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Shawn Raboutou boulders Livin 'Large (8c / 8c +)

Shawn Raboutou climbs one of the most difficult highballs in the world: Livin 'Large (8c / 8c +). This video shows his ascent.

12-year-old Max Bertone is bouldering 8a +

Stefano Bertone, father of Oriane and Max, publishes several videos that show his children's heavy ascents in the Rocklands.

Shawn Raboutou takes the third ascent of the 8c boulder Livin 'Large in South Africa

Shawn Raboutou wins the third ascent of the 8c Boulder Livin 'Large in South Africa

The young American Shawn Raboutou recently succeeded in repeating the difficult boulder Livin 'Large (8c) in the South African bouldering area Rocklands.

Fred Nicole and Giuliano Cameroni celebrate South Africa's toughest climbing route: Legacy (9a)

Fred Nicole and Giuliano Cameroni score the legacy climbing route Legacy (9a) in the Rocklands. The visit by Giuliano triggered a heated debate.

Daisuke Ichimiya on The Finnish Line (8c)

Daisuke Ichimiya commits The Finnish Line

A year ago, the Japanese Daisuke Ichimiya succeeded in ascent of the most beautiful bouldering line in South Africa: The Finnish Line. Now the video is his ...

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Giuliano Cameroni achieves probably the first flash-first ascent of a 8b-Boulder: The House of the Rising Sun.

Giuliano Cameroni manages what is probably the first Flash ascent of an 8b boulder. He celebrates “The House of the Rising Sun” in the South African Rocklands.

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Giuliano Cameroni celebrates Raised by Wolfes and more hard lines

The Ticino boulderer Giuliano Cameroni manages the first ascent of a new dream line in the South African Rocklands: Raised by Wolves (8b). After his successful time with numerous ...

Video: Karo Sinnhuber's this year's ticklist in South Africa

In July Karo Sinnhuber stayed in the South African bouldering area Rocklands. Back in Innsbruck, she publishes a video of her inspections.

The Russian Vadim Timonov commits Black Eagle Assis (8c) and flashes hipster whale (8b)

Vadim Timonov is ticking a heavy boulder after another in the Rocklands. And as if that was not enough, he flashes an 8b boulder.

Giuliano Cameroni climbs Cosmic Artifact in the Rocklands

The following video shows Giuliano Cameroni on the Boulder Cosmic Artifact (8b +). First came the Boulder by Dave Graham in the year 2016.

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Jimmy Webb wins the seventh ascent of the five-star boulder The Finnish Line (8c)

Already at the beginning of his stay in South Africa, Jimmy Webb manages the 8c boulder The Finnish Line in the Rocklands.

Jimmy Webb manages first ascent of Highball Boulder The Healing (8b +) in the Rocklands

The South African bouldering area Rocklands has become one dream line richer: Jimmy Webb opens with The Healing (8b +) a new, high and beautiful Boulder.

Dream boulder of the Rocklands: The Finnish Line and The Smile

The video features Giuliano Cameroni at The Smile's first as well as Shawn Raboutou and Daniel Woods at The Finnish Line.

Video: Nils Favre climbs Rocklands classic

Nils Favre drove to the Rocklands to design Livin Large (8c +). Due to the bad conditions he had to switch to simpler classics.

This is the unbelievable South Africa ticklist of 13 year old Oriane Bertone

Oriane Bertone spent several weeks in South Africa's bouldering paradise Rocklands. The list of boulders she climbed during her stay is considerable. We talked to Oriane about her trip to South Africa.