March–May 2016
Read the editorial and check out the contents of the latest issue. With up-to-date news coverage, training articles, gear reviews, celebrity profiles, technical tips covering a wide variety of subjects, event reports, big glossy pics and enthralling articles. FEATURES AFRICA LEDGE Triple Solo. by Matt Bush VOYAGER (8b+), PEAK DISTRICT The first repeat of Ben …
Africa Ledge – Triple Solo
by Matt Bush Matt Bush is one of South Africa’s most talented climbers. His climbing conquests are numerous, with a long list of hard and impressive routes to his name. He is also one of the few climbers on the planet that have entered into the world of extreme free soloing. Matt has free soloed …
Voyager (8B+), Peak District
by Niccolò Ceria The first repeat of Ben Moon’s classic. More than five years had passed since my first visit to the UK. Then, together with Marco, Gabri and Miki we had the pleasure of taking part in the CWIF, one of the biggest and most well-organised competitions ever. We were nothing but a bunch …
What Goes Around, Comes Around
by Rob Powell South Africans climb the classic Don Quixote on the Marmolada south face, Dolomites. The Dolomites in Italy should be on every climber’s bucket list. The area has something for everyone, from hard single-pitch sport routes to long easy multi-pitch trad climbs, and everything in between. The mountains are littered with interesting historical …
Euro Boulder Trip 2015
By Zoe Duby Zoe Duby takes us on a journey through some of Europe’s finest boulder areas and gives us a few choice tips on dumpster diving. Any academic who has completed their doctorate will attest that writing up a PhD is a slog, so as motivation to power through this epic task, I promised …
Catalán Witness the fitness – 8c
Chris Sharma has a new YouTube channel. “Welcome to my new youtube channel! Stay tuned as we will posting new videos every couple of weeks. This first video is of an amazing boulder problem I did back in January. Enjoy and all the best!” [vsw id=”J8Qgyzg1y4E” source=”youtube” width=”600″ height=”450″ autoplay=”no”]
ROCKLANDS – Dreamlines & Dynos
“Dreamlines & Dynos” is a video featuring some of the best classics in the bouldering area of Rocklands, South Africa. The climbing style is powerful. The amazingly structured orange sandstone offers huge dynos and tall lines… [vsw id=”154434349″ source=”vimeo” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”]
Jimmy Webb Sends l’Alchemiste In Three Tries – Downgrades
Jimmy Webb, on his first day of the season in Fontainebleau, France, walks away with the fifth ascent of l’Alchemiste. Webb sent the famous Font problem in only three tries and suggested 8B (V13) for difficulty—two grades below the previously suggested 8C (V15). This downgrade comes after a streak of recent l’Alchemiste ascents and discrepancies …
Alex Honnold and Colin Haley Repeat the Torre Traverse in a Day
The Torre Traverse has been repeated. In just one day. On January 31, Alex Honnold and Colin Haley completed the second ascent of the legendary Torre Traverse in 20 hours, 40 minutes, smashing the previous ascent time by three days. “Oh boy, how the times change,” Ronaldo Garibotti, who completed the first ascent of the …
Guillaume Glairon-Mondet Puts Up New V16 in Fontainebleau
The world’s newest hardest boulder problem? Guillaume “GuiGui” Gliaron-Mondet has made the first ascent of Le Pied à Coulisse in Fontainebleau, France, which he rates 8C+ (V16).