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Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson make first ascent in Ethiopia: Excalibur

Climbing expeditions also work with babies. Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson provide the evidence with the first ascent of Excalibur in Ethiopia.

Black Diamond launches size 7 and 8 Camalots - no kidding

The mountain sports equipment supplier Black Diamond is expanding its range of mobile safety devices with Camalots of sizes 7 and 8.

This climbing guide shows the most beautiful Swiss areas for climbing with friends and wedges

The climbing guide C (H) lean from SAC presents climbing gardens and multi-pitch routes, which are suitable for hedging with wedges and friends.

You need to know about friends as mobile backups when climbing

In trad climbing, also called clean climbing, bolts are largely dispensed with as securing points. Instead of bolts, mobile safety devices such as friends or wedges are placed in cracks in the rock….

Win a Trad climbing weekend at Keepwild Climbing Days

Win a climbing weekend at Keepwild Climbing Days

The Keepwild Climbing Days will take place for the fifth time from August 25th to 28th, 2017. The event is organized by Mountain Wilderness, supported by ...

James Pearson climbs France's toughest trad route

The British climber James Pearson has dogged himself into a compact wall flight in Annot and gives France what is probably the most difficult pure trad route: Le Voyage (E10 ...