Keyword: Trad Climbing

Black Diamond has launched "Born from the Climbing Life: Of Legacy and Lineage," a four-part film series that follows Connor Herson through an entire climbing season. Episode 1 is now available on YouTube. It focuses on Herson's ascent of "Crown Royale" in Jøssingfjord.

Black Diamond, DMM, and Wild Country cams need no introduction. An unknown but very interesting alternative comes from the Basque Country: Totem Cams. Mountaineer Anna Truntschnig tested these camming devices in Indian Creek, Red Rocks, and Yosemite for the LACRUX community to see how well they perform in practice.

Jet lag, swollen knuckles, and contentment – ​​that's how Jernej Kruder describes his feeling after returning from Canada. The Slovenian spent three weeks in Squamish, where he had originally set his sights on the legendary "Cobra Crack." Instead of this famous crack, he turned his attention to "The Shark."