This week's Friday Night Video is a tour around some iconic peaks and mountain ranges in Switzerland through the lens of Cédric Lachat. Through his unique sense of humor and unbridled enthusiasm, experience the beauty and awe of peaks and ranges: the Eiger, Gastlosen, Wendenstöcke, Lauterbrunnen, and Rätikon. In addition to footage of hard climbing (8a and up), the first ascensionists talk about the changes in gear and climbing over time, from traditional mountaineering to modern sport climbing.
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Swiss climber Cédric Lachat (38) has made the first ascent of Fantasia (L2) at X in the Vercors and has suggested 9b. If confirmed, the line is his first of the grade.
Fri Night Vid WoGü - featuring Nina Caprez and Cédric Lachat
In this week's Friday Night Video, Nina Caprez and Cédric Lachat attempt Beat Kammerlander's WoGü in the spectacular Rätikon range of Switzerland. Named after the late Wolfgang Güllich, the route was opened by Kammerlander in 1997...
Cédric Lachat has made a rare repeat of the 8c multi-pitch WoGü in Rätikon, Switzerland. His experience on the route sounded extremely tough, both mentally and physically.
Fri Night Vid Crack Climbing Gems in Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau isn't known for its crack climbing, but Pete Whittaker, Mari Salveson and Thomas Baxter spent a day seeking out the hardest and best cracks the forest had to offer. According to Pete, occasionally there's some 'real climbi...
Fri Night Vid Seb Bouin takes on Bibliographie 9b+
Seb Bouin is undeniably one of the world's strongest sport climbers. But the tiny crimps and pockets of Céüse—France's most iconic crag—are self-admittedly his anti-style. Yet, the strong Frenchman revels in the uncertain process of pushing...
Fri Night Vid Ethan Pringle on one of Portugal's Hardest Sport Climb
In this week's Friday Night Video, we follow Ethan Pringle to the 'not-yet-popular' but world-class sport crag of Meio Mango in Portugal. In the film, Ethan attempts one of the country's hardest lines, Filipinos, which was first...
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