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Megos proposes 9b/+ for the first ascent of Tuareg Blanco

Alexander Megos starts the new year successfully: He succeeds in the first ascent of the route Tuareg Blanco and rates the line 9b/+.
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Chris Sharma and Jakob Schubert open new Deep Water Solo lines

In the last episode of his video blog, Jakob Schubert takes us to a new DWS sector on Mallorca that Chris Sharma discovered. After watching this video, everyone will be booking a trip to the Spanish island.

New 1000 meter line on the Petit Dru: Petit Pont (M5, 6a, A3)

The three French alpinists Amaury Fouillade, Philippe Bruley and Baptiste Obino have opened a new 1000-meter-long line called Petit Pont on the west face of the Petit Dru.

This line was long considered impossible – No One Mourns the Wicked (9A)

At the end of last year, Nathaniel Coleman made the first ascent of the 9A boulder No One Mourns the Wicked. The line is the low version of the boulder Defying Gravity (8C), which was long considered impossible.

Kühne mixed route on the Grödner Joch first ascent: Hybrid (M8+, WI6)

In mid-December, Simon Gietl and Manuel Oberarzbacher made the first ascent of the spectacular mixed route Hybrid on the Grödner Joch. With difficulties up to M8+ and WI6, the...

Chris Sharma opens new DWS Masterpiece: Vision Quest (9a)

After more than thirty days of planning, spread over six months, Chris Sharma succeeded in making the first ascent of Vision Quest (9a) a few days ago. The...

Alex Huber opens 76-meter mega route Mythos (8c+)

Anyone who claims that you can no longer climb hard when you are older will definitely be proven wrong by Alex Huber. At the Barmsteine ​​in Berchtesgaden...

16-year-old frees 30-year-old project in the Gorges du Tarn

Erwan Legrand crowns a successful climbing trip in the Gorges du Tarn with the first ascent of a 30-year-old project. The route has a difficulty level of 8c+...

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