Keyword: alphanes

The American professional boulderer Sean Bailey climbs his second 9A boulder with Alphane in Chironico. He recently made his first ascent of Shaolin (9A) public....

In the past few days and weeks, numerous difficult boulders have been repeated and opened. It's high time for an overview. When the world-famous bouldering hotspots in...

Film tip for the weekend: How Austrian climbing professional Jakob Schubert became the most successful climber in 2023.

Jakob Schubert is the first athlete to master a 9c route and a 9A boulder - within three months!

At the end of last year, Will Bosi managed the third ascent of the 9A boulder Alphane near Chironico. Now the Scot has released the video of his inspection. The Ticino classics Vecchio Leone (8B, flash) and Forgotten Gem (8C) can also be seen in the video.

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.

With Stefano Ghisolfi, Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert, three of the world's best climbers joined forces in spring 2022 to wrestle an ascent of the potential 9c line Excalibur - without success. Will Bosi has been staying in Arco for a short time. After just one day, the strong Scot was able to do all 18 moves and climb the route in three stages.

The strong Belgian Simon Lorenzi secures an inspection of Alphane. This makes the 25-year-old the third climber this year to repeat Shawn Raboutou's line in Chironico since the first ascent in April.