Black Diamond: BDTV - Episode 5: The Width of Life

Sujet : escalade Durée : 13 mn Réalisation : Bertrand DELAPIERRE

Norway’s Hanshelleren cave contains one of the densest concentration of hard sport climbs in the world. It’s not where you would expect to find two of America’s strongest boulderers. In 2015 Daniel Woods and David Graham traded their pads for GRIGRIs, packed their ropes, and crossed the Atlantic in search of forearm pumps, kneebars, and Thor’s own hammer. Video by Bearcam Media: http://www.bearcammedia.com/ More info on http://www.petzl.com

Just outside the town of Mouriès, France, in the small Alpilles Mountains, sits a legendary iconic route from the 1980s called, "Magie Blanche" (White Magic). This twenty-meter-high dead-vertical wall of 8b+ (5.14a) has little in common with the routes typically scaled by today's sport climbers. On October 16, the best among them took on the challenge. Here is the story of a truly unique encounter! More infos about the climb and the interveiw of Chris Sharma on : http://www.petzl.com/en/S...

For Black Diamond Global Athlete Babsi Zangerl, climbing the intimidating Bellavista, one of the hardest alpine multi-pitches in the world at 8c, wasn't about conquering the route’s huge roof. As Babsi quested upwards, trusting rusty pitons and terrible rock, she and her partner, Ambassador Jacopo Larcher, depended totally upon each other. “The most important thing is not standing on the summit…probably the most important thing for me is to share these experiences with somebody."

Toute ma motivation et ma determination illustrées à travers cette vidéo pour un retour aux affaires un an et demi après mon accident. "Un clin d'oeil au paradis" 8c Une ligne équipée par JJ Rolland qui se situe à Tournoux au dessus de Valouise.