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"Weighing up risks is a process" | Lara Neumeier on climbing at the limit

In an interview, Lara Neumeier talks about her ascent of Psychogramm (8b+) and how, as a professional climber, you weigh up risks when you push yourself to the limit.

High risk of falling: Jim Pope proves his nerves of steel in Dynamics of Change

First ascent after 11 years: Jim Pope succeeds in a rare repeat of the trad classic Dynamics of Change (E9 7a) in Burbage South

New Trad-Drytooling testpiece opened: The Unfinished (D10)

With Die Unfertigete, Peter von Känel and Silvan Schüpbach succeed in making the first ascent of a challenging trad drytooling route on the Stockhorn.

Seb Berthe's epic ascent of Bon Voyage (9a, E12)

In spring 2024, Belgian Seb Berthe managed to repeat one of the most difficult trad climbing routes in the world: Bon Voyage (9a, E12). In this article, Berthe reveals details of the route.

Schäli and von Känel open new route in Bergell | Methadone

The Swiss alpinists Roger Schäli and Peter von Känel succeeded in climbing a new route through the north face of the Sciora Dafora in the Bergell. The topo of the route Methadone (M5+, 800m, Trad) can be found at the end of the article.

Jacopo Larcher repeats iconic Yosemite trad route Magic Line (8c+)

Shortly after Babsi Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher also scored the crack test piece Magic Line (8c+) in Yosemite Valley. In the article, the trad specialist talks about the complexity...

Caroline Ciavaldini is the third woman to climb the crack testpiece Greenspit (8b/+)

On Sunday, November 3, French climber Caroline Ciavaldini repeated the route Greenspit (8b/+) in Valle dell'Orco, Italy. She is only the third woman to...

Babsi Zangerl climbs one of the hardest crack routes in the world: Magic Line (8c+)

Babsi Zangerl repeats a rock-hard trad line in Yosemite Valley with Magic Line (8c+). After Hazel Findlay, she is only the second woman to do this...

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