Michaela Kiersch in the form of her life
Michaela Kiersch wins in Catalonia. In addition to difficult routes, she struggled above all with the high demands placed on herself.
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bouldering
James Pearson: “That was my craziest highball”
Hard at the limit: James Pearson repeats the infamous highball 29 dots and comes shockingly close to the limit.
bouldering
Alex Megos opens climbing hall | Frankenjura Academy
Partial opening of the Frankenjura Academy: From today on you can climb in Alex Megos' climbing hall in Forchheim.
Climbing
Is Rhapsody (E11) the most dangerous route in the world?
Magnus Midtbo returns with Dave MacLeod to one of his most impressive first ascents: Rhapsody (E11, 7a).
Climbing
Yannick Flohé climbs his hardest route to date with Lazarus (9a+).
9a+ in transit: Yannick Flohé manages to climb Lazarus at the Schiefen Tod in the Franconian Jura in just 4 Go's.
GO TO KNOW: A PARAGLIDING AND CLIMBING ADVENTURE IN PAKISTAN
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Climbing Yosemite's Steepest Big Wall - Westie Face 5.13-, R
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Finding Focus • Life Behind The Lens of a Climbing Photographer
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Tom Randall & Anna Hazelnutt establish a new route in Thailand! 🇹🇭
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Oblivion (9a) - Alexander Rohr
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16 year old Pierre Marzullo - Super crackinette (9a+/5.15a)
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EPITAPH V16 -Toru Nakajima-
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Climbing
Jernej Kruder conquers 9a hybrid route with offwidth topout
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Despite the external conditions: Jernej Kruder repeats Ignacio Mulero's 9a hybrid route La Bruja in La Pedriza.
Bon Voyage E12 (9a): This is behind Adam Ondra's ascent
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With Bon Voyage, Adam Ondra has secured the first repetition of the most difficult trad route in the world. Now there's the video for the broadcast.
TV tip: Portrait of climbing legend Beat Kammerlander
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Tonight, 20:15 p.m. on Servus TV: Bergwelten portrays the exceptional Vorarlberg talent Beat Kammerlander.
bouldering
James Pearson: “That was my craziest highball”
Hard at the limit: James Pearson repeats the infamous highball 29 dots and comes shockingly close to the limit.
Alex Megos opens climbing hall | Frankenjura Academy
Partial opening of the Frankenjura Academy: From today on you can climb in Alex Megos' climbing hall in Forchheim.
New bouldering sector opened in Chironico: Full Ring
The Chironico bouldering area in Ticino already has several thousand bouldering lines, making it one of the most popular destinations in the climbing scene. Now Nils Favre from western Switzerland has opened a new sector near Schattental. This video introduces most of the boulders.
Outdoor enthusiasts meet here: Misoxperience Festival 2024
Attention bouldering and outdoor fans: The Misoxperience Outdoor Festival will take place for the third time in Misox, Graubünden, from May 4th to 12th.
Opinions
«What Harila does is announcement mountaineering at its finest»
With the establishment of mountain tourism on most of the eight-thousanders and all of the Seven Summits plus a few other mountains, the required alpinistic skills have been reduced to almost zero. By alpine skills I mean independent climbing, acting and making decisions on the mountain. Everything that used to be required on these mountains has now largely become superfluous thanks to the technical infrastructure on the mountain. It is enough if you learn to walk with crampons in the base camp and to attach yourself correctly to the fixed rope.
Fabric softener for climbing: The Clipstick
Opinion article: Markus Hutter is convinced that clipsticks have contributed massively to the dilution of ethics in climbing.
Fixexen - Will the rock face become a consumption arena?
Guest author Markus Hutter expresses his exciting and stimulating thoughts on the subject of fixexing on rock in this article.
James Pearson dares to rate E12 for Bon Voyage – Why he exposes himself a second time
After much consideration, James Pearson awards the grade E2 for the second time. Which leads him to make Bon Voyage the hardest trad route.
Adam Ondra on ethical dilemmas in climbing | Video interview
Style debate: Adam Ondra on preclipping, the influence of kneepads on difficulty levels and chipping & gluing.
New climbing holds in Hachioji: Dangerous & unfair?
The international climbing association IFSC presented climbing holds in a video today that could be used for the first time in an official competition. But the handles are not well received by many. Why?
mountaineering
mountaineering
Memories of David Lama on the 5th anniversary of his death
5th anniversary of the deaths of David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Rosskelley. In memory of three exceptional phenomena in modern mountaineering.
mountaineering
Huge landslide on Piz Scerscen
At Piz Scerscen in the Engadine, over a million cubic meters of rock and ice came loose early on Sunday morning.
mountaineering
Piolet d'Or veteran plans record on Everest
Record attempt: 59-year-old top alpinist Valeriy Babanov plans to become the oldest person to climb Everest without artificial oxygen.
mountaineering
Glacier death: Alpine Association measures the greatest loss in length at Pasterze since measurements began
The ÖAV's annual glacier report shows: 92 of 93 glaciers in Austria retreated, the Pasterze by 203,5 meters.
Training
Efficient exercise on the way to handstand
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This is how the handstand works: With the L handstand you can build up strength and practice the handstand position in a controlled manner.
Go higher when climbing: Here's how to do it
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Go higher when climbing: The frog yoga exercise stretches your inner thighs with a noticeable effect.
Four movement concepts that comprehensively improve your climbing technique
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Sustainably better climbing: Movement concepts can take you much further when climbing than individual techniques.
Products
Is trail running the perfect training for alpinists?
Trail running as training for alpinists: Today we'll take a closer look at whether and how running has benefits for mountaineering.
The world's first modular headlamp: Silva Free
Headlamp novelty: Silva Free is the first modular headlamp that can be put together depending on the planned mountain sports activity.
Trail running equipment: what do you need?
In this article you will find out what you need to get started with trail running and what you should pay attention to when it comes to equipment.
Lacrux TV
Alexander Huber on free soloing, acceptable risks and the right time to stop | Video interview
Alex Huber is one of the greatest free soloists of his time. In the interview he talks about his fascination for rope-free climbing.
Free Solo Climbing: Russian Roulette or Calculated Risk?
Is free solo climbing Russian roulette or a calculated risk? Alex Huber, Dani Arnold and Stefan Glowacz in an interview.
Stefan Glowacz on media change and pressure in climbing | Video interview
Style debate: Stefan Glowacz on the mixing of pink point and red point ascents, media change and pressure in climbing.
Matty Hong on challenging developments in climbing | Video interview
Style debate: Matty Hong on preclipping, mixing pinkpoint and redpoint and chipping & gluing.
Adam Ondra on ethical dilemmas in climbing | Video interview
Style debate: Adam Ondra on preclipping, the influence of kneepads on difficulty levels and chipping & gluing.
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Is trail running the perfect training for alpinists?
Trail running as training for alpinists: Today we'll take a closer look at whether and how running has benefits for mountaineering.
bouldering
Brione for beginners: The most beautiful boulders up to 7A
Brione is also easy: Today we'll show you where you can find beautiful bouldering problems in moderate degrees in the Verzasca Valley.
Products
Trail running equipment: what do you need?
In this article you will find out what you need to get started with trail running and what you should pay attention to when it comes to equipment.
Training
Four movement concepts that comprehensively improve your climbing technique
Sustainably better climbing: Movement concepts can take you much further when climbing than individual techniques.
Videos
Training despite an annular ligament injury
Ring ligament injury: In this video, Dave MacLeod explains what an adapted training session on the bouldering wall can look like.