Keyword: Highball

Groin climbing at its finest: Aidan Roberts commits Unison (8C, FA)

The strong Briton Aidan Roberts manages the first ascent of Unison in Brione. The 8C-rated line offers rock-hard groin shooting in overhanging terrain and demands finger strength and precision in equal measure.

Video: Dave Graham succeeds in Squalo Bianco, Florian Wientjes on a successful solo mission

The American Dave Graham is almost a fixture in Ticino. His most recent video shows him inspecting the Giuliano Cameroni line Squalo Bianco (8b +). Also in Ticino, but only for three days, was the German boulderer Florian Wintjes. He managed several highballs and the Kubalik (8b+) and Conquistador direct (8b) lines.

Hannah Meul: highball action in Val Bavona

The German climber Hannah Meul leaves her comfort zone and does the highball Auf quiet Pfoten (8a) in the Bavona valley in Ticino.

Giuliano Cameroni: First ascent of the Boulder Manouche (8b) in the Val Bavona

Giuliano Cameroni from Ticino once again manages the first ascent of a new and difficult line in Val Bavona: Manouche (8b).

Too Tall to Fall: Miles Adamson opens highball in Bishop

On January 1, 2020, Canadian Miles Adamson successfully climbed the Too Tall to Fall line on the famous Grandma Peabody block in the Bishop bouldering area.

Fabian Buhl repeats three highballs in one week

The German climber Fabian Buhl has so far made a name for himself mainly with the ascent of difficult multi-pitch tours (e.g. the MSL tour Ganesha). In the summer of 2017...

Gabriele Moroni repeats Highball Grande Gigante Gentile

A few days ago, the Italian athlete Gabriele Moroni repeated the mega-boulder Grande Gigante Gentile (8a) in Val Bavona, Switzerland. In May of this year was...

Gabriele Moroni repeats Bernd Zangerl's highball 29dots

The Italian Gabriele Moroni proved last Saturday that he has the necessary power and nerves of steel. Ingredients that are needed for the inspection of the highball...

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