Keyword: first ascent

Kühne mixed route on the Grödner Joch first ascent: Hybrid (M8+, WI6)

In mid-December, Simon Gietl and Manuel Oberarzbacher made the first ascent of the spectacular mixed route Hybrid on the Grödner Joch. With difficulties up to M8+ and WI6, the...

Chris Sharma opens new DWS Masterpiece: Vision Quest (9a)

After more than thirty days of planning, spread over six months, Chris Sharma succeeded in making the first ascent of Vision Quest (9a) a few days ago. The...

Alex Huber opens 76-meter mega route Mythos (8c+)

Anyone who claims that you can no longer climb hard when you are older will definitely be proven wrong by Alex Huber. At the Barmsteine ​​in Berchtesgaden...

16-year-old frees 30-year-old project in the Gorges du Tarn

Erwan Legrand crowns a successful climbing trip in the Gorges du Tarn with the first ascent of a 30-year-old project. The route has a difficulty level of 8c+...

Remarkable Yosemite debut by Hannes Puman

The Swedish climber Hannes Puman managed to free climb the Nose (8b+) via the Schnaz variation. This difficult alternative to the Changing Corners pitch is probably still...

Odyssea Borealis: A By-fair-means Adventure in East Greenland

Silvan Schüpbach, Matteo Della Bordella, Symon Welfringer and Alex Gammeter spent 35 days traveling in the wilderness of East Greenland. Completely autonomous and on their own...

Seb Bouin succeeds in first ascent of Wolf Kingdom (9b+) in Pic Saint Loup

The top French climber Seb Bouin has given the climbing world a new 9b+ route: Wolf Kingdom. In Pic Saint Loup he was able to climb it on November 14th...

A wild first ascent is followed by freestyle: Simon Gietl climbs Blutsbrüder (22 SL, 8b) free

At Torre Trieste, Simon Gietl, Vito Messini and Matthias Wurzer opened one of the most difficult bolt-free multi-pitch routes in the Dolomites in autumn 2022. This year...

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