News, tips and topos about multi-pitch climbing

Steps Across the Border - Who can repeat this route?

Steps Across the Border - Who can do the complete repetition of this route?

Steps Across the Border is perhaps the hardest multi-pitch tour without drill hooks in the world. It has been without repetition for 25 years.

Martin Sieberer and Hannes Hohenwarter climb the Tiroler Riss Trilogy

Pumprisse, Czech platter and locker from the stool. THE three alpine crack climbing classics in Tyrolean lime are the dream of many climbers. Martin Sieberer and Hannes Hohenwarter did the three tours by fair means.

Video report: Glatthard, Schüpbach and Bordella on the north face of the Gross Wellhorn

Video report: Yannick Glatthard and Silvan Schüpbach in the north face of the Gross Wellhorn

Actiontalk TV accompanied Silvan Schüpbach, Matteo Della Bordella and Yannick Glatthard on the north face of the Gross Wellhorn: Route Ying Yang.

Pou brothers open new difficult route: Rayu (8c, 600m)

The Pou brothers open and score the heavily overhanging multi-pitch route Rayu (8c, 600m) on the Picos de Europa.

Film premiere: Valhalla - the world's largest roof route

Valhalla - The world's largest roof route - film premiere

On May 20, 2019, the Spaniard Edu Marin managed the first free ascent of the longest roof route in the world: Valhalla. The film of the same name “Valhalla - Cielo de Roca” shows the story behind the impressive route in Getu, China. The film will be shown for the first time on October 2, 2020

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Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher climb Odyssey (1400m) in 16 hours

Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher announce the successful one-day ascent of the long and demanding route Odyssey on the Eiger.

Nils Favre and Symon Welfringer climb Paciencia (8a) on the Eiger

Nils Favre and Symon Welfringer climb one of the most difficult routes on the Eiger north face with Paciencia (8a, 900m).

Silvan Schüpbach and Janluca Kostner celebrate Colonne d'Ercole

Silvan Schüpbach and Janluca Kostner manage the third repetition of the Colonne d'Ercole at the Civetta Punta Tissi in the Dolomites.

The Austrialpin HMS Rondo Autolock carabiner being tested

Gear Talk: The HMS Rondo Autolock carabiner from Austrialpin

We tested the new Autolock carabiner from Austrialpin - the HMS Rondo Slide - in the climbing garden and on multi-pitch climbing.

Siebe Vanhee successful in the Rätikon: Never ending story scored

A few days after his success in the Alpstein, the Belgian Siebe Vanhee moved to the nearby climbing area of Rätikon. Within two days he succeeded in the red point ascent of the ...

Merci La Vie repeats: The new classic on the Eiger north face?

Merci La Vie experiences two repetitions within a week: Nina Caprez and Sascha Lehmann climb the route rotpunkt.

Nils Favre and Siebe Vanhee climb the multi-pitch route Parzival (8b)

Nils Favre and Siebe Vanhee manage the second and third repetitions of the Parzival route (8b, 6SL, 150 meters) on the Trinity.

Lukasz Dudek climbs Pano Aroma (8c) rope solo

Lukasz Dudek manages the free ascent of the difficult multi-pitch route Pan Aroma on the western pinnacle - in rope solo style.

Jonas Schild and Yannick Glatthard score headless children in Rätikon

Jonas Schild and Yannick Glatthard succeed in repeating the multi-pitch route Headless Children in the Rätikon. More in the interview.

Roger Schäli climbs the Merci la Vie route on the Eiger rotpunkt

The Swiss professional climber Roger Schäli manages the first free ascent of the difficult multi-pitch route Merci la Vie on the Eiger north face.