Biceptual lover 5.12b, Cheakamus Canyon, Squamish BC Canada

Alex Puccio on Evil Backwards, V13. Lincoln Lake, CO. Video: Joel Zerr

First lead competition of the 2017 IFSC World Cup Lead competition in Villars, Switzerland. No Canadian athletes made it past the qualification round in this event. Canadian placements below.

Women’s Open

38. YIP, Alannah
39. FRANGOS, Rebecca CAN
52. PELLERIN, Emilie

Men’s Open

43. JONAS-MCRAE, Elan
67. MAH, JJ
72. MURDOCH, Kyle

La Sportiva athletes Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein tell us about their latest achievement in Yosemite Valley, when last November they free climbed Dihedral Wall (5.14a / 8b+) and Final Frontier 5.13b (8a)

Video series featuring Adam Ondra and his training regime.

We really enjoyed this first episode of ‘The Shape Series’ by Eric Karlson Bouldering, not to mention that we are a huge fan of Kilter Grips, who have been a partner with SCM since the beginning. A bit of a longer video for those looking for a quick fix but worth putting aside the time!

The Classic Dreamtime boulder featuring Fred Nicole, Jule Wurm, and Jan Hojer.

Stacked video featuring Chris Sharma, Joe Kinder, Dani Andrada and Patxi.

Drew Marshall climbs Flight of the Challenger (5.12c) in Murrin Park, Squamish, BC. Not the greatest quality but worth it if you have ever thought about the route.

The year is 2063, climbing is now an indoor only sport and trad climbing is banned. The climbing duo previously known as the ‘Wide Boyz’ Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall return to Millstone Edge in the Peak District to reminisce about times gone by and revisit one of their most memorable gritstone problem, the iconic ‘Master’s Edge’.