Keyword: bouldering

At the Bouldering World Cup in Bern, Britain's Erin McNeice and China's Yufei Pan each won their first gold medals. In the men's final, a particularly spectacular move raised safety concerns.

For everyone out there planning to watch the 2025 World Cup live in Bern, here's some important information about the event. For those who can't make it to Bern, Lacrux will, of course, provide links to the live streams as always.

At the first IFSC World Cup in South America last weekend, Japanese Sorato Anraku returned in his usual strong form. In the women's competition, French bouldering champion Naïlé Meignan topped the World Cup podium for the first time.

Some swear by training plans, others prefer to improve by spending as much time on the wall as possible. One myth is particularly persistent: If you simply climb a lot, you'll get stronger faster, even without targeted training.

Czech 8C boulderer Jana Svecova has managed the hardest boulder in Oslo with Mild Abuse of Terminology (8B+).

US boulderer Katie Lamb made climbing history again in April 2025 with the ascent of The Dark Side (8C+) in Yosemite National Park. Following her first ascent of the boulder Box Therapy in 2023, which was later downgraded, Lamb is now the first woman to conquer a universally recognized 8C+ boulder.

During a short stay at Magic Wood, Scotsman Will Bosi succeeds in making the first ascent of the 8C+ boulder Brain Rot.

The IFSC World Cup season kicked off this weekend in Keqiao, China. The international climbing elite competed at the Bouldering World Cup for the first time at World Cup level. Young Japanese talent Anraku Sorato took home gold in the men's competition, while Annie Sanders of the United States topped the podium in the women's competition.