The Nose Freed Thrice This Fall: Seb Berthe, Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher
Belgian climber Sébastien Berthe freed the Nose at the beginning of the month. Now Zangerl and Larcher have done so, too.
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Jacopo Larcher’s Rise: The FA of “Tribe”
To Jacopo Larcher, Northern Italy’s Tribe represents not only his longest and most demanding project to date, but a six-year evolution from trad newcomer to one of the most versatile and accomplished climbers in the world.
Babsi Zangerl Frees “Pre-Muir” (VI 5.13d), Her Fourth Free Route on El Cap
Despite a damp start to the Yosemite season, Zangerl closed out her time in the Valley with an exclamation point.
Interview: Maddy Cope on “Prinzip Hoffnung,” 5.14a R Trad Route
After working it a bit on toprope, Cope took the climb down on just her third lead attempt.
Nadine Wallner Sends “Prinzip Hoffnung,” 5.14 R Trad
The 2013 and 2014 Freeride World Tour Women's Ski Champion has made the second female ascent of the Beat Kammerlander trad testpiece Prinzip Hoffnung, 5.14 R.
Interview: Jacopo Larcher on Establishing “Tribe,” Possibly World’s Hardest Trad Climb
"All I know is that for me personally it’s the hardest thing I’ve done," Larcher told R&I.
Zangerl and Larcher Repeat Eiger’s Hardest
It seems there's nothing this pair can't do!
Babsi Zangerl Crushes Her First 5.14d in Switzerland
The Austrian climber has conquered her first 9a (5.14d), Speed Intégrale, in Voralpsee, Switzerland.
Snapshot: Barbara Zangerl – Stubborn Streak
Barbara Zangerl guts it out on El Cap