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One of the most impressive lines in Magic Wood: Power of Now

In August, the Italian Luca Rinaldi secured the second ascent of the 8c boulder Power of Now in Magic Wood, Switzerland.

In his video blog, Magnus Midtbo presents a tricky boulder in which only coins were used as handles and kicks.

Christoph Völker shows you why pincer force is essential for climbing and how you can build up the necessary strength.

The Cameroni brothers have added several new lines to the Brione bouldering area in Ticino. This video shows six new boulders.

The 20-year-old Nicolai Uznik succeeds in the first ascent of the Boulder Witchcraft near Villach. He suggests 8c as an assessment.

The two German climbers Alexander Megos and Yannick Flohé were successful in Ticino. Here is the video of the trip.

The 22-year-old Nathan Williams succeeds only the fifth ascent of the Boulder Sleepwalker in the Red Rocks. But who is Nathan Williams?

This video shows Jakob Schubert during the Flash inspection of the Magic Wood classic The Never Ending Story (8b +).

Alex Megos climbs the two boulders Dreamtime and The Story of Two Worlds (8c) and raises questions about climbing ethics.

The powerhouse Magnus Midtbo or the crack specialist Pete Whittaker: Who is going to screw the more difficult boulder?

Niccolò Ceria announces again the ascent of an extremely difficult line. This time he succeeded in the legendary boulder Gioia (8c +) in Varazze.

How can massage guns be used in climbing? Where do the massage guns make sense, where don't? We tested three models.

Martin Keller managed to climb what is probably the most famous boulder in the world: Dreamtime (8c) in Cresciano, Switzerland.

The young Austrian Nicolai Uznik has only managed the fifth ascent of the 8c boulder Iron Sit in the Maltatal.

Bernd Zangerl manages the first ascent of the 10-meter-high Boulder Grenzlos (approx. 8a +) in the Valle Dell'Orco.