Best Climbing Videos : 2017

Year after year, CryptoChild continues to find more striking lines in the Hueco Mountains of Texas.

Shorter than the average climber, Michaela defies expectations and fights hard to get first female ascent of The Golden Ticket (5.14c/8c+) at Red River Gorge, Kentucky, USA

Toru has a most amazing attitude for his lofty goal to climb Lucid Dreaming V15/8c

Siebe Vanhee & Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll climb ground-up on an unclimbed line of the Tsaranoro Atsimo granite massif.

A notorious & highly technical 5.13b/8a sport route at a British slate quarry.

World Cup climber Alban Levier doing the first repeat of Psycopad (v13/8b) on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean

Part 2: Le bastion Ori-Flamme
Part 3: Le Défi

Ron Kauk talks about the first ascent of what is arguable the world's most famous boulder problem.
Midnight Lightning V8/7b+ at Yosemite's Camp 4.

Only the third time in history that this 16-pitch 5.13d/8B route on El Cap has been free climbed.

An odd but significant challenge; V14, 5.14, and a 14 thousand foot mountain all in one day.

The queen of offwidth sends a particularly frightening first ascent in Utah, USA

An ambitious effort to use physics modelling and experimentation to determine the ideal amount of slack to give when belaying.
Part of the 'Overcoming the Fear of Falling' series

Click here to watch more videos from this great series.

A short documentary celebrating Paul Ramsden and Nick Bullocks award winning climb of Nyanchen Tanglha (7,046m)

The Pou brothers travel to Peru to establish adventurous and hard free climbs. Here they climb Qui Io Vado Ancora (7c+/5.13a 585m) in the Rurec Valley. One of three videos from their trip.
Part 1: YAKUMAMA 7a+ 185m at the Gocta Waterfall
Part 3: ZERAIN 8a 860m on Mount Chaupi Huanca 5,179m

Kevin Jorgeson & Ben Rueck do the first free climb of the West Face of Sentinel in Yosemite.

Sending his hardest climb yet, Pachamama 9a+/15a, in Oliana, Spain.

An expertly crafted short film about Stephan Vogt's 20 days of effort to climb Action Directe 9a/5.14d

94 years old Marcel Remy once again ventures up the legendary Miroir de l'Argentine; he has climbed this 450m tall wall over 200 times.

A nice little boulder edit from Paul Robinson

Nina takes on Smith Rock’s masterpiece of technical climbing.

To Bolt Or Not To Be is an iconic 5.14a/8b+ sport climb known for its perfect vertical wall, small crimps, and the relentless focus that is required to climb it.

Pro climber & gym owner Magnus Midtbø covers the basics of footwork.

The fourth ascent of Chris Sharma's 5.15b/9b in Margalef, Spain

Two world class competitors visit America for fun, training and classic boulders at Joshua Tree National Park.

Fred Nicole treats Jan Hoyer & Jule Wurm to a history lesson about the world's first 8C/V15

Maky visits Bernal, Mexico & explains her fun perspective on bouldering.

World cup competitor Jan Hojer enjoys some hard classic boulders at Hueco Tanks, Texas.

A climbing adventure in Kenya with Alex Honnold & Cedar Wright

Deep Water Soloing

Les Violons Tziganes Aiguilles Rouges Chamonix Mont-Blanc alpinisme

Mason Earle adds his name to the short list of climbers who have bested the Cobra Crack (5.14b/8c)

The World’s Best Bouldering in Rocklands, South Africa

The highly skilled team of David Lama, Hansjörg Auer & Alex Blümel endeavour up the south-east ridge of Annapurna III (7,555m)

Despite it being a short and wet trip, Ryuichi Murai manages to make short work of some of Switzerland’s hardest boulders.

Ryuichi's Tick list:
In search of time lost 8C/V15
Practice of the wild 8C/V15
Remembrance of things past 8B+/V14
Never ending story 8B+/V14
Ill Thrill 8B+/V14
Riverbed 8B/V13
One summer in paradise 8B/V13
Steppenwolf 8B/V13
High Spirit 8A+/B
The bizarre ride 8A+
Massive Attack 8A+
Sofasurfer 8A/A+
Nothing Changes 8A
Voigas 8A
Muttertag 8A
Foxy Dyno 8A
Piranha 7C+
Hohenzone 7C

Big Wall Climbing in Yosemite with Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein

Vail Bouldering World Cup

World Cup climbers Anna Stöhr and Jakob Schubert attempt Fontainebleau's first 8A/V11.
C'etait demain is a line first climbed by Jacky Godoffe in 1984.

Stefano Ghisolfi, Alex Megos, Nalle Hukkataival, And More

US national championship Nathaniel Coleman being awesome indoors and out.

The amazing 12 year old from Réunion Island