The Swiss Giuliano Cameroni is sometimes out on the rope. The result was an absolutely impressive line “Simple man” (8c) along a sharp edge in the Swiss climbing area Val Bavona. The line had bolted by his friend Fabrizio.
“Val Bavona is one o…
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After the Swiss Cédric Lachat, Seb Bouin manages an ascent of Klemen Becan’s “Joe Mama” 9a+ in the Spanish climbing crag of Oliana. It was the 8th ascent of the route which, with Anak Verhoeven, can also be a female ascent. Like Cédric, also Seb sl…
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The 18-year-old Frenchman Loïc Zehani reports his first 9a route this year. He called the route “Teahupoo” 9a and was drilled by his father Christophe Zehani. It was his 9th route in grade 9a and more difficult. Last year Loïc climbed his first 9b ro…
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The 20-year-old Scotsman William Bosi sends, after Adam Ondra, Stefano Ghisolfi and Daniel Woods, the 4th ascent of “La Capella” 9b in the Spanish climbing area Siurana. William skips the grade 9a+ and is the only second Briton to climb a route of…
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The Italian climbing area Laghel near Arco near Lake Garda, known as one of the most difficult climbing areas in Italy and the world, is currently closed for climbing. The high-end climbing garden Laghel, with some of the Read more
With the first ascent “La Nave de los Locos” (9a) on the Spanish island of Mallorca, Iker Pou, the Spanish climbing legend, look back on twenty years of climbing in the ninth difficulty french grade. For his first 9a, he had chosen the “Action Direct…
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When did you first start climbing?
I started climbing when I was 11 / 12 years old. I started with my mother. She was a beginner too, and we growed up together in this sport.
What do you most enjoy about your sport?
I enjoy to be outdoor, in…
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One of the best climbing and ‘Hoya Moros’ is for sale. There is therefore a risk that access could be restricted or prohibited. A petition has now been launched.
The climbing and bouldering area ‘Hoya Moros’ lies at an altitude of 2,000 meters abo…
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After David Firnenburg was successful in “Papichulo” (9a +), his girlfriend Andrea Kümin was now successful and climbed her first 8c route with “Fish Eye” (8c) in Oliana. The 50-meter endurance route “Fish Eye” (8c) has now established itself as the …
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