Keyword: Switzerland

At the first Swiss Climbing Cup of the season in early March, bouldering specialists Sofya Yokoyama and Nils Favre won. Today is the second round of the Minimum Leutsch and it promises to be exciting, especially as it is the last chance for the participants to qualify for the Swiss Championships on April 1st in L'Entrepôt in Bulle.

The international bouldering elite are currently cavorting in the Swiss sun room - from Woods to Graham, they are all there. This high density of strong climbers is also reflected in the fact that numerous classics have been repeated, hard boulders have been projected and new lines have been climbed for the first time.

The Swiss professional alpinist Yannick Glatthard manages the first ascent of the Hall of Fame (400m, M13, WI6) in Kandersteg. The mega route with its 30 meter long horizontal roof and the gigantic freely hanging ice candle is probably one of the most challenging mixed lines in this style.

With the first of three bouldering competitions, the national competition season 2023 starts on Saturday, March 4th in the Spinnerei Indoor bouldering hall in Ibach. Further stations are the Minimum Leutsch bouldering hall in Zurich-Oerlikon on March 18th and L'Entrepôt in Bulle on April 1st.

The strong Briton Aidan Roberts manages the first ascent of Unison in Brione. The 8C-rated line offers rock-hard groin shooting in overhanging terrain and demands finger strength and precision in equal measure.

From March 18th to April 4th, Reel Rock 17 is stopping in Switzerland and presents the best climbing and adventure films of the year. First-class climbing action, exciting adventures and a good dose of humor await you. Among the members of the Lacrux community we are giving away 3x2 tickets.

It's no secret that failure is part of climbing. In his latest video, Alex Megos shows that the best in the sport are no different. While he shoots and still can't get anything done, Yannick Flohé solves one high-end boulder problem after the other.

Yannick Flohé has made a brilliant start to the new climbing year: in Ticino's Bouldering Mecca Chironico, he climbed two tough test pieces in one day on January 24th: Ephyra (8C+) and From Dirt Grows the Flowers (8C).