The most important first ascents from the climbing world

Steve McClure in the UK's first 9b - Rainman

Britain's most difficult route scored with 46 years

After around 128 attempts, Steve McClure managed to climb Rainman, the UK's first 9b route. This at the age of 46. For all the older ones ...

Bernd Zangerl boulders Very Important Parrot in Murg Valley

New testpiece first arrived in Murgtal

Bernd Zangerl announces the first ascent of a new, hard boulder in the Murgtal near Walensee. The new test piece is called Very Important Parrot and is in area 8b (+)….

Finally - Video about Joe Kids in Bone Tomahawk

Joe Kinder is a few years old. At 36 years of age he is one of the older semesters in the professional climber scene….

Finally: Gondo Crack freed by Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher

The Gondo Crack is a 17-meter long crack line that was set up by the two Italians Allesandro Manini and Maurizio Pellizzon at the end of the 90s. Since then the route has been waiting ...

Hard first ascent by Toshi Takeuchi

The Japanese boulderer Toshi Takeuchi reports the first ascent of Kuzan and suggests 8c as a rating. His comment on the successful ascent: “Finally. Today is…

Jimmy Webb is ticking one project after another

The American top boulderer Jimmy Webb has published a new video. The scenes show numerous first ascents and other projects that Jimmy has recently succeeded in ....

Michi Wohlleben in Die slowly on Seebenseefall

Michi Wohlleben manages a heavy mixed route on Seebenseefall

The German professional alpinist Michi Wohlleben succeeds with Die Hard (M11 +) on a difficult mixed route at the Seebenseefall in the Mieminger Mountains. Michi set up the route in 2013. He first climbed the ...

Nalle Hukkataival at Burden of Dreams_Lappnor-Project

The story behind the first 9a Boulder in the world

On October 23.10.2016, 9, a murmur went through the climbing world. The Finnish top boulderer Nalle Hukkataival announces the ascent of Burden of Dreams and beats the level of difficulty XNUMXa ...

Adam Ondra in Mamichula_Oliana_Firstbegehung

Adam Ondra manages first ascent of Mamichula

When the weather is obviously uncomfortable in the Spanish climbing area Oliana, Adam Ondra takes the first ascent of the 9b route Mamichula. The Mamichula endurance hammer is a combination of ...

Most difficult female first ascent by Laura Rogora

Should the difficulty of La Gasparata in Collepardo prove to be true, Laura Rogora would have managed the hardest female first ascent (8c + / 9a). That the 15-year-old can climb is at the latest ...