Keyword: bouldering

The German climber Christoph Schweiger died in a traffic accident last weekend. The 21-year-old from Ingolstadt was a member of the DAV national climbing squad.

Abaddon (8A+) is one of the most popular boulders of this grade in the US bouldering Mecca Red Rocks. The American competition climber Zander Waller recently forced a flash ascent of the line and quickly downgraded it from 8A+ to 7C.

Every climber knows that you should use resting points to shake your arms. But how do you shake properly? We show you seven points that you should consider when shaking.

When Adam Ondra climbs to his absolute limit, he usually screams his heart out. What the climbing pro lets out is not just any scream, but a very specific power scream - each adapted to the movement required by the situation.

Successful title defense: Natalie Bärtschi and Julien Clémence crowned themselves Swiss champions in the bouldering discipline on Saturday evening, April 1, in the L'Entrepôt climbing hall in Bulle. Jil Couture and Romain Sabatier win the title in the U18 category.

In the fight against the ongoing risk of forest fires, the Ticino authorities have expanded their repertoire of measures: in addition to the rules already in force, everyone who is in the forest must now carry a fire blanket.

Matt Fultz secures the first repeat of Vecchio Leone sit (8C+) in Brione. It's the seventh boulder of this grade for the strong American, but the first time he's cracked such a difficult problem outside of the States.

The Val Masino has a huge selection of boulders. The fact that the world-famous and legendary bouldering event Melloblocco has been taking place here for almost 20 years speaks for the fantastic quality of the boulders. And since new lines are cleaned and opened up year after year, the Guidebook also grows from edition to edition.