Although Manalese was a skilled climber with experience climbing difficult routes graded 5.11 and 5.12, she was new to “trad climbing,” in which the climber places their own gear into the rocks.

A January update by Maurizio Oviglia about the latest climbing news from Sardinia. This month: trad climbing at Regno di Onan, Capo Pecora, the Supramonte di Urzulei with the new route Sos de Urthullè ...

Trad climbing is a unique challenge that tests your strength ... Fall Practice: Fall practice is the process of gradually exposing yourself to falls in a safe environment (often an indoor lead wall) ...

Britain's Tim Emmett is one of the true all-rounders the the vertical world. The 1974 born Brit has climbed some of the hardest trad routes in the world, redpointed up to 8c+ sport climbs, pioneered ...