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FA "Empath" 9a+/5.15a by Carlo Traversi
Carlo Traversi actually bouldering hard, after all, he managed his first 8C + boulder this year, is a real all-rounder. Last year he succeede…
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Downgrader Kneebar?
German Text from Kletterblock / translated into English by Quirina Roode-Gutzmer
Kneepads are becoming more frequently used, particularly for longer routes. Even Alex, known to be a kneepad grouch, used kneepads in “Pure Dreaming” and graded the r…
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10th anniversary of the death of Kurt Albert
Yesterday ten years ago Kurt Albert had a fatal accident on the “Höhenglücksklettersteig” in Franconia (Germany). Obviously the sling used for securing lay unfavorably in the catch of an unscrewed carabiner. Kurt didn’t have a via ferrata set with…
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Wochenkalender "Zeit im Griff" 2021 vom Panico-Verlag
Der beliebte, aber leider wenig verkaufte Wochenkalender “Zeit” im Griff 2021 ist definitiv der letzte Wochenkalender von Panico und zugleich eine Erinnerung an den Fotografen, Bergsteiger und Alpinisten Ralf Gantzhorn, der im Juli beim Read more
Video: Edu Marin frees all pitches in "Walhalla" (9a+)
Edu Marin did it. He prepared the world hardest multipitch route and could just climb all 8 pitches, one of the probably longest and most impressive roof line in the world after 50 days, spread over several months, work in the route. The route is 380…
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