from Thursday everything revolves around bouldering.
bouldering

In the 8C(+) frenzy: Aidan Roberts opens The Lions Share

Briton Aidan Roberts announces the first ascent of a new boulder line in Brione, Ticino. He rates the boulder The Lions Share with 8C +.
bouldering

Natalie Bärtschi and Julien Clémence defend their titles | Swiss Championship Bouldering 2023

Successful title defense: Natalie Bärtschi and Julien Clémence crowned themselves Swiss champions in the bouldering discipline on Saturday evening, April 1, in the L'Entrepôt climbing hall in Bulle. Jil Couture and Romain Sabatier win the title in the U18 category.
mountaineering

Billi Bierling: There is no way around her for expeditions

Billi Bierling has worked for the Himalayan Database, the archive of legendary Himalayan chronicler Elizabeth Hawley, for almost twenty years. She is known for cruising the busy streets of Kathmandu on her bicycle to interview expedition climbers from around the world. In her book, she tells of the fascination of expedition mountaineering in the Himalayas and her commitment to people in need.

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bouldering

Penultimate Bouldering World Cup of the season in Bern | Info & Livestream

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After a stormy World Cup in Prague, where the women's final was canceled at short notice due to severe weather warnings, the indoor venue at the Bouldering World Cup in Bern this weekend offers a welcome change.
mountaineering

Red Bull X-Alps 2025: Starting signal for the toughest adventure race in the world

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Today the prologue to the twelfth edition takes place in Kitzbühel...
Climbing

First female ascent of the Yosemite Triple Crown

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For the first time, two women have won the so-called Yosemite Triple Crown: Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau climbed the three highest peaks in Yosemite – Mount Watkins, Half Dome and El Capitan – in 23 hours and 36 minutes.
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Training

These are the best (and worst) training exercises for climbers

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There's no doubt that strength training is essential for climbing. Nevertheless, there are particularly helpful exercises—and some that do more harm than good.
Climbing

Seb Bouin opens Croatia's hardest climbing route – Vidra La Vida 9b/+

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Exciting news reaches us from the island of Hvar, where French climber Sebastien Bouin made the first ascent of Vidra La Vida. The proposed difficulty of the new route is 9b/+ (5.15b/c), making it the hardest sport climbing route in Croatia to date.