Keyword: big wall
Babsi Zangerl: “That was the most shocking moment of the whole route”
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On El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, Babsi Zangerl and Lara Neumeier manage a free ascent of the Muir Blast/El Corazon big wall linkup.
See Vanhee about a challenge he wasn't up for
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Despite many successes, something is missing in Siebe Vanhee's life. This leads him to Mexico, where an intense experience awaits him.
These are the most difficult multi-pitch routes in the world
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The Dawn Wall in Yosemite and Valhalla in Getu, China are currently the only multi-pitch routes in the ninth degree of French. There are also numerous other rock-hard big wall climbs. We have compiled a list of the most difficult multi-pitch routes in the world for you.
Edu Marin on Eternal Flame: The next project remains a secret
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We spoke to Edu Marin about the Eternal Flame route as well as the special constellation on site.
Jernej Kruder climbs the Alex Huber test piece Bellavista (8b +, 500m)
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The Slovenian climber Jernej Kruder repeats the heavily overhanging Huber route Bellavista (8b+, 500m) on the western pinnacle. Before that he climbed the alpine classic Weg durch den Fisch (7b+, 37 SL) on the south face of the Marmolada and the Via Italia (8a, 280m) on Piz Ciavazes.
Edu Marin: Legendary big wall route Eternal Flame (650m, 7c +) free climbed
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Edu Marin free climbs Eternal Flame at Nameless Tower. It is only the second free ascent of the legendary Big Wall Tour.
Young gun Soline Kentzel free climbs 1000 meter big wall Golden Gate on El Capitan
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At the tender age of 21, Frenchwoman Soline Kentzel is one of the youngest women to free climb a route on El Capitan in Yosemite. Together with rope partner Sébastien Berthe, she climbed the 36 pitches of Golden Gate in nine days.
Dawn Wall in the sights of Berthe and Vanhee - is the devaluation threatened?
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The two Belgian Siebe Vanhee and Sébastien Berthe have arrived in Yosemite Valley. Your goal is to redpunkt climb one of the most difficult multi-pitch routes in the world, The Dawn Wall. Does this mean that the route is threatened with an imminent devaluation?
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