Free Solo Rock Climbing

"Free solo rock climbing is climbing walls without ropes." Will Stanhope explains the difference between rock climbing and free solo climbing. Will is a professional climber and enjoys both types of rock climbing. He is based in Squamish, BC, Canada and does regular trips around the world to climb. Will explains how free soloing is not about pushing your abilities to the limit but more climbing within your means to enjoy the freedom on the rock. In this video Will is showcased free solo climbing on The Chief in Squamish. The wall is 1,000 ft to the valley floor. The climb follows a crack splitting a wall on the North face of the Chief and requires a number of technical maneuvers at the top. The climb is ranked a 5.11c in rock climbing ratings.

Tierra Boulder Battle 2013 - BACKSTAGE PASS

6 ladies are given some holds, a piece of plywood and a few hours. What would you expect ? A boring dispatch of crimp pulling ? A few fall ? Can't be more wrong.... First, the Tierra Boulder Battle is a show. Crowdpleasers problems of a high level of difficulty, perfect custom made holds on a fine structure. Second, these girls RULES. They are beautiful, they climb harder than you and they know how to have a good laugth in between tries. Last but not least, this video is not about the comp, it's about everything around. Jump backstage to see how such a fine event come to life. Thanks to Alex Puccio, Mathilda Söderlund, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk, Mélissa Le Nevé, Therese Johansen and Anja Hodann for beeing awesome during these few days. Thanks to Björn Pohl, all the Klättercentret crew, and all the events partner for pulling such a great show. Many thanks to Makeupe Institute of Stockholm for their amazing job : miststockholm.com/ Thanks for watching !

Petzl RocTrip Argentina 2012

Located in the heart of the Patagonian pampas, in Argentina's Chubut province, Piedra Parada's monolith rises up from the surrounding desert. Lying just to the north, the majestic La Buitrera Canyon was home to the Petzl RocTrip in November 2012. For more than a week, climbers from all over the world came together to share a common passion: climbing. Thanks to the hard work of a team of Argentinean and international route developers, La Buitrera Canyon, 5 km long with towering cliffs up to 200m high, is now one of Argentina's major climbing spots. For the tenth edition of the Petzl RocTrip, more than 1500 people climbed in the wind, dust, heat, and cold, for an unforgettable Patagonian experience! The soundtrack will be available in September on the BarakaFlims website (barakaflims.com/en/shop) More pictures, stories, wallpapers and guidebook excerpts are available on the Petzl website (petzl.com/en/outdoor/news/in-field/2013/07/29/video-petzl-roctrip-argentina-2012-official-movie)