Climbing

Martin Feistl had a fatal accident

The top German alpinist Martin Feistl had a fatal accident on the south face of the Scharnitzspitze last Saturday.
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Seb Bouin: “After the most important crux I fell 11 times”

Video: Accompany French professional climber Seb Bouin on his way to the fourth ascent of Bibliographie in Ceüse.

Alex Honnold goes free soloing even on wet rock

Alex Honnold is back in Yosemite Valley with two 300-meter free solos, one of them on wet rock.

Edelrid Pinch: New belay device with blocking function and direct belt integration

The Pinch from Edelrid is the first safety device on the market that can be hooked into the central ring of the climbing harness without a carabiner.

Raboutou in front of Seo and McNeice | Results Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai

With one foot in Paris: At the Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, Brooke Raboutou wins ahead of Chaehyun Seo and Erin McNeice.

Lee, Ginés López and Ondra on the podium | Results Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai

Olympic Qualifier Series Part 1: Dohyun Lee, Alberto Ginés and Adam Ondra climb onto the podium in Shanghai.

Anak Verhoeven climbs 9b | La Planta de Shiva

Anak Verhoeven successfully climbs the 9b route La Planta de Shiva. She is the fourth woman to score a route of this level.

Didier Berthod climbs his destiny line Cobra Crack

It's done: Swiss crack specialist Didier Berthod climbs the route that changed his life with Cobra Crack.

Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai | Info & live stream

Olympic Qualifier Series for the first: From May 16th to 19th, 160 climbers will fight in Shanghai for the last Olympic tickets.
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Adam Ondra goes among the high-rise climbers

For a commercial, Adam Ondra ventured into the world of facade climbing and scaled the Filadelfie skyscraper in Prague.

Last chance for the Olympics – this is how the Olympic Qualifier Series works

Olympic Qualifier Series: The last Olympic tickets will be awarded in Shanghai and Budapest. This is how the award works.
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Why repetitive and isolated technique exercises make little sense

Repetitive technique drills are inefficient. Today we'll show you an approach that views movement as self-organized and non-linear.

Ultralight climbing equipment: products, tips and limitations

Highly technical materials and sophisticated production processes allow mountain sports equipment to become increasingly lighter. Ropes, climbing harnesses and safety devices also shed pounds. What this means for climbing, where...

Chronology of an adventure in the wild Atlas Mountains

Iker Pou opens up a new multi-pitch route in the Atlas Mountains and repeats several difficult tours single-handedly.
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Does climbing have a doping problem?

The sport of climbing is developing rapidly, training is becoming more and more professional, and today's professionals can make a living from the sport. This increases the pressure to deliver results. How far do athletes, coaches and associations go?

Frenchman Tanguy Merard gives it his all

He's young, he's strong and he climbs whatever stands in his way: French whiz kid Tanguy Merard.
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Warm up quickly and effectively for climbing – this is how it works

In this video you will learn which exercises you can use to warm up quickly and effectively for climbing.
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Can Ondra onsight all the hard routes in Soyhières in one afternoon?

Adam Ondra visited the Soyhières climbing area and attempted to onsight climb the most difficult routes in one afternoon. Will he make it?

Dylan Chuat repeats Seb Bouin Kingline Beyond (9a+)

Successful short trip: Dylan Chuat from French-speaking Switzerland repeats Beyond (9a+) in Pic St. Loup as well as other tough routes.

Seb Bouin climbs new 9b with a “20 meter hardcore finish”

9b first ascent: Seb Bouin releases his project Les Rois du Lithium - an endurance hammer with a 20 meter finish that has it all.

Michaela Kiersch in the form of her life

Michaela Kiersch wins in Catalonia. In addition to difficult routes, she struggled above all with the high demands placed on herself.

Alex Megos opens climbing hall | Frankenjura Academy

Partial opening of the Frankenjura Academy: From today on you can climb in Alex Megos' climbing hall in Forchheim.
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Is Rhapsody (E11) the most dangerous route in the world?

Magnus Midtbo returns with Dave MacLeod to one of his most impressive first ascents: Rhapsody (E11, 7a).

Yannick Flohé climbs his hardest route to date with Lazarus (9a+).

9a+ in transit: Yannick Flohé manages to climb Lazarus at the Schiefen Tod in the Franconian Jura in just 4 Go's.

Efficient exercise on the way to handstand

This is how the handstand works: With the L handstand you can build up strength and practice the handstand position in a controlled manner.

Jernej Kruder conquers 9a hybrid route with offwidth topout

Despite the external conditions: Jernej Kruder repeats Ignacio Mulero's 9a hybrid route La Bruja in La Pedriza.
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Bon Voyage E12 (9a): This is behind Adam Ondra's ascent

With Bon Voyage, Adam Ondra has secured the first repetition of the most difficult trad route in the world. Now there's the video for the broadcast.

TV tip: Portrait of climbing legend Beat Kammerlander

Tonight, 20:15 p.m. on Servus TV: Bergwelten portrays the exceptional Vorarlberg talent Beat Kammerlander.

Support for climbing routes on the Felsenau Viaduct in Bern

The climbing project on the Felsenau Viaduct is on the home stretch. Help us make it possible to climb the bridge pillars soon.

David Bermúdez (14) climbs his second 9a route with Víctimas Pérez

9a to the second: The 14-year-old Spaniard David Bermúdez struck again and repeated in Margalef Víctimaz Pérez.

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Steep and tough: Seventh Direction (8c, 220m) repeated for the first time

Nemuel Feurle has Alex Luger's Testpiece Seventh Direction (8c,...

Katherine Choong is the first woman to climb the Wenden route Zahir (8b+, 300m)

Katherine Choong is the first woman to complete a one-day redpoint ascent of...

Maya Klaunzer climbs her first 8B boulder with Libre Original

Two years ago, during the inspection of Libre Soft...

Alex Megos climbs Move (9b) and Illusionist (9a) on the same day

The German professional climber Alex Megos continues his success story in...

Lara Neumeier repeats Rätikon testpiece Headless Children (8b, 260m)

At the end of August, Lara Neumeier succeeds in redpointing the difficult...