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Project Fear Film
Here is the Project Fear film about my (Dave MacLeod) new route on Cima Ovest last September. Truth be told, I was incredibly lucky that myself and Alan Cassidy were able to get the route climbed given the very poor weather in the Dolomites last season. Of course, to a certain extent we made our …
Megos climbs his hardest boulder to date – Lucid Dreaming (8C/V15)
It was his hardest and his longest project to date: it took Alex Megos 11 days to ascend Lucid Dreaming (8C/V15) on the Grandpa Peabody boulder at Buttermilks in California. He had tried the problem in November 2014, but had to get back home to Germany after three unsuccessful days. First thing he did on …
Chris Sharma Sends El Bon Combat (5.15b/c)
On March 7, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of El Bon Combat and has suggested 5.15b/c for the line. The “King Line,” as Sharma described it, is located at Cova de Ocell, which is 40 minutes from Barcelona, Spain. El Bon Combat was equipped by his friend Martí Iglesias Galobart, and when Sharma first saw the …
Tradathon Raffle 2015
Details The raffle costs R 100 per ticket, limited to 200 tickets only; maximum of 10 tickets per one person – Click Here to Enter Closing Date & Draw Entries Close 11 March 2015. Winning number will be drawn on the evening of 14 March at the Black Diamond Tradathon 2015. The winning number will be drawn on 14 …
Black Diamond Tradathon 2015
Black Diamond Equipment is proud to present the 4th annual TRADATHON! Festival of trad. climbing – Wolfberg(Cederberg) – 14 March 2015 Trad climbing is arguably the most rewarding form of rock climbing but also attracts the smallest group of participants. The beauty of trad. is the amazing depth and breadth of experience that it offers – …
Sachi Amma Sends 5.15a on 4th Attempt, in Santa Linya, Spain
As he winds up a short trip to Spain, Sachi Amma of Japan can look back on one of the greatest stretches of redpointing in sport climbing history. In less than three weeks, Amma, 25, has done six routes 5.14d or harder, including two 9a+ (5.15a) routes and his first 9b (5.15b). “I send Power …
Will Gadd Climbs First Known Ascent of Niagara Falls Ice
On January 27, Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken climbed a 147-foot ice route just to the left of the iconic Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls, right up the border of the United States and Canada. “The massive water flow constantly shakes the ground and makes the ice shelves and walls around you unsteady and unpredictable. …
Alexander Megos climbs Lucid Dreaming 8C
German climber Alexander Megos has made the third ascent of Lucid Dreaming V15 / 8C at Bishop, USA. Alexander Megos from Germany has clinched the third ascent of Lucid Dreaming, the superbly difficult highball on the famous Grandpa Peabody boulder at the Buttermilks close to Bishop, USA. Put up by America’s Paul Robinson in March …
Tommy Caldwell Climbing Pitch 15 – The Dawn Wall
On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson made the first free ascent of The Dawn Wall on Yosemite’s El Capitan. Watch Tommy climb pitch 15 (5.14c) in this first footage released by the film crew on the wall. [vsw id=”PLd_c4CjG44″ source=”youtube” width=”550″ height=”380″ autoplay=”no”]
Women’s Speed Record on El Capitan – Mayan Smith-Gobat & Libby Sauter
Some records are just meant to be broken. Mayan Smith-Gobat and Libby Sauter just knew that the women`s speed record for the ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California was their`s for the taking. Crushing the old record and standing atop El Capitan at 5 hours 02 minutes after their …