Mental strength in climbing
This time, British climber James Pearson tackles the issue of mental strength. Should one make peace with one's... Read More
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Free solo for French Climbers Seb Bouin and Alain Robert on a Paris building
No, they're not window cleaners or lost rope access technicians. On Saturday, however, two dots quickly caught the... Read More
Nameless Tower of Trango: how Stefano Ragazzo managed the historic first rope solo of Eternal Flame
Nine days: that's how long it took Stefano Ragazzo to reach the summit of Trango's Nameless Tower, 6250... Read More
Climbing: first women’s ascent of Arctandria in Norway for Tuva Stavø
Very few people have put Store Blåmann on their climbing map. Yet this summit features a compact granite... Read More
Climbing never die : Wartime climbing in Ukraine, as seen by Matt Groom
It's a movie that moves oneself. The jury at the last Chamonix Film Festival made no mistake in awarding... Read More
Will Gadd, lucid prophet of ice climbing
He's climbed some of the most beautiful icefalls on the planet: Will Gaff is one of those who... Read More
Petzl Hirundos Harness
Don't let the orange color and déjà-vu look fool you. A discerning eye will notice right away: the... Read More
Watch Bibliographie 9b+ ascent by Jorge Diaz-Rullo
At the age of 24, Jorge Diaz-Rullo is one of the best climbers. This winter, he has just... Read More
From its beginnings to his last extreme trad climb, Bon Voyage, James Pearson recounts his own climbing story
Born in UK and living in France, James Pearson has completed a new extreme route, Bon Voyage, in... Read More
Leo Houlding : “I found a way of reconciling my expeditions and my family”
Known for his many expeditions and bigwalls on the other side of the world, British climber Leo Houlding,... Read More
Preuss, Comici and Royal Robbins: meet David Smart, biographer of the great climbers
Canadian author David Smart deconstructs the lives of the great climbers of the twentieth century in order to... Read More
Ashima Shiraishi : “As a kid, climbing was an extension of the playground”
Meet Ashima Shiraishi, international climbing phenomenon since the age of 8. Between her creativity, her struggle to diversify... Read More
James Pearson climbs Parthian Shot and the story behind this iconic british route
It's one of the most famous routes in the UK: on the famous "gritstone", in trad climbing of... Read More
Sorato Anraku (Japan) and Vita Lukan (Slovenia) rule Briancon, 2nd French stage of climbing world cup
Just eight days after the Chamonix stage, Briançon played host to the Lead Climbing World Cup, which took... Read More
Mallorcan Rhapsody : Chris Sharma’s deep-water solo climbing in Mallorca
In summer 2022, Chris Sharma goes out with his kayak and few friends for five days exploring the... Read More
Seb Bouin climbs Bibliographie (5.15c) at Céüse
Last saturday, Seb Bouin made the ascent of Bibliographie (5.15c) at Céüse, joining the very select club of... Read More
Video : Seb Bouin climbs America’s hardest rock climb, Suprême Jumbo Love, 5.15c / 9b+
On November 1, 2022, the French climber Seb Bouin achieved one of his best performances, the linking of... Read More
Video. Steve McClure send Le Voyage at Annot one of France’s hardest routes
His hair has turned gray, but his legendary strength and talent have not. The British Steve Mc Clure... Read More
Solar Flare by Emily Harrington and Alex Honnold
The event dates back to 2016, but it's always a pleasure to watch a short film of beautiful... Read More
Ice-Climbing scenes in movies : how real is it ? Will Gadd answers
Game of Thrones, K2, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The King's Man, Vetical Limit,... Read More
Arctic Ice – Ice Climbing in the north
These are special places, almost out of time: beyond the Arctic Circle, in the region of Narvik, Norway,... Read More