Keyword: sport climbing

With Neanderthal (9b) in Santa Linya, Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has completed his third 9b during his Spanish vacation. However, one final route is still pending.

In his book "Adam Ondra - The Climber," Pietro Dal Pra not only describes the remarkable career of the exceptional Czech climber, but also describes how Adam Ondra lives climbing and his understanding of the sport. We're giving away a copy of the book signed by Adam Ondra.

The Swiss climbs Supercrackinette (9a+) in just one day and repeats several routes in eighth French grade onsight or in second go.

In March 2023, the then 41-year-old climbing professional Chris Sharma made the first ascent of one of the hardest routes of his career: Sleeping Lion (9b+). Now Sharma is releasing an uncut video of his ascent.

The Austrian Climbing Association will lose an important pillar in the coming months. Kilian Fischhuber, Austria's Coach of the Year 2024, is resigning from his position as national coach. The 41-year-old wants to slow down in the future and work as a teacher in a school.

Slovenian Janja Garnbret and Italian Laura Rogora are in top form. Both climb 8c onsight.

In this video, Stefano Ghisolfi returns to the route Excalibur (9b+), which he was the first to free climb a few years ago. Now he is planning a sit-start version that adds 6 ultra-difficult moves to the route. The new entry is already a boulder rated 8B+ in itself, from which you then go to Excalibur without a rest point. From this perspective, the route Excalibur Sit could easily be rated 9c+. But see for yourself what Ghisolfi thinks about it.

The Italian Stefano Ghisolfi succeeds in redpointing the 9b route The Full Journey in Margalef. The main goal of his trip, however, is to climb the Sharma route Sleeping Lion.