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Video: Samuel Ometz gets an 8b + first ascent

The 22-year-old Samuel Ometz is the first to do the 8b + Boulder Sting Assis in Plex (Valais), Switzerland. The block with its extremely physical and at the same time technical ...

Jimmy Webb climbs 8c + Boulder Creature from the Black Lagoon

Jimmy Webb has not taken a long break since his trip to the Rocklands and, like others, is now in Boulder, Colorado. This weekend…

Video about Ryuichi Murai in Magic Wood - Switzerland

Video about Ryuichi Murai's incredible ticklist in Magic Wood

17 days ago we told you about the incredible ticklist of the Japanese Ryuichi Murai. Now there is even a video from the eleven-day stay. Video…

Ryuichi Murai climbs La Force Tranquille in Magic Wood - Avers - Switzerland

The Japanese Ryuichi Murai flies up the blocks in Magic Wood

Ryuichi Murai had just eleven days in Averstal in Graubünden, five of which it rained. All the more impressive is the number of boulders that Ryuichi Murai did in the time ...

Beni Blaser climbs Red Snapper at Sustenpass

Like so many others these days, Beni Blaser is taking refuge in the heights. With success. He finds good conditions and climbs the Boulder Red Snapper ...

Parking in Murgtal - Bouldering - bouldering.ch

New parking in the bouldering area Murgtal

So far, many boulderers in the Murg Valley have violated the current parking ban. To the displeasure of the local community. Thanks to bouldern.ch there are now official parking spaces. A guest contribution by ...

Adam Ondra on bouldering as a training tool

In the second episode of the EpicTV series, Adam Ondra talks about bouldering as an important part of balanced training. You don't always have time to ...

Giuliano Cameroni at Grande Gigante Gentile

Serial first ascents in the Val Bavona

Giuliano and Diego Cameroni, together with Samuel Ometz, gave Ticino a series of new, pretty lines in spring. Especially in the area of ...

Kevin Heiniger in Kryptos on Morchelstock in Balsthal

Kevin Heiniger on the 8c inspection of Kryptos

In April, Kevin Heiniger from Bern climbed the 8c boulder Kryptos on Morchelstock in Balsthal (LACRUX reported). In today's guest post, Kevin tells us how he ...

Lucid Dreaming: Fourth climb after 7 years for Toru Nakajima

The Japanese boulderer Toru Nakajima no longer has to name the 8c test piece Lucid Dreaming in Bishop (California) a project since last weekend. He managed the fourth ascent of the ...