Keyword: rotpunkt

Matty Hong on challenging developments in climbing | Video interview

Style debate: Matty Hong on preclipping, mixing pinkpoint and redpoint and chipping & gluing.

Adam Ondra on ethical dilemmas in climbing | Video interview

Style debate: Adam Ondra on preclipping, the influence of kneepads on difficulty levels and chipping & gluing.

Are today's professionals all pink point climbers?

Red dot and pink dot are no longer differentiated in the same way as before. We asked various climbing professionals why.

Climbing professionals in social media stress, climbing ethics under pressure | Lacrux TV

Lacrux TV: Professional climbers have to have a constant online presence. How do they deal with this and how does this pressure influence climbing ethics?

Edu Marin: Legendary big wall route Eternal Flame (650m, 7c +) free climbed

Edu Marin free climbs Eternal Flame at Nameless Tower. It is only the second free ascent of the legendary Big Wall Tour.

Jakob Schubert climbs Furia de Jabali (9a + / 9b) rotpunkt and Jungle Speed ​​(8c + / 9a) flash - in one day

A few days ago Jakob Schubert surprised with his incredible double success in Siurana. He scored King Capella (9b / 9b +) and La Capella (9a + / 9b) in one day. Now he announces again the ascent of two extremely difficult routes on one climbing day. He climbs Jungle Speed ​​(8c + / 9a) flash and Furia de Jabali (9a + / 9b) red point.

Climbing film «WoGü» with Cédric Lachat and Nina Caprez | Full movie

WoGü is a legendary multi-pitch tour in the Rätikon and, with difficulties up to 8c, is one of the most difficult in the Alpine region. Cédric Lachat managed the red point ascent of the tour in 2020 - now the film about the ascent is online.

Stefan Scherz: Two months after injury 9a + points

Stefan Scherz climbs the 9a + route Papichulo in Oliana, Spain. This was only two months after a metatarsal fracture.

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