The Towers of the Ennedi Desert
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View ArticleThe Reel Rock Tour – The Begining
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww9U-7_TO6I The Reel Rock Tour is known for state-of-the-art climbing and Boulder films with big international names. For several years, the tour has been very...
View ArticleThe Reel Rock Tour – Frankfurt
On the 17th of June the Reel Rock Film Tour stopped at the climbing hall T-Hall in Frankfurt am Main. Over 160 visitors had the chance to follow the presentation of The North Face® athlete Hansjörg...
View ArticleThe Reel Rock Tour – Berlin
On the 23rd of June the Reel Rock Film Tour stopped at the climbing hall magic mountain in Berlin. With over 200 people in attendance, The North Face® athlete, James Pearson from the UK, presented his...
View ArticleInside bouldering – An interview with James Pearson
The perfect line The perfect line… it does not exist because perfection does not exist. You can get very close, but never 100% perfect. The (almost) perfect line would have to be something like this –...
View ArticleBouldering in the Mediteranean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe0rN0_6Yjk The North Face® Athletes Hervé Barmasse, Iker and Eneko Pou explore bouldering on the Island of Maddalena in the Mediteranean. Everything seems to be...
View ArticleBrazil: The Pou Brothers climb the Corcovado and the Sugar Loaf Mountain
These are two of the most iconic spots in Brazil, well-known internationally, very spectacular, and with very interesting routes very few people knew that could be taken. A group of Brazilian climbers...
View ArticleThe ascent of Joy division line on the Qualido big wall – by James Pearson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MRjxw3xjV0 Thursday 13 October, at 10:37 am The North Face® Athlete James Pearson successfully achieved the ascent of the Qualido big wall line called Joy Division, one...
View ArticleIker Pou make the first Ascent of Nit de Bruixes” in Margalef, Spain
Iker Pou recently did the first ascent of the route “Nit de Bruixes” in Margalef, Spain. Nit de Bruixes is a 25 meter line bolted by Jordi Pou back in 2006 and due to its extreme difficulty was not...
View ArticleMulti-pitch ascent in Sardinia – by Caroline Ciavaldini
The North Face® Athlete James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini trained together for possible future projects in a multi-pitch environment in Sardinia: dealing with the ropes, the hauling, working...
View ArticleHansjörg Auer & the Pou Brothers Set Off To Free-Climb in Baffin Island
Unexplored territory, rugged terrain and polar bears are awaiting climbing expedition team, Hansjörg Auer and Eneko & Iker Pou. The North Face/@Redbull join forces to support our magnificent trio...
View ArticleOn the Road to The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rHxOShhgq0 Enjoy this second episode as we count down the days to The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival. We explore this climbing paradise and its local culture with...
View ArticleHirayama, Woods, Pearson and Civaldini open New Routes in Malaysia
The North Face® Athletes Yuji Hirayama, Daniel Woods, James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini just returned from the expedition to Mt. Kinabalu (4095m) on Borneo, Malaysia. The team opened over 20 new...
View ArticleHansjörg Auer, Eneko and Iker Pou Make Opened a New 8b Route in the Arctic
The North Face Athletes Hansjörg Auer, Eneko and Iker Pou wrote a new page in the history of climbing by opening “The Door”, currently the hardest route on Baffin Island, graded 8b. The Expedition...
View ArticleThe Reunion, back to my beginnings
The first time you touch rock for your baptism as a climber and then the first years of your climbing life are memories you will remember for your whole life, moments you will cherish. At the time you...
View ArticleThe what’s, where’s, and why’s…
Now that Caroline has explained what we would like to achieve on the island, its my turn to explain why, and what exactly it all means. Ground up simply means beginning from the floor and climbing to...
View ArticleThe Reunion – Surprises and wonders of a volcano
Two days in the trip. James and I have arrived in advance to check out our different options: Which canyon, what wall, in which circus, and how to approach? And what better way than asking the help of...
View ArticleLandscapes of the Island
On Monday Jacopo, Yuji and Sam arrived… the expedition will properly start! James and I have been hiking all around the island to find the best walls. Check out below few amazing shots from one of my...
View ArticleLet’s get started
So, here we are! We are in la Réunion since two days now, but a lot happened already. It is truly amazing to discover every day something more about the island, its culture and its population. Sincerly...
View ArticlePhilippines Climbing Expedition – Caroline & James in the Quest to find...
Exploring always carries a little risk, that’s just the nature of the beast. Around 10 years ago, some of my friends were the first people ever to Deep Water Solo in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. There had...
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