A V17 in France Was Just Climbed as a V14
Pietro Vidi has made the second ascent of L’Ombre du Voyageur in Salève, Haute-Savoie, France. It was first climbed by Charles Alberta, who did it without climbing shoes. Vidi used crack gloves,...
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Five Canadian Alpine Ridges to Climb in 2025
Canada is home to some of the world’s most classic alpine ridges. Some are long, complicated and dangerous, while others are moderate, short and safer. For the purpose of this list, we’re looking at...
View ArticleChris Sharma’s First 5.15a was 24 Years Ago
On July 18, 2001, American climber Chris Sharma made the first ascent of Realization, a 35-metre sport route in Céüse, France. Also known as Biographie, the route became the world’s first rock climb to...
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How to Uncoil Your New Climbing Rope
New climbing ropes are often not ready for use straight out of the package. They sometimes require one very important, final preparatory step: uncoiling. When ropes are made, they are usually wound...
View ArticleNew American 5.14d Gets Three Ascents in Just Over a Month
On June 15, BJ Tilden made the first ascent of Show Your Teeth 5.14d (9a) at Wolf Point near Lander, Wyoming. Intense and bouldery, the route saw a second ascent from Jonathan Siegrist two weeks later...
View ArticleDramatic Rescue Saves Three Rock Climbers
Three rock climbers from Milan were successfully rescued earlier this week on the Costantini-Apollonio route in the Italian Dolomites. The trio, aged 29, 40, and 56, became stranded at 2,800 metres on...
View ArticleHistory Made with New Baffin Island Route
Shira Biner, Kelly Fields, and Heather Smallpage have made the first ascent of a 600-metre route on Eglinton Tower, Baffin Island. They called it Lemnos in the Clouds and graded it 5.11+ A0. A fourth...
View ArticleSung Su Lee Climbing Burden of Dreams V17 Twice
On May 12, Korean climber Sung Su Lee recently made the fifth ascent of Burden of Dreams V17 (9A), a problem considered by many to be the hardest in the world. Located in Lappnor, Finland, Burden was...
View ArticleAlex Megos Onsighting a 5.14b/c in Buoux
This spring, Alex Megos onsighted Dévers Sévère 5.14b/c (8c/+) in Buoux, France. The route was established in 2022 by Erwan Legrand, who was only 14 years old at the time. Legrand climbed the route...
View ArticleSimon Lorenzi Sends V16 and V15 in Magic Wood
Simon Lorenzi recently climbed Brain Rot V16 (8C+) and In Search of Lost Time V15 (8C) on the same day in Magic Wood, Switzerland. Brain Rot is a crimp problem is found on a bloc to the left of the...
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