Rope climbing archives

Giuliano Cameroni opens new dream line in Val Bavona: Baba Yaga (9a)

Giuliano Cameroni with the first ascent of Baba Yaga (9a) in Val Bavona

A few months ago, Giuliano Cameroni from Ticino successfully climbed a new rope climbing route in Val Bavona: Baba Yaga, rated 9a.

Close the loop rope collection campaign: 758 kilograms of ropes have already been collected

As part of the Close The Loop rope collection campaign, 748kg of rope material has already been collected. New products are made from this.

Better rope climbing thanks to these fingerboard exercises

Finger strength is a key factor in climbing success. When climbing on a rope, there is a combination of maximum and endurance exertion. You can improve your performance on the rock with the following exercises on the fingerboard.

Petzl calls for the inspection of semi-static ropes

The mountain sports equipment supplier Petzl calls for the inspection of semi-static ropes from its product range. Customers are asked to check their ropes.

This rope is cut-resistant than all others: the Edelrid Swift Protect Pro Dry

The Swift Protect Pro Dry climbing rope from Edelrid has a very high cut resistance thanks to aramid fibers in the rope sheath and is still dynamic.

Pro tip from Chris Sharma: That's how you can dynamically secure with the Grigri

In this video, Chris Sharma explains how the Grigri dynamically backs up and in which situation static backup is the better choice.

Alex Megos manages 8c + first ascent in South Africa

German climbing professional Alexander Megos announces the first ascent of Route A Life in orange (8c +) in the Superbowl sector at Waterfall Boven, east of Johannesburg. Alex…