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Is Le Bombé Bleu the hardest route in the world?

In the French climbing area Buoux there is an impressive route that has not been conquered for decades: Le Bombé Bleu. Some have tried their hand at the imposing line: Ben Moon, Fred Rouhling or Chris Sharma. And now Lucien Martinez, Anatole Bosio and Charles Albert.

Tom Randall: Longest artificial crack roof climbed

In this video, Brit Tom Randall climbs what is arguably the longest man-made crack in the UK.

Iker Pou cracks a monstrous route: Gran Guggenheim (9a +) first climbed

Iker Pou manages the first ascent of a heavily overhanging and long roof route on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The route called Gran Guggenheim is rated 9a + by Iker.

Sean Villanueva performs The Moon Walk Traverse solo

Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll announces an almost unimaginable ascent: the Belgian single-handedly succeeds in crossing the Fitz Roy Traverse in Patagonia. He crossed the numerous peaks between February 5 and 10, 2021 and calls the crossing The Moon Walk Traverse.

What crazy moves: Seb Bouin climbs Rouhling classics

In the following video, Frenchman Sébastien Bouin climbs three mystical routes that his compatriot Fred Rouhling first climbed around 25 years ago.

Abseiling is a thing of the past: Danny MacAskill does the slab route with his bike

Danny MacAskill is riding a plate climbing route on his bike. The result of the hair-raising action can be seen in the film The Slabs.

Eating disorders in climbers

Caroline Treadway gets to the bottom of the issue of eating disorders in climbers in her documentary Light. Or to put it another way: She names the problem by name.

Ice climbing: What to consider when getting started & tips from professionals

Ice climbing is not without it. We show what you have to look out for when ice climbing and present tips from professionals.

Impressive recordings: Cerro Torre in 4K resolution

The Cerro Torre in Patagonia is one of the most impressive rock formations in the world and every year attracts numerous alpinists from all over the world. These impressive photos show the granite colossus.

Janja Garnbret & Domen Skofic climb the highest chimney in Europe

Janja Garnbret and Domen Skofic from Slovenia started the world's longest artificial multi-pitch climbing route. The route is located at the highest chimney in Europe at 360 meters. We show pictures and the video of the inspection.

MSL first ascent in Val Bavona: Alexandra Schweikart and Christopher Igel climb Space Force (8a +)

Alexandra Schweikart and Christopher Igel have set up the impressive multi-pitch route Space Force with difficulties up to 8a + in Val Bavona (Ticino). A 40 degree steep crack roof is the heart of the route. According to Chris and Alex, this is a dream pitch, 8a, most of which can be secured with cams. We asked Alex and Chris to tell us more about the first ascent and the story behind it.