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This Saturday the first Swiss Climbing Cup will take place in the Spinnerei Indoor. The finals can be followed in the live stream.

On March 1st and 2nd, the Wild Collective Mountain Sports Festival in Herisau, Appenzell, goes into its second round.

Parking fees have been charged in Chironico since the beginning of the year. You can also spend the night in 3 signposted park areas for a fee.

There is a risk of partial access bans in the popular bouldering area of ​​Val Bavona. New rules are intended to defuse the conflict.

With the Chur mountain flea market and the Alpin Flohmi Bern, there are two ways to buy and sell used mountain sports equipment.

The Swiss glaciers are melting faster and faster. They have experienced the second worst summer for their existence since measurements began.

The documentary «Tribute to Failure» is available. It is about Nicolas Hojac, Stephan Siegrist, Jonas Schild and Andy Schnarf.

Yannick Glatthard climbs 5 Grimsel classic rope solo. In this personal report and in the video, Glatthard presents his project.

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.

The Mammut Mountain Days will take place in Zermatt from September 1st to 3rd. The program includes tours and workshops with professional athletes such as Katherine Choong, Jonas Schild, Stephan Siegrist and Andrea Kümin, as well as all-inclusive camping at the foot of the Matterhorn. We are giving away 2 tickets worth CHF 490 each.

Any plans for the driveway? The Misoxperience outdoor festival is in full swing in the idyllic Misox valley in Graubünden. While canoeing was the focus in the first few days, from Thursday everything revolves around bouldering.

Briton Aidan Roberts announces the first ascent of a new boulder line in Brione, Ticino. He rates the boulder The Lions Share with 8C +.

Successful title defense: Natalie Bärtschi and Julien Clémence crowned themselves Swiss champions in the bouldering discipline on Saturday evening, April 1, in the L'Entrepôt climbing hall in Bulle. Jil Couture and Romain Sabatier win the title in the U18 category.

Billi Bierling has worked for the Himalayan Database, the archive of legendary Himalayan chronicler Elizabeth Hawley, for almost twenty years. She is known for cruising the busy streets of Kathmandu on her bicycle to interview expedition climbers from around the world. In her book, she tells of the fascination of expedition mountaineering in the Himalayas and her commitment to people in need.

At the first Swiss Climbing Cup of the season in early March, bouldering specialists Sofya Yokoyama and Nils Favre won. Today is the second round of the Minimum Leutsch and it promises to be exciting, especially as it is the last chance for the participants to qualify for the Swiss Championships on April 1st in L'Entrepôt in Bulle.

Two projects by Giuliano Cameroni fell within a day - both "First Go". Fight Club and Ninjutsu, both rated 8B+.

A large rock fall occurred on a rock face on the Almenalp on Thursday. According to the canton police, no one was injured.

German professional climber Yannick Flohé opens a new difficult line on the Dreamtime block in Cresciano. The first ascent called Return of the Dreamtime rated Flohé with 8C +.

With the imposing suspension bridge on the Scex Rouge - the only one in the world that connects two mountain peaks - Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud has blossomed into a tourism highlight. However, not only artificial structures, but also mighty glacier ice and inviting powder slopes attract ski tour and freeride enthusiasts to the area. The perfect location to put the latest ski models through their paces with Bächli Bergsport.

Moritz Welt makes short work of Dreamtime (8c) and climbs the Cresciano classic in two sessions. In Brione, the strong German also secures a repeat of the 8B boulder Amber.

The strong Belgian Simon Lorenzi secures an inspection of Alphane. This makes the 25-year-old the third climber this year to repeat Shawn Raboutou's line in Chironico since the first ascent in April.

Will Bosi paid a visit to the Bouldering Mecca Cresciano in Ticino and let off steam on the Dreamtime block: within one day he flashed The Dagger (8B/+) and climbed Dreamtime (8C) on the fourth attempt.

We were on the road again, namely at the Red Bull Dual Ascent. As part of this superlative event, we have launched our own competition. We wanted to find out which climbing team works best off the face. Find out more in the latest video on Actiontalk TV.