Drytooling started out as a way to reach those free-hanging icicles at the top of steep walls, but it’s morphed into a climbing discipline in its own right and an end unto itself. Perhaps nothing illustrates this better than the video below, in which Jeff Mercier climbs a severely overhanging D13 (like M13 mixed climbing but…
Mt. Lemmon is one of the premier climbing areas in the United States. It boasts over 3,000 documented sport routes, trad climbs, and boulder problems. Routes range from short little clip-ups to multi-pitch monsters. Today’s video is a visual introduction to the area and highlights the variety of climbing the area has to offer. Enjoy….
Expedition climber Mike Libecki and his little brother Andy head to Greenland to nab the first ascent of Polar Bear Spire, and just getting to the formation is an expedition in itself. Climbing type: Big wall Video location: Greenland Video length: 8:33 Video channel: Type Two Fun Films
The bouldering grade of V15 is so far beyond my abilities and even comprehension that it might as well be V10000. In this video, Austrian pro climber nabs the second ascent of Nalle Hukkataival’s 15-move Bügeleisen Sit (V15 or 8c) in Maltatal, Austria. The problem is severely overhanging and looks insane. Climbing type: Bouldering Video location: Maltatal,…
Yesterday’s video was a brief profile of husband and wife climbing duo James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini. Today’s video is the video that James talks about filming in that video. It document’s Caroline’s attempts to climb the Voie Petit, a 450-meter 5.13d on the Grand Capucin on Mont Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix. Full of plenty of gorgeous…
Drone-making company DJI made this video profile of British climber James Pearson and his wife, French climber Caroline Ciavaldini. As you might expect, they also talk about using a drone to capture climbing footage. One interesting thing that James mentions is using the drone to scope out approaches so that they don’t get lost en…
Want to sit back, veg out, and watch some beautiful bouldering action? You’re in luck! Today’s video highlights bouldering in the beautiful woods of Switzerland. Climbing type: Bouldering Video location: Switzerland Video length: 11:56 Video channel: Ben Norman
Indian Creek, Utah, is well known as a crack climbing Mecca, but in recent years it’s also become a hotspot for bouldering activity. In this short and sweet video, we see Daniel Steele make the second ascent of an incredible-looking highball boulder problem. Climbing type: Bouldering Video location: Indian Creek, Utah Video length: 2:13 Video…
In this video, ace British climber Leo Houlding and crew head to Greenland to climb the Mirror Wall, a 1,200-meter-high (~4,000-foot-high) tower. If you’re into the longer, more expedition-focused climbing films, this is a great one with high production value and beautiful cinematography. (Click here if you can’t see the video above.) Climbing type: Big…
King Lines, the Big Up Productions film starring Chris Sharma, was the last climbing DVD I ever bought. I must have watched that thing a dozen times. One of the highlights of the film was watching Chris Sharma project this insane deep water soloing line that climbed up the severely overhanging belly of an arch. He…
Katha Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven head to Australia to climb some bucket list-worthy boulder problems and routes. Absolutely stunning stuff. Climbing type: Bouldering, sport climbing, some trad climbing Video location: Australia Video length: 9:18 Video channel: Louder Than Eleven (YouTube)
Watch Korean climber Son Sang Won work a severely overhanging limestone sport route in Margalef, Spain. Climbing type: Sport Video location: Margalef, Spain Video length: 5:27 Video channel: SSW Climbing (YouTube)
After climbing an 8a (5.13b) at age 10 last year, the UK’s Toby Roberts ups the ante to climb the route Revelations at the Peak District’s Raven Tor. Climbing type: Sport Video location: Raven Tor, Peak District, England, UK Video length: 5:47 Video channel: EpicTV Climbing Daily (YouTube)
In this video, climber Janusz Gołąb free solos the route Motyki on Zamarła Turnia in Poland’s Tatra Mountains. The actual climbing starts at about the 3-minute mark. Climbing type: Multi-pitch free solo Video location: Tatra Mountains, Poland Video length: 8:00 Video channel: Janusz Gołąb (YouTube)
Finger cracks are inherently beautiful climbs. Here Will Mayo climbs Bishop Crack (5.12b) on The Bishop in South Platte, Colorado. The first pitch has been called the best finger crack in all of Colorado. After watching this video, I believe it. It looks like one of the best in the world! Climbing type: Trad Video location: South Platte,…
Check out Ricky Bell climbing the hard trad route Forever Young (E7 6c) at the Burren sea cliffs in County Claire, Ireland. Tip: The music in this video is super weird, so you might want to consider turning it down… Climbing type: Trad Video location: Burren sea cliffs (Ailladie), County Claire, Ireland Video length: 2:58 Video…
High Tor is a limestone crag in Matlock, Peak District. In this video, Jon Clark makes the first ascent of Fury Road, an 8a (5.13b) sport route. Beautiful rock, a stunning location, and great cinematography make this short video a must-watch. Climbing type: Sport Video location: High Tor, Matlock, Peak District, England Video length: 3:37…
Over the past few years, Flatanger has become famous as home to some of the hardest sport climbs in the world (i.e., lots of steep 5.15 routes), thanks in large part to Adam Ondra’s bolting efforts. This video follows some friends as they spend a summer climbing and playing in Norway. Climbing type: Sport Video…
What if you had a 5.14d on your climbing resumé? Or how about winning the overall climbing and bouldering championship in your country? Pretty good, right? Italian Laura Rogora did that at only 14 (!) years old. This video is a profile of Laura that, among other things, shows her climbing the underside of her bunk…
In this video, Nathaniel Davison heads to Indian Creek not to climb, but to find new boulders and put up new problems. Great-looking problems, beautiful scenery, good music, and good cinematography. What more could you want in a climbing video? Climbing type: Bouldering Video location: Indian Creek, Utah, USA Video length: 9:57 Video channel: Nathaniel Davison (YouTube)
This video consists of footage from Jimmy Webb’s 2015 spent bouldering in the Grampians, one of the premier climbing areas of Australia. Webb says that Australia is “some of the best rock i’ve ever touched.” Quite the endorsement.
Here are the 10 best rock climbing videos that were uploaded to Vimeo and YouTube in the last week.
In a macabre sort of way, climbing falls are fun to watch, as long as no one gets hurt. In the moment, falls can be terrifying, and that is made abundantly clean by this point of view GoPro video of a biiiiig fall in Colorado’s Garden of the Gods.
Here are the 8 best rock climbing videos that were uploaded to Vimeo and YouTube in the last week.
Here are the 12 best rock climbing videos that were uploaded to Vimeo and YouTube in the last week.