bouldering

This is how bouldering professional Giuliano Cameroni climbs the new Val Bavona test pieces Solar Plexus, Flip the Switch and Peace Corps.

Will Bosi is designing the Boulder Terranova (8C+). And he raises the question of whether Terranova could be harder than Burden of Dreams.

Katie Lamb writes climbing history: She is the first woman to conquer an 8C+ boulder with Box Therapy.

Shawn Raboutou's Boulder Child of Hell (8C) is very popular. Within 2 weeks, the test piece saw 3 repetitions.

Alex Megos spent 12 days in the far north - a more than descriptive tick list came together.

Due to the severe storms of the past few days, we advise against climbing in the Murgtal bouldering area, even if the weather is good.

Can you distinguish a boulder screwed by a human route setter from a boulder designed by AI?

This video shows Vadim Timonov on the first ascent of one of the most difficult boulder lines in the world: Backflip Sit (8C+/9A).

A year after his highball injury, Jimmy Webb returns to Ticino to complete his open project: Swiss Air (8C)

This short film shows urban bouldering in the city of Bern and raises the question of who owns the public space and who is allowed to use it.

This video shows Alexander Megos during a training session shortly before the World Cup, where Megos bouldered his fingers until they bled in the Franconian Jura.

In addition to the mental and technical aspects, finger strength is also key when climbing. We introduce you to two portable training boards for at home, on the go or for warming up. With these you can easily train for a better climbing performance.

In the South African bouldering Mecca Rocklands there is a lot going on: Ryuichi Murai repeats the ultimate test piece Livin' Large (8C +) as well as other hard boulders. Russian Vadim Timonov flashes Mirta (8B+) and opens G-master (8C).

We show you five high alpine bouldering areas in Switzerland, where you will find very good conditions for bouldering in midsummer.

Petra Klingler resigns from the competition. She will contest her last World Cup in front of her home crowd in Bern.

With Mystic River (8C) and Geyser Sound (8B), the two bouldering specialists Shawn Raboutou and Giuliano Cameroni have given Ticino two new test pieces. In the latest Mellow video you can accompany the two on the first ascents and in other tough lines.

This video shows Ondra on the flash ascent of the most difficult boulder and on the retro onsight ascent of an 8b+ sport climbing route.

Bernd Zangerl's climbing career has been anything but linear. In an interview, the bouldering pioneer reveals how a spiritual healer made his comeback possible for him in 2015, where his irrepressible passion for opening up new lines comes from, or what he understands by sustainable climbing tourism.

Janja Garnbret wins the gold medal at the IFSC Bouldering World Cup in Innsbruck. The strong Slovenian was unstoppable in the final and showed a perfect performance with four out of four topped boulders - all flashed.

The Czech professional climber Adam Ondra returned to the competition circuit at the beginning of June at the IFSC World Cup in Prague. His debut could hardly have gone better. He wins silver in front of a home crowd and competes in what he will remember as one of the most intense of his career.

From June 14th to 18th, 2023, the world's best climbers will meet in Innsbruck for the IFSC Bouldering and Lead World Cup. We have put together the most important information and the live stream for you.

The Boulder World Cup in Brixen ended yesterday with the victory of Brix Toby Roberts. In the top-class final, the 18-year-old from Surrey prevailed in front of the Korean Dohyun Lee and the Japanese Yoshiyuki Ogata.

Natalia Grossman conquered all four final boulders at the IFSC Bouldering World Cup in Brixen and thus secured the gold medal. For the strong American it is already the ninth Boulder World Cup precious metal of her young career. The Korean Chaehyun Seo secured second place, the podium was completed by Stasa Gejo.

He's not getting any younger, but seems to be getting stronger. Bouldering pioneer Dave Graham opens another mega boulder in Val Bavona: Celestite (8C +). The breakthrough came on the very day that Chris Sharma opened his new King Line in Siurana.