mountaineering
The Swiss professional alpinist Yannick Glatthard manages the first ascent of the Hall of Fame (400m, M13, WI6) in Kandersteg. The mega route with its 30 meter long horizontal roof and the gigantic freely hanging ice candle is probably one of the most challenging mixed lines in this style.
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The Swiss mountain guide and climber Yannick Glatthard repeats this in the French Annot Le Voyage (E10, 7a). The line, first climbed by James Pearson in 2017, is considered one of the most difficult pure trad routes in France.
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A few days ago, Yannick Glatthard from the Bernese Oberland managed to climb the legendary Greenspit crack route in the Valle dell'Orco. In an interview with LACRUX, Yannick reveals what the ascent means to him and whether crack climbing gloves change the style of the route.
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Actiontalk TV accompanied Silvan Schüpbach, Matteo Della Bordella and Yannick Glatthard on the north face of the Gross Wellhorn: Route Ying Yang.
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Jonas Schild and Yannick Glatthard succeed in repeating the multi-pitch route Headless Children in the Rätikon. More in the interview.
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The El Cap Feelings route was awakened by Yannick Glatthard and Niklaus Kohler from a deep sleep and climbed red dot for the first time.
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The new route Gran Paradiso on the Wendenstöcken has been removed. Yannick Glatthard and Michal Pitelka criticize the drilling style sharply.
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Jonas Schild and Yannick Glatthard made a one-day redpoint ascent on the 30.08.2019 multi-pitch route Silverback (8a +) at the Rotbrätt.
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Swiss climber Yannick Glatthard manages the fourth redpoint ascent on the multi-pitch route Portami Via (7c + expo, 7 SL) at Wendenstöcken.
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In preparation for the Ice Climbing World Cup in Denver, Colorado, Yannick Glatthard went to Vail to go climbing one last time. In The Fang area ...
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Last weekend, the 20 took place. Ice climbing World Cup held in Saas Fee. In a tense lead final, the Swiss Yannick Glatthard won his first World Cup title in front of a home crowd. In the competition we spoke with Pascal Brönimann of Outdoor Research, main sponsor of the event and manufacturer of technical equipment.