Keyword: tradklettern

John Thornton's film "Renaturation" follows Silvan Schüpbach to Wilderswil. There, he freed a forgotten sport climbing route from its rusty bolts and then climbed it clean. A film about style, climbing ethics, and what climbing beyond maximum difficulty can mean.

On August 13th, French climber Soline Kentzel achieved the first female free ascent of "La Darbellay" on the Petit Clocher du Portalet (2985 m). She climbed the historic trad multi-pitch route, with crux sections in the 8a and 7c+ range, in a single day.

The two alpinists Fay Manners and Mathilde Badoual have established a new route on the northwest face of the Nordend (4.608 m). "New Era" (6c, ED+, 550 m climbing) replaces the once snow-covered ascent with continuous technical rock climbing.

Franco Cookson is one of the most experienced trad climbers in his native Great Britain. In northern Scotland, the 32-year-old has now established what is potentially the country's first E12/7a route. We spoke with him.

Connor Herson secured a rare ascent of James Pearson's mega-line "Bon Voyage" (9a) in Annot. Black Diamond filmed the event – ​​the short film is now online.

American trad climbing pro Connor Herson secured the first ascent of the route "Drifters Escape" in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada on July 14, 2025. The line is his most difficult first ascent to date and the culmination of two climbing seasons spent working on it.

"This is probably my favorite climb I have done so far. This is Sentry Box." 9-year-old Reagan says proudly into the camera, grinning before the video begins, documenting her ascent of 5.12a (8-/9+ UIAA) in British Columbia, Canada.

"Yma O Hyd" – Welsh for "still here." The line in the Ogwen Valley is currently considered the hardest trad climbing route in North Wales. With her ascent of Yma O Hyd, Twyford became the first British woman to climb an E10 redpoint.