Silver Vulture Archives

Belgian devaluation mania: lack of respect or legitimate criticism?

For a year now, Séb Berthe's Belgian crew has been raising eyebrows in the climbing scene. You make short work of established multi-pitch classics and devalue them. We spoke to Sébastien Berthe and the climbing legend Beat Kammerlander.

Sébastien Berthe: Multi-pitch routes in Europe are incorrectly rated

Sébastien Berthe criticizes the evaluation of European multi-pitch routes

If the Belgian professional climber Sébastien Berthe has his way, numerous difficult multi-pitch classics in the Alps are massively overrated. He calls for discussion - reactions followed immediately.

Michi Wohlleben climbs Rätikon classic Silbergeier (8b +)

Michi Wohlleben succeeds in the red point ascent of one of the most famous multi-pitch routes in the Alps: Silbergeier (8b +, 6SL) in the Rätikon.

Nicolas Favresse and Sébastien Berthe get the Alpine trilogy

The two Belgians Nico Favresse and Sébastien Berthe completed the last tour of the so-called Alpine trilogy a few days ago.

Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl send Headless Children and other hard multipitch routes

Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl are currently communicating on a weekly basis the commission of a heavy alpine multi-pitch route.

Siebe Vanhee redpoints multi-pitch tour Silbergeier

Sieves Vanhee rides on the wave of success. On Wednesday, 28. August 2019, he managed the one-day redpoint walk of the Rätikon classic silver vulture.