Keyword: Free climbing

Silvan Schüpbach and Janluca Kostner have made the first complete free climb of "Untergang der Titanen" (8a) on the north face of the Gross Wellhorn. The 600-meter route in the Bernese Alps remains consistently difficult over its 20 pitches.

In "The Palatinate. The Book," Alex Wenner takes us on a fascinating journey spanning more than 150 years – from the origins to the present day of climbing in the Palatinate.

Italian climbers Pietro Vidi and Alessandro Larcher free-climbed the route Joy Division (800 m, 8b) on the Qualido Wall in Val di Mello on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. The 20-pitch route is considered one of the most challenging multi-pitch routes in Italy.

In the spring of 1975, Kurt Albert marked the start of a route in the Franconian Jura with a red dot for the first time. Fifty years later, the term "red dot" has become the definitive free climbing style. Therefore, climbers in the Franconian Jura in Obertrubach duly celebrated this past weekend with a photo project and a film on the history of free climbing.

From 5 to 7 August, the Frenchmen Leo Billon and Enzo Oddo succeeded in the first free ascent of the Lafaille route on the west face of the 3.733 m high Petit Dru in the Mont Blanc massif. 

Sean Villanueva succeeds in free climbing the most difficult route on the El Mocho massif in Patagonia, The Approach Team Line. It is an old techno route by two Bulgarians.

Lara Neumeier and Nemuel Feurle are free ascending El Niño via Pineapple Express Variation (800m, 8a+) in the North America Wall of the...

34-year-old Slovakian Miška Izakovičová free climbs the Huberbuam big wall route Golden Gate on El Capitan