Ashima Shiraishi Sends V15
Ashima Shiraishi, 14, made history yesterday when she sent Horizon (8C/V15) at Mount Hiei, Japan. She became the first female and the youngest person to climb V15. “My dream came true!!!!!!! ?I just sent Horizon V15 in Hiei, Japan! I can’t believe that I have become the 1st female to do a V15 and the youngest …
Western Cape Rock RECALL NOTICE
Over the past few months it has come to our attention that quite a few copies of Western Cape Rock were being returned due to binding problems. Some of the sections were coming loose from the spine glue, others were losing their cover, and some had stitching problems. This was of course a huge concern …
Stefano Carnati climbs Cornalba’s Goldrake 9a+
On Sunday 20 March 2016 at Cornalba, Italy, Stefano Carnati made the third ascent of Goldrake, the 9a+ sports climb freed by Adam Ondra and repeated so far only by Gabriele Moroni. “The send was very unexpected!” Carnati told 8a.nu. “I did everything perfectly, climbed the last slab calmly and I found myself at the …
Valley Climbers React to Name Changes in Yosemite
The recent renaming of many of the facilities at Yosemite National Park is drawing considerable criticism from current and former Valley climbers, residents and visitors. “It’s a shame when financial interests are able to trump the importance of cultural heritage in our own national parks,” Colby Brokvist, general manager of Southern Yosemite Mountain Guides, wrote …
Daniel Woods and Dave Graham Send Thor’s Hammer (5.15a), Flatanger, Norway
Norway’s Hanshelleren cave contains the densest concentration of hard sport climbs in the world. It’s not where you would expect to find two of America’s strongest boulderers. In 2015 Daniel Woods and David Graham traded their pads for GRIGRIs, packed their ropes, and crossed the Atlantic in search of forearm pumps, kneebars, and Thor’s own …
Rakkup – Online Guidebooks
All guidebooks sold on Rakkup are digital guidebooks for use with rakkup’s smartphone apps, available for iOS and Android devices. Save money purchasing your guidebooks here. We don’t pay Apple and Google transaction fees here, so we pass the savings on to our customers. Your savings is typically greater than 30% versus purchasing in app through …
2016 National Boulder Series Championships
The 2016 National Boulder Series Championships to be hosted at CityROCK Cape Town on the 16th and 17th April 2016. More Information: 2016 NBSC Information Booklet Bouldering Rules Hosted by: Western Cape Climbing Visit www.westerncapeclimbing.co.za and www.sancf.org for information, rules, opportunities and results. Please read through the below email carefully for additional information and instructions …
Mayan Smith-Gobat, Ines Papert and Thomas Senf have repeated Patagonia’s Riders on the Storm
Over a 15-day period from 16 January to 20 February Ines Papert, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Thomas Senf repeated Riders on the Storm (7c+, A2, 1300m), the iconic multi-pitch rock climb up the Central Tower of the Torres del Paine in Patagonia. Although some sections were climbed with the use of aid, new variants were discovered …
Sharma and Robinson – Alcañiz Road Trip
The video of Chris Sharma and Paul Robinson bouldering at Alcañiz, Spain. A couple of weeks ago I met up with my friend Paul Robinson in Alcañiz Spain to explore the amazing bouldering potential. Paul is currently on a world tour, documenting the exploration of new bouldering locations for his new film “Uncharted Lines”. We …
Marijus Šmigelskis bags the second ascent of “Mary Poppins”
Marijus Šmigelskis on the second ascent of Mary Poppins 32, Fountain Ledge, Table Mountain. [vsw id=”YldwtNwnIKs” source=”youtube” width=”600″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] IMAGE: By Julia Chen