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New bouldering sector opened in Chironico: Full Ring

The Chironico bouldering area in Ticino already has several thousand bouldering lines, making it one of the most popular destinations in the climbing scene. Now Nils Favre from western Switzerland has opened a new sector near Schattental. This video introduces most of the boulders.

Swiss Climbing Cup Bouldering Sursee | Live stream & information

The second Swiss Climbing Cup in bouldering will take place in Sursee on Saturday. The finals can be followed in the live stream.

First Swiss Climbing Cup in bouldering 2024 | Info & live stream

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

Wild Collective Mountain Sports Festival goes into the second round

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

Win 2 tickets for the Mammut Mountain Days

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.

Bouldering, kayaking and partying at the Misoxperience outdoor festival

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.

Natalie Bärtschi and Julien Clémence defend their titles | Swiss Championship Bouldering 2023

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: There is no way around her for expeditions

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.

Swiss Climbing Cup in the minimum Leutsch | Info & live stream

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.

The big touring ski test in Les Diablerets by Bächli Bergsport

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.

Raffle: Mountains on Stage Film Festival

The mountain film festival Mountains on Stage is back with a brand new programme. The German-speaking tour stops in 8 cities in Switzerland and Germany. As the official media partner, LACRUX is giving away tickets for a screening of your choice.

Film festival in Zurich and Bern: Mountains on Stage 2020

On September 21 and 22, 2020, the Mountains on Stage mountaineering film festival will stop in the Swiss cities of Zurich and Bern.

52 times on the Eiger: Roger Schäli presents his book “Passion Eiger”

On September 10, 2020, Roger Schäli will present his new book "Passion Eiger" in the Bächli Bergsport branch in Thun. We're giving away three...

Meiringen and Villars 2020 deleted without replacement

The IFSC and SAC have decided to cancel the World Cup competitions in Meiringen and Villars that have been postponed until the autumn.

Swiss film premiere: Weather Stein ridge with Michi Wohlleben

On the 10. December 2019 the film Wetter Stein Grat with Michi Wohlleben is performed for the first time in Switzerland: Kultur am Gleis (KUGL), movie start 19.30 o'clock.

Here is cleaning, bouldering and celebrated: Magic Wood Clean Up Day 2019

Next week's 31.08./01.09.2019, IG Magic Wood is organizing the anniversary edition, the 10, together with Bodhi Climbing and the Gasthaus Edelweiss. Magic Wood Clean Up Day.

Transa unites nature lovers at the Outdoor Festival in Flims Laax Falera

From September 28th to 30th, Transa transformed the Graubünden municipality of Laax into a place for outdoor lovers. In the golden autumn weather, we cooked, pitched tents, azimuths...

The legendary bouldering competition Melloblocco stops in Lugano / Cresciano

For once, the 15th edition of the world-famous Melloblocco bouldering event will not take place in Val di Mello and Val Masino, but this year...

Ticket for presentation and film screening by Michi Wohlleben

The German professional alpinist Michi Wohlleben, who lives in Eastern Switzerland, will present his film "Die Hard" at Casino Herisau next Thursday and report on his...

Fighting in the Boulderhalle LÖbloc

On Saturday, March 11, 2017, the "Goldfinger" competition will take place in the LÖbloc bouldering hall near Basel. The organizers are not stingy with the prizes:...

Blocbuster 2017 - the competition in B2 near Pratteln

On Friday, March 10, 2017, the Blocbuster 2 competition will take place in Basel's bouldering hall B2017. 50 boulder problems are waiting between 18.00 p.m. and 22.00 p.m. to...

Pleasure in the Boulderhalle Buchs

It's going to be epic on Saturday, February 25th, 2017, at Sparta Bouldering in Buchs. The Sparta-Fight fun competition takes place in the Rheinthal Bouldering Hall...

Successful Mammoth Blacklight Boulder Challenge 2017

Yesterday evening the Mammut Blacklight Boulder Challenge 2017 took place in the St. Gallen climbing hall. More than 230 athletes in brightly colored, loud clothes climbed under neon lights around...

Team bouldering in Winterthur

An unusual event will take place in the 6aplus climbing hall in Winterthur on January 27th: a team bouldering fun. The hall provides information on its Facebook page as follows: Team...

Banff Mountain Film Festival 2017

The Banff Mountain Film Festival begins its tour in February 2017 in Germany and Austria. In Switzerland, the festival makes in the months of March...

Bouldering & bingo in the Uster climbing hall

On Friday, January 20, 2017, it's that time again. For the second time, the boulder bingo event with 50 new, tricky problems,...

Fondue party in the Kletterhalle Winterthur

On January 13, 2017 there will be a fondue party in the climbing hall in Winterthur. Details about the event in the Winterthur climbing hall can be found here and on the...

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IFSC Boulder & Speed ​​World Cup Salt Lake City | Live stream

The IFSC Boulder & Speed ​​World Cup will take place in Salt Lake City from May 3rd to 5th. You can find the live stream of the event here.
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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.
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Projecting at the limit and the possibility of failure

Stefano Ghisolfi shows what it means to plan the hardest sport climbing route and the hardest boulder in the world.