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Gimmelwald is very popular. The most recent ascent of a difficult route is due to Obed Hardmeier. He climbs El Molinero (8c +). The strong...

The 8c boulder Hazel Grace on the Gotthard Pass has experienced a few repetitions in the past few days: none other than the Finn Nalle Hukkataival and the Italian Gabriele...

20-year-old Sascha Lehmann transfers the top performance from the 2018 competition season to the rock and quickly climbs El Molinero (8c +) and Hexenküche (8b +) in...

Katherine Choong from western Switzerland is in the mood to explore. A few weeks ago she was the first Swiss woman to climb a 9a (LACRUX reported). On her recent climbing trip, she...

Roger Schäli is not only one of the world's best professional alpinists and climbers because of his numerous first ascents on the north face of the Eiger. The one on the 8th...

Nina Caprez manages the third repetition of the difficult multi-pitch route Headless Children in the Rätikon climbing area. The Swiss all-round climber Nina Caprez is back in her home country and...

The Valaisian Samuel Ometz announces the inspection of the Rawyl-9a Cabane au Canada. The route is currently experiencing a veritable flood of inspections. Samuel is known to most for...

Giuliano Cameroni spent several months in the Rocklands, South Africa this summer. Towards the end of his stay he hit two hard boulders. On the one hand he climbed The...

The Valais mountain guide and alpinist Andy Steindl has set a new record on the Matterhorn. It took him 3 hours, 59 minutes and 52 seconds to...

At the end of July, the Swiss professional mountaineer Dani Arnold climbed the Walker Pfeiler (4208 meters) in the Mont Blanc massif via the Cassin route in 2:04 hours (LACRUX reported). With his recent...

It seems to be the season of speed records. The latest message reaches us from 30-year-old Mario Heller. He crossed the triumvirate on August 20th...

26-year-old Katherine Choong climbed the Rawyl classic Cabane au Canada (9a) last Tuesday. With her recent ascent, Katherine belongs to the illustrious circle of...

The climbing couple Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher succeed in the first repetition of the Eiger Route Odyssey under extremely difficult conditions. The difficult and strongly overhanging climbing route Odyssey...

A few weeks ago we met Giuliano Cameroni in Ticino and at Teufelsstein in central Switzerland. In an interview with LACRUX he explains why he...

The German Max Prinz shows us that not all strong boulderers are in the Rocklands. He's spent a few days over the past few weeks...

The Swiss professional mountaineer Dani Arnold sets a new record time on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. The 34-year-old climbs the Walker pillar (4208 meters) in...

On Friday, June 29, 2018, the Swiss Nicolas Hojac set out on a speed ascent on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Ticino. His goal was...

On Tuesday morning there was a fatal accident in the Burgfluh climbing garden near Wimmis. A 39-year-old climber fell 20 meters. The climber...

Until now, bouldering enthusiasts from Eastern Switzerland made pilgrimages to the climbing hall in St. Gallen (Abtwil) or to Sparta Bouldering in the Rhine Valley, sometimes even to Vorarlberg, to...

Are you starting to plan your climbing trips in autumn? Then you should have the Transa Outdoor Festival from September 28th - 30th in your...

Crash pads can now be rented in the Murgtal bouldering area in eastern Switzerland. The pads can be obtained from the Murg City restaurant. One of the driving forces behind the...

From September 7th to 10th, 2018 the Keepwild Climbing Days will take place for the sixth time. The event is organized by Mountain Wilderness, supported...

Alexander Rohr is one of the names that we will hear (even) more often in the future. With routes like Ravage or Alpenbitter, the young Bernese...

On Saturday and Sunday, August 25th and 26th, 2018, the Magic Wood interest group is organizing the 9th...