Keyword: climbing history

Laura Rogora climbs as the second woman 9b: Ali Hulk Extension Total Sit Start

On July 25, 2020, Italian Laura Rogora wrote climbing history: a woman of this age has never climbed a route with difficulty level 9b. And only one woman managed to do that before.

Emma Twyford and Big Bang are the first Britons to climb an 9a route

On September 17, 2019, the British Emma Twyford managed the red point ascent of the 9a route Big Bang at Lower Pen Trwyn in North Wales. She is...

World record: Illya Bakhmet-Smolensky climbs Chromosome X (9a) at Charmey at the age of 13 years

The Ukrainian Ilya Bakhmet-Smolensky wrote climbing history on November 8, 2018: At the age of 13, he managed to climb the Chromosome X route at...

Film about Margo Hayes's ascent of La Rambla (9a +)

In February 2017, the American Margo Hayes wrote climbing history by inspecting the route La Rambla (9a +). She was the first woman in the world to score...

Why Adam Ondra rated Silence with 9c

On September 3, 2017, Adam Ondra climbed the hardest route in the world with Silence (9c). In the most recent video post with Adam, he explains why he calls Silence...

Adam Ondra writes climbing story: 9a + flash

Last year, Adam Ondra managed the first ascent of a climbing route with a difficulty level of 9c. A murmur ran through the climbing scene as he...

Why Adam Ondra christened the world's first 9c Silence

Last Sunday Adam Ondra climbed his long-term project Project Hard (9c) and wrote climbing history. After the successful ascent, Ondra took some time to...

First video sequence of Alex Honnold's free-of-charge on El Capitan

On June 3rd, the American Alex Honnold climbed the Freerider route on El Capitan free solo and wrote climbing history. Media coverage is almost...

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