In late October, most of the Petzl team gathered in Siurana (Spain) for a week of exchange and climbing. The opportunity to mix together rock climbers, alpine climbers, trail runners and adventure racers.
Keyword - Hardest redpoints
DVD King of Da Caillasse II December 16, 2009
- Bouldering
- Hardest redpoints
- Rock climbing
- Video
For their second film, the Les Collets Team stayed with their successful recipe: great climbing sequences (similar to Dosage videos), with an emphasis on climbing, cool images, esthetics and the climbers themselves!
Pour ce deuxième opus, le Team Les Collets ont décidé de rester dans la même
logique: filmer une succession de séquences d'escalade
(un peu à la manière des Dosages), avec comme ambition de donner la priorité à l'escalade, l'image, l'esthétisme... et bien sûr, aux grimpeurs!
Progression - A new film by BigUPproductions October 5, 2009
- Big Wall
- First ascent
- Hardest redpoints
- Multi-pitch
- Video
Behind every breakthrough in the progression of climbing, there's a true story of doubt and determination, perseverance in the face of failure.
Reel Rock Tour trailer August 24, 2009
- First ascent
- Hardest redpoints
- Rock climbing
- Video
Check out the recently launched REEL ROCK Film Tour Trailer.
Featuring Sender Films' new series for Nat Geo Adventure Channel, First Ascent.
And Big UP's newest release, PROGRESSION.
Infinity Lane - the movie August 24, 2009
- Hardest redpoints
- Rock climbing
- RocTrip
- Video
Check out the Petzl Millau Roctrip film, featuring the 90m Infinity Lane routes... 17 minutes of amazing climbing to get you psyched!
For more infos about the movie, photos, wallpapers... Please visit the Petzl website.
Infinity Lanes - the pictures July 2, 2009
- Hardest redpoints
- Photo
- Rock climbing
- RocTrip
Check out Sam Bié's photos of the Petzl Roctrip in Millau (Gorges de la Jonte).
Ueli Steck : New record on the Matterhorn January 21, 2009
- Hardest redpoints
- Mountaineering
Ueli Steck finds himself in perfect physical conditions. For the past few weeks, the weather in the Alps has been beautiful and the conditions on the great Northfaces in the Alps have been great . After Ueli Steck's speed record on the Grandes Jorasses over the Colton-Macintyre route, it was very likely, that he was also going to try to establish a new speed record on the Matterhorn.
Chris Sharma's strategic strike of Maple Canyon September 24, 2008
- Hardest redpoints
- Rock climbing
Sharma onsights two 5.14b's and more...
Chris Sharma sent his hardest route! September 12, 2008
- Hardest redpoints
- Rock climbing
[updated]
Big Up production report they filmed Chris Sharma sending his project at Clark Mountain! It's called Jumbo Love [5.15b], and it's probably the hardest sport climbing route in the world...
Beth Rodden sends her hardest route March 10, 2008
- First ascent
- Hardest redpoints
- Rock climbing
Beth Rodden completed the first ascent of Meltdown (5.14c) in Yosemite, CA.
She worked on the route for 4 months through the stormy Sierra winter contending with feet of snow. The route is protects completely natural and she placed all of the gear on lead.
I worked harder on this route than any other single pitch climb I have done
. Rodden is hesitant to give the route a letter grade, but considering she has redpointed several 5.14a's and did the first ascent of the Optimist (5.14b) in roughly half the time, Meltdown is most likely the hardest climb redpointed by an American woman, and the hardest traditional climb completed in the world by a woman. If it is 5.14c it puts her in an elite category of two or three women ever to have climbed the grade of 5.14c.
See also the news on Alpinist.com.
Mickael Fuselier in "Fifty words..." - the video October 14, 2007
- First ascent
- Hardest redpoints
- Red River Gorge
- Rock climbing
- RocTrip
- Video
After several tries during two days, Mickael Fuselier made the first ascent of "Fifty words for pumped" in Red River Gorge, for the Petzl RocTrip.
TIP : Press two times on the "PLAY" button to launch the buffer. Then, wait until more than 50% of the movie is loaded. You can also click on the "ZOOM" button to watch fullscreen.
A video by Erwan Lelann.
Music by Captain Kverne.
Mickael Fuselier sends "Fifty words for pumped" October 13, 2007
- First ascent
- Hardest redpoints
- Red River Gorge
- Rock climbing
- RocTrip
On friday, Mickael Fuselier did the first ascent of Fifty words for pumped
in Bob Marley. He proposes 8c+ :
The friction was missing for the previous run, but yesterday I had screaming barfies, and I think it was the good day to do the route.
I've met a small problem again, because I can't clip the fourth quickdraw in the crux. It was: I do the movement or I clip… I chose a really good belayer (Tony Lamiche) and I didn't clip...
The second part of the route was really endurance, but I knew it’s really good. I think the grade is 8c+, but after my ascention Tony find an other beta on the right, so I think it's easier like this, maybe 8c.
It's so good, because a lot of climbers will now be able to do the route, and raise a lot of money for the coalition.
I 'm so happy to do the first ascent of such a nice route ! Thanks a lot everybody for supporting me during the ascent.
Mickael Fuselier
Mickael Fuselier focusing before a run in Fifty words...
on thirsday - Photo Boris Stephan
Sean McColl flashed Thanatopsis, 8c October 12, 2007
- Hardest redpoints
- Red River Gorge
- Rock climbing
- RocTrip
- Video
Good day for Sean Mc Coll yesterday ! Here he talks about flashing Thanatopsis (8c) and onsighting White mans Shuffle (8b).
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