Keyword: trad

With his flash ascent of the difficult trad route Lexicon E11 in the Lake District, Adam Ondra once again shows that he is among the absolute elite in traditional climbing.

Connor Herson, who already has classics like Beth Rodden's Meltdown (8c+) and Ron Kauk's Magic Line (8c+) on his to-do list, has successfully climbed Stranger than Fiction (8c), one of the hardest cracks in the USA. Herson even took off his right climbing shoe to complete the ascent.

In an interview, Lara Neumeier talks about her ascent of Psychogramm (8b+) and how, as a professional climber, you weigh up risks when you push yourself to the limit.

Shortly after Babsi Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher also scored the crack test piece Magic Line (8c+) in Yosemite Valley. In the article, the trad specialist talks about the complexity...

On Sunday, November 3, French climber Caroline Ciavaldini repeated the route Greenspit (8b/+) in Valle dell'Orco, Italy. She is only the third woman to...

Babsi Zangerl repeats a rock-hard trad line in Yosemite Valley with Magic Line (8c+). After Hazel Findlay, she is only the second woman to do this...

Connor Herson secures the fifth ascent of the legendary Magic Line (8c+) in Yosemite Valley. The 35-meter crack, first climbed by Ron Kauk, is in the...

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