Keyword: Trad route

16 years after first ascent: James Pearson repeats infamous trad route Echo Wall

Nerves of steel: James Pearson secures the first repeat of the infamous Echo Wall line.

Rare ascent of Zangerl's Trad-Testpiece Into the Sun (8c+)

The first time Trad and then Into the Sun (8c+): Andreas Hofherr repeats the Zangerl test piece in the Murgtal.

Seb Berthe repeats Trad masterpiece Bon Voyage (9a)

Seb Berthe secures the third ascent of Bon Voyage in Annot, probably the most difficult trad route in the world.

Learn to trad climb: A crash course in 6 parts

In this crash course you'll learn everything you need to know to go from indoor climbing to trad multi-pitch lead climbing.

Pete Whittaker frees tough Trad line with Eigerdosis (8c).

The crack specialist Pete Whittaker succeeds in the Norwegian Jossingfjord the first free ascent of Eigerdosis (8c) in trad style.

Risky trad ascents on family vacations

James Person and Caroline Ciavaldini commit several infamous and dangerous trad lines while on family holiday in North Wales.

Jonas Schild on the gap between sport and trad climbing

Jonas Schild on the gap between sport and trad climbing and the futility of drilling traditional routes.

Didier Berthod frees hard-hitting crack line in Squamish

The Swiss climber and crack specialist Didier Berthod manages the pink point ascent of his long-term project in Squamish, Canada. His new crack line, Crack of Destiny, is likely to rank at the top of the world's most difficult trad lines.

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