Keyword: sport climbing

In August, Jonathan Siegrist managed the red point ascent of the Kinder Cakes (9a +) route in Rifle. This video not only shows his solid ascent, but a crazy double hook.

Since Sunday, news reports about the Iranian professional climber Elnaz Rekabi have been pouring in. Now she is speaking out publicly.

Iranian Elnaz Rekabi climbed without a headscarf at the Asian Championships in Seoul 2022. Now there is no trace of Rekabi.

Chris Frick recently scored in Rawyl Stop Sika (8c) - and that at the proud age of 54. In the following lines, the man in his mid-fifties explains how he managed to do this. An ode to big goals, unshakable optimism and targeted training.

Alex Megos manages the first ascent of The Full Journey (9b) in the Spanish climbing mecca of Margalef. The day before, within a few hours, he landed Off the Tractor (8c), Patan el villano (8c, flash) and Patatas el villano (8c +, FA).

After five days of planning, Buster Martin had what is probably the most famous route in the Franconian Jura in his pocket. Next to Alexander Megos, he is only the second climber to have climbed both Wolfgang Güllich's Action Directe and Ben Moon's Hubble - two absolute classics, often accompanied by the question of which was the world's first 9a.

Front lever cycling is a simpler form of slope balance. With this exercise you train your body tension very intensively. This is particularly useful when climbing steep and overhanging routes.

La Sportiva has revised one of their most popular climbing shoes, the Katana Laces. The 2022 models are no longer strictly based on gender, but primarily on the weight of the climber. The yellow full sole model is stiffer, the white split sole model is softer.