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.
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?
As the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation recently reported in a detailed report, the dispute over the Rock Inn climbing hall in Würzburg is becoming increasingly absurd. What's going on?
In October last year, Laura Pineau alias "Mademoiselle Fissure" secured the second female ascent of the most famous crack route in Europe: Greenspit. This video shows her impressive ascent.
On January 31st, at 08.00:XNUMX a.m., Belgian Seb Berthe stood at the exit of the route after successfully climbing the Dawn Wall. He is only the fourth person to have free climbed the most difficult multi-pitch route in the world. In this article, we publish a detailed, personal report by Seb Berthe about his time on the wall.
A few hours ago, Frenchman Seb Bouin announced the successful first ascent of what was to date the most difficult route in China: El Gran Cabrón (9b) in the Shegeng Cave in the Chinese province of Guang Xi.
