With recent ascents up to 9b/b+ (5.15b/c), BD Athlete Seb Bouin is one of the world’s strongest climbers. And as the saying goes: like mother, like son. On a recent “first ascent” expedition to Turkey, Seb traveled with his favorite climbing partner—his mother—to establish a new route in a recently discovered limestone cave. Check out episode 1—Lily’s Eye—as Seb and his mom, Claire Cerisier, take turns bolting the area’s “king line.”

A wrap up of the controversy regarding Adam Ondra in Japan this month.

Great video for those equipping routes with Maillons.

We are very psyched for climber and photographer Tara Kerzhner who won the Arc’teryx Squamish Exposed Event for the second year in a row. If you missed the action, here is Tara’s highlight reel!

Beautifully shot video of Vvikki Weldon and never before seen footage of the Howe Sound cliff developed by Chris Weldon and Andrew Boyd.

“There are so many places a climber has to go,” says BD Athlete Hazel Findlay. For years, she had heard about the perfect granite cracks in Bohuslän, Sweden, but only recently did she make the trip. Teamed up with her friend and fellow Brit crusher Madeleine Cope, Hazel set out to see for herself what the Swedish crags had to offer. Luckily, BD Athlete Colette McInerney was there to capture the magic as Hazel roped up for one of the area’s fiercest testpieces—the bold Electric Avenue (5.13+R).

Be sure not to miss the world premiere of On The Verge, a climbing film featuring big wall climbing in and around Powell River, BC. The film will be featured on Friday evening at the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy!

Redbull has just released the Age Of Ondra on its channel.

This feature has never before seen footage of Ondra on Fight Club (5.15b) as well as the first ascent of Disbelief (5.15b). Watch it already!

Mina Leslie-Wujastyk climbs Godzilla, 8b, Waterval Boven, South Africa.

We are pleased to announce that Alannah Yip and Sean McColl have advanced to the semi-final round of bouldering at the IFSC Climbing World Championships Hachioji 2019.

Below is the qualification overview followed by the live fees or tonights action starting at 5pm pacific.

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