Keyword: sport climbing

About a year ago, Michaela Kiersch managed to inspect the Sqamish classic Dreamcatcher (9a). The video with impressive footage of this aesthetic route is now online. 2021...

Patrick Matros and Dicki Korb train well-known top athletes such as Alexander Megos and are known far beyond national borders with their training bible "Gimme Kraft". Volker Schöffl has made an international name for himself as a climbing doctor. From now on, the trio will present climbing-specific compensation training according to ACT on Lacrux. This article explains what their Adjunct Compensatory Training is all about.

In 2013 Adam Ondra set up a line at Hanhelleren Cave in Flatanger that seemed too intimidating to even climb: Project Big. Nine years after his first attempts, Adam Ondra is targeting the route again, this time together with Jakob Schubert.

Anak Verhoeven has achieved a lot that other female climbers dream of: She is a seven-time Belgian champion, has won various World Cups and the European Championship in 2017 and was the first woman to make her first ascent of a 9a+ sport climbing route. La Sportiva Living Legends shows how she made it this far in an inspiring portrait.

The South Korean Chaehyun was only the second woman to climb the route La Rambla (9a +) in November. Now the video of their inspection is online.

The Swiss climber Dimitri Flick scores points on the Finite Infinity route in the Lehn climbing area in Bern, thereby advancing to grade 9a for the first time. In an interview, Dimitri reveals what it took for this success, how he overcame his frustration with the project and to what extent the competitive season played into his hand.

With Stefano Ghisolfi, Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert, three of the world's best climbers joined forces in spring 2022 to wrestle an ascent of the potential 9c line Excalibur - without success. Will Bosi has been staying in Arco for a short time. After just one day, the strong Scot was able to do all 18 moves and climb the route in three stages.

In order to be able to climb outside in pleasant temperatures in winter, you don't have to fly halfway around the world. Sicily is one of the driest and warmest regions in Italy. The climbing guide Di Roccia di Sole provides plenty of tips on over 550 pages - not only for sport climbers, but also for boulderers and DWS fans.