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[VIDEO] Pierre Bollinger in "Shoot'm Up" (5.14b)

[19.11.2011] Die Franzosen und das US-amerikanische Klettergebiet Smith Rocks in Oregon haben eine lange gemeinsame Tradition. Jibe Tribout legte den Amerikanern gleich zweimal (1986, 1992) ein Kuckucksei ins Nest und selbst nach all den Jahren war es wieder mal einem Franzosen vergönnt, an diesen phantastischen Felsen ein lange versuchtes offenes Projekt endlich zu klettern. mehr »

8C by Lucas Ménégatti (19)

[02.03.2011] Lucas Ménégatti has done the second ascent of Vincent Pochon´s The Big Island, 8C in Fontainebleau. "Very psyched! About the grade I´m not sure, time will tell. Fit my style perfectly." Old progress video and more pictures at his blog [...] mehr »

2nd ascent of Big paw, 8C, by Koyamada

[01.11.2010] I got a short message from Dai Koyamada: "I did Big Paw in Chironico yesterday.About 7 pm of Friday. I have a movie of this!"A short message, but big news! Big paw, 8C, first done by Dave Graham, is the sit down version of Boogalagga, a beautiful blunt ar [...] mehr »

7c+ by Brooke Raboutou (9)

[14.08.2010] Brooke Raboutou has on her second try done Octopus, 7c+ in Gorges du Tarn. The 9-year-old is daughter to legends Didier and Robyn Erbesfield. More pics from the ascent at Raboutoufamily.blogspot.comOlder brother Shawn (12) did last month Attention on vous [...] mehr »

What's gone down

[01.06.2010] Jimmy WebbUKC News, Jun 2010© James WebbJimmy Webb, who hasn't exactly been idle since his ascent of Jade, has once again stepped up his game and done Aslan, another 8B+. This one is quite different though. Where the difficulty of Jade revolves arou [...] mehr »

Kids Crank Hard in Hueco

[16.02.2010] Robyn Erbesfield - First British indoor international competition at Leeds - 1989© craig hDidier Raboutou was a big name in World climbing back in the 1980's and 90's - forging new sport routes at the cutting edge of what was possible. Robyn Erbesfie [...] mehr »

Kids Crank Hard in Hueco

[16.02.2010] Robyn Erbesfield - First British indoor international competition at Leeds - 1989© craig hDidier Raboutou was a big name in World climbing back in the 1980's and 90's - forging new sport routes at the cutting edge of what was possible. Robyn Erbesfie [...] mehr »

Rock Junior and the great game of climbing

[09.06.2009] The 8th Rock Junior in Arco was a triumph of the game of climbing. Once again this is an unmissable event for youth climbing and for the hundreds of youngsters who, with their parents, assaulted the Climbing Stadium. mehr »

Mike Foley (18) does first 8B

[03.12.2008] About a month ago, Mike Foley, 18, reapeated Livin´ astro, 8c+, at Rumney and a couple of days ago it was time for Double down, an 8B at Great Barrington, to fall. So, who is this 18-year-old? We asked him: "I would describe myself as a skinny New Englan [...] mehr »

Sharma Sends Clark Mountain Project!

[12.09.2008] by Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC Chris Sharma - World´s Hardest Route? From the Big Up Blog: "The project was first scoped by Clark´s main developer, Randy Leavitt, over 10 years ago. He rapped down the line and put in some of the bolts, thinking somebody [...] mehr »

Sharma Sends Clark Mountain Project!

[12.09.2008] by Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC Chris Sharma - World´s Hardest Route? From the Big Up Blog: "The project was first scoped by Clark´s main developer, Randy Leavitt, over 10 years ago. He rapped down the line and put in some of the bolts, thinking somebody [...] mehr »

Sharma Sends Clark Mountain Project!

[12.09.2008] by Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC Chris Sharma - World´s Hardest Route? From the Big Up Blog: "The project was first scoped by Clark´s main developer, Randy Leavitt, over 10 years ago. He rapped down the line and put in some of the bolts, thinking somebody [...] mehr »

Sharma Sends Clark Mountain Project!

[12.09.2008] by Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC Chris Sharma - World´s Hardest Route? From the Big Up Blog: "The project was first scoped by Clark´s main developer, Randy Leavitt, over 10 years ago. He rapped down the line and put in some of the bolts, thinking somebody [...] mehr »

8b+ by Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou

[11.09.2008] Climbing Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou has done Bad Attitude, 8b+ in St. Antonin. Robyn won her first World Cup in 1989 and she won the WC 1992, 93, 94. She did her first 8b+ in 1993. Climbing is an amazing sport :) [...] mehr »

Rouhling climbs Salamandre, 9

[03.12.2007] Fred Rouhling has once again climbed an extreme route in the 9th grade. His latest, Salamandre, features an 8A+ half-pad mono crux after about 15 meters followed by 8b+ climbing. Due to the very specific crux, Fred had to do specialzed training á la Gül [...] mehr »

Planet Fear Demise

[24.09.2007] It appears that Narrowcast Media trading as Planet Fear will go into receivership this week. The company seems to have folded as a result of several factors: The complex nature of share ownership and the generally tough trading conditions within the outdo [...] mehr »

Planet Fear Demise

[24.09.2007] It appears that Narrowcast Media trading as Planet Fear will go into receivership this week. The company seems to have folded as a result of several factors: The complex nature of share ownership and the generally tough trading conditions within the outdo [...] mehr »

Hard Rock Challenge Success

[20.08.2007] On Friday 17th August the pair Mark Stevenson and Rich Mayfield completed the fantastic achievement of climbing all 60 Hard Rock classics in only 5 weeks. Previously only 2 (known) people have climbed all 60 routes and it took each of them 10 years to co [...] mehr »

9a? by Lamiche

[20.08.2007] This past summer, Tony Lamiche succeeded on a route project at Entraigues, in the Briançon area, bolted by Yann Ghesquiers. The very steep route involves a lot of compression moves and heels. About the grade he says: "If it?s not 9a it cannot be less." C [...] mehr »

9a? by Lamiche

[20.08.2007] This past summer, Tony Lamiche succeeded on a route project at Entraigues, in the Briançon area, bolted by Yann Ghesquiers. The very steep route involves a lot of compression moves and heels. About the grade he says: "If it?s not 9a it cannot be less." C [...] mehr »

Some Words About Mountain Photography by Gordon Stainforth

[10.08.2007] by Mick Ryan Pillar Rock On August 5th the BBC broadcast episode two of Mountain hosted by Griff Rhys Jones (www.bbc.co.uk/mountain).This episode featured Griff attempting to climb Napes Needle and talking to mountain photographer and author, Gordon Stain [...] mehr »

Altus Opening Party

[14.05.2007] by Mark Kemball The bouldering section of the new Altus wall opened on 12th May. About 50 climbers turned up to join Malcolm Smith sampling the problems on this huge free standing boulder. The problems were set to Simon Young´s usual high standard, and t [...] mehr »

8B+/C by Berni Schwaiger

[08.04.2006] We hadn´t heard from Berni Schwaiger for a while, but yesterday we got an email: "I opened a new rather hard problem called PIPE DREAM about a month ago. I was quite busy the last weeks, that´s why I´m so late ... The process/story behind the problem w [...] mehr »

Bollinger´s project goes down

[05.04.2006] We got an email from Florent Wolff © EscaladeMag. This Monday, Pierre Bollinger dispatched an old project in Kronthal, a big crag near Strasbourg in France. He thinks it is the hardest route he´s ever climbed. About the grade, despite he is still reluct [...] mehr »

Bollinger´s project goes down

[05.04.2006] We got an email from Florent Wolff © EscaladeMag. This Monday, Pierre Bollinger dispatched an old project in Kronthal, a big crag near Strasbourg in France. He thinks it is the hardest route he´s ever climbed. About the grade, despite he is still reluct [...] mehr »