Keyword: Multi-pitch route

Belaying with Grigri and Neox in multi-pitch climbing

The Grigri and Neox belay devices can be used to secure a person in lead and second climbing on multi-pitch routes. We'll show you how and what you need to look out for.

Babsi Zangerl: “That was one of my most intense days in the Rätikon”

Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher secure the second and third repetition of the 8c multi-pitch route Seventh Direction on the Drusenfluh east face in the Rätikon. Babsi's redpoint ascent -...

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 the difficult multi-pitch route Zahir (8b+, 300m) on the Wendenstöcken in the Bernese Oberland. And as if the...

Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl repeat difficult multi-pitch route The Gift (8c, 350m)

The probably strongest climbing couple in the world has struck again: In the Rätikon, Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl succeeded in redpointing Alex Luger's Testpiece...

Katherine Choong climbs La Fiesta de Los Metallos (8b, 200m)

Verdon testpiece repeated: Katherine Choong repeats the difficult multi-pitch route La Fiesta de Los Metallos (8b, 200m).

31-year-old from Zurich has a fatal accident while climbing in Ticino

A 31-year-old man was fatally injured in a climbing accident in the popular Ponte Brolla climbing area in Ticino on Saturday.

“Falls during rope soloing are static and intense – not the best experience.”

Siebe Vanhee climbs two difficult multi-pitch routes rope solo in the Verdon Gorge, the 8b Une Jolie Fleur even almost onsight.

These 5 multi-pitch routes are suitable for Ecopoint climbing

Climbing by fair means: We introduce you to 5 multi-pitch routes that are suitable for Ecopoint climbing.

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