Watch Sean McColl in the semi-finals at the 2016 IFSC World Cup in Kranj.

Part two of 2016 La Sportiva Legend’s Only competition.

In Episode 2, we will get more of the talking between the competitors, how they help each other figure out the beta on the problems and which problems they find the hardest.

Awesome video featuring Jakob Schubert.

Having tested his limits in sport climbing with routes up to 9b, Jakob Schubert is keen to see what he can do in bouldering. In early 2015 he decides to lay his hands on Nalle Hukkataival’s test piece Bügeleisen Sit fb 8C. Considered one of the hardest boulder problems in the world, Jakob Schubert becomes the first to repeat the infamous 15 moves.

Sure, sure, it’s indoors but its awesome! Sharma reflecting on a year in Barcelona.

Awesome little inside look at Legends Only 2016 featuring Jimmy Webb, Jongwon Chon, Kokoro Fujii, Rustam Gelmanov, and Alex Megos.

Feature film of Leo Holding and his adventure up the Mirror Wall.

Mirror Wall documents the latest expedition from world class climber Leo Houlding and his team as they take on the imposing Mirror Wall, a 1200m vertical tower in the polar mountains of Greenland.

Check out our interview with Leo Holding below

Interview with Leo Holding

We are pleased to announce that Sean McColl completed Mystic Styles (v14) on his last day in Magic Woods. So great to see Sean taking some extended time to fous on outdoor climbing. More to come I am sure!

Better beta and better crag snacks? What’s not to love? BD Ambassador Colette McInerney is getting psyched on this year’s 2nd Annual Women’s Climbing Festival, and in this video she shows you why this gathering is so special.

Here is a note from Squamish Access Society President Chris Small on the 2016 Golden Scrub Brush Warp-up in Squamish, BC.

The Golden Scrub Brush Awards are an “awards” show celebrating the contribution of the new route developers who make Squamish such a world class destination. The Squamish Access Society and 2016 Golden Scrub Brush Awards would like to congratulate all the category winners and nominees and Lifetime inductees, the late Will Dorling and Perry Beckham, for their contributions to Squamish’s climbing community. Thanks to all those who came to celebrate with us at the Knotty Burl last night and to our Sponsors (Grandwall Equipment, Butora, Climb-on Squamish, Valhalla Pure Squamish, Escape Route, Groundup Climbing Centre, Osprey packs, Arcteryx, Blurr, Patagonia, Black Diamond, Evolv​​​​, 5.10, Leillani the Artist, Life Tested Art, Flashed, Petzl, Outdoor Research, and Mammut) who allowed us to give out so much great stuff last night. Together these sponsors and your support makes this event happen and raised $1500 toward SAS’s re-bolting and facilities fund.

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In 2015, Caroline Ciavaldini set herself the ambitious project of free climbing the Voie Petit, a 450m granite route graded 8b on the Grand Capucin on Mont Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix. Established by Arnaud Petit in 1997, and first free-climbed by Alex Huber in 2005, the route is protected by a mixture of trad gear, bolts and pegs.