Keyword: Frankenjura
Alex Megos flashes 8b-Boulder Kalokagathia
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The German professional climber Alexander Megos succeeds in the flash ascent of the endurance boulder Kalokagathia (8b) in the Franconian Jura.
Kurt Albert: red dot inventor, climbing pioneer & lateral thinker [biography]
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Kurt Albert was one of the greatest climbers of all time. A biography was published on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his death.
Conflict in Frankenjura - Alex Megos and Markus Bock declare war to each other
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Conflict in the Franconian Jura. Alexander Megos and Markus Bock declare war. It is now known who removed The Last Dance route.
Alexander Megos and Julian Söhnlein's route in Frankenjura got destroyed
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The adhesive hooks of the route The Last Dance (8c +) have been removed by strangers. Alexander Megos sharply criticizes the action.
Alexander Megos successful in Frankenjura: Opposing Force (8b + / c) bouldered
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The 9c climber Alexander Megos succeeds in the ascent of the Boulder Opposing Force in the Franconian Jura. He suggests 8b + / c as a difficulty.
Brushpoint: Alex Megos invents a new climbing style
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Alex Megos introduces a new climbing style: brushpoint climbing. After almost every move, he cleans the climbing holds on the route with a brush.
Melissa Le Nevé is the first woman to climb Action Directe (9a)
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Frenchwoman Melissa Le Nevé takes the first female ascent of what is probably the most famous 9a route in the world: Action Directe in Franconian Jura, Germany.
Pirmin Bertle scores Pantera (9a) in the Franconian Jura
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The German climber Primin Bertle announces the possibly only fourth ascent of the 9a route Panthera at Schneiderloch.