Climbing
World record: Chinese Yunxi Chen climbs 8b + at the age of eight
With her ascent of China Climbs near Yangshuo, Yunxi Chen set a new record: She is the youngest person to redpoint a grade 8b+ sport climbing route.
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Taiwan's Grace Tseng sets speed record on Manaslu
Taiwanese Grace Tseng reached the summit of Manaslu in just 4 hours on October 13th. This makes her the fastest woman to reach the summit of the eight-thousander without oxygen.
Climbing
Youngest 9a climber: Theo Blass (12) scores Trip Tik Tonik
The Frenchman Theo Blass climbs Trip Tik Tonik (9a) in the Gorges du Loup. The 12-year-old is the youngest climber to date who was able to climb the difficulty level 9a red point. For Theo Blass it is already the second record: in 2020 he pushed the age limit for 8c to ten years with Souvenirs du pic.
mountaineering
Record on Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau: Nicolas Hojac and Adrian Zurbrügg with a new best time
Nicolas Hojac and Adrian Zurbrügg set a new speed record on the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. They beat Ueli Steck's time.
mountaineering
Papnu: The world's lightest chalk bag | 13,7 grams
The Papnu Heli.UM from Austrialpin weighs just 13,7 grams. This makes the chalk bag one of the ultimate flyweights. But its bigger brother Papnu Performance doesn't have to hide either with its fighting weight of 56 grams. We took a closer look at the two paper magnesium bags.
mountaineering
Charles Dubouloz: solo winter ascent of the north face of the Grandes Jorasses | Route Rolling Stones
The French alpinist has managed a spectacular ascent on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. He is the first to succeed in winter ascent of the demanding mixed route Rolling Stones through the north face of the Grandes Jorasses - single-handedly.
mountaineering
Higher, faster, further - and younger!
At the age of 13 on Everest, at nine on the Aconcagua: Now and again, children and young people climb the highest mountains in the world. But: Does that really make sense at this age?
Climbing
Record: 10-year-old climbs 8c + Southern Smoke
The 10-year-old Bayes Wilder climbs the 8c + route Southern Smoke in Red River Gorge, Kentucky USA, making climbing history. No one of this age has ever climbed such a difficult route.
mountaineering
Dani Arnold climbs the Petit Dru north face in a new record
With 1 hour and 43 minutes, Dani Arnold sets a new best time on the Petit Dru north face.
mountaineering
Speed records in alpinism: why, why, why?
In the intoxication of speed at record times. Why do you do that? How high are the risks - and how can they be limited? Christian Penning spoke to four mountaineers about the subject of speed.
Climbing
World record: 12-year-old Andrea Chelleris climbs Pure Dreaming (9a)
Andrea Chelleris succeeded in the red point ascent of the 9a route Pure Dreaming near Arco. The 12-year-old climber is the youngest person to date to have been able to climb a route with this red point difficulty level.
Climbing
Pete Whittaker: One Arm Hang World Record
The Norwegian Magnus Midtbo and the Briton Pete Whittaker try to break various world records. In the one arm hang, Pete breaks the previous world record.
Climbing
This is the highest climbing wall in the world: Copenhill Project
The highest climbing wall in the world has recently appeared in Denmark's capital Copenhagen: the total climbing length of the routes is 80 meters.
Climbing
20 peaks in half a day: Nicolas Hojac and Adrian Zurbrügg break record
On July 8, 2020, the two Bernese alpinists Adrian Zurbrügg and Nicolas Hojac climbed the so-called spaghetti tour in a new best time.
Climbing
New speed record: Andy Steindl runs from the lowest to the highest point in Switzerland
Record for Andreas Steindl: he covered the distance from the lowest point in Switzerland to the Dufourspitze in 8 hours and 10 minutes.
