“Towering above me, the huge wall of limestone seemed endless; it looked impossible for a human to scale. White chalk covered patches on orange rock drew me in, marking the way; someone had been there before. I tied in, excited to see how far I’d... Continue reading
Scrambling the Flatirons Satan’s Minions Scrambling Club Boulder, Colorado Massive slabs of red sandstone jut towards the sky from Boulder, Colorado’s Chautauqua Park, dramatically marking the Earth’s transition from the flatland prairies of the Midwest to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The 300 million-year-old... Continue reading
It’s that one crux move that Stefan Glowacz and Markus Dorfleitner shook off day after day, week after week, month after month and, in the end, year after year. The mysterious “Black Wall” in hell valley, on the north side of the Wetterstein mountains above... Continue reading
Robert Jasper, extreme mountaineer from the German Black Forrest, scores another first ascent solo in the world-famous north face of the Eiger! This summer Robert Jasper took on another first ascent in his favorite wall, the historic Eiger north face, to prepare for an upcoming... Continue reading
After Marmot athlete Stefan Glowacz crossed Greenlands inland ice back (1000 km) last year, he now came back to complete his expedition. Last years attempt to end this expedition with a climb of a big wall at the east coast failed due to several reasons.... Continue reading
Marmot PRO and extreme climber Robert Jasper successfully returned from his solo expedition to Greenland with a first ascent. Robert had embarked on an adventure of the special kind in mid-July from Kulusuk in East Greenland. He left civilization from the last Inuit settlement Kungmit solo,... Continue reading
Marmot PRO Sarah Kampf (formerly Seeger) recently could send “Battle Cat” (8c/+), one of Frankenjura’s most impressive lines. As Sarah reports, on the day of the send everything fell into place: “Succeeding in a project often depends on so many different factors, and luck is... Continue reading
We are very glad to announce that young Swedish climbing talent Hannes Puman has joined the Marmot PRO climbing team in January 2018. Hannes is no stranger to the climbing community: In 2017, he finished the ISFC climbing World Cup as 11th, with his best... Continue reading
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