Tenaya Climbing

Tenaya athlete Vadim Timonov chats about climbing in Djan-Tugan region and making the first ascent of the elusive Backflip project: blog.tenaya.net/en/2023/12/11/…

17-year-old French climber Victor Guillermin makes the second ascent of David Lama’s Avaatara (9a/5.14d), Baatara Gorge, Lebanon. Read the whole story: blog.tenaya.net/en/2023/11/02/…

CLIMB FOR THE OCEAN This month, we challenge you to climb a quarter nautical mile (463 meters / 1,500 feet) to raise awareness and funds to help protect the oceans. More details: blog.tenaya.net/en/2023/10/19/…

MOMENTUM Watch the European premiere on November 11th during the Siurana Climbing Festival, Cornudella de Montsant. Film by Liqen Studio. Supported by @thenorthface Australia and @redbullau #tenayaclimbers #makeithappen #climbing

Felipe Camargo makes the FA of Auto Retrato (9a+) in Brazil. “This one means a lot and I had to dig deep to do it,” he says. “To put up such a hard route in my country feels way more special than anything else I've done 💚💛!” 📷: Fábio Moreira #makeithappen

SIURANA CLIMBING FESTIVAL 2023 Building on last year’s event, the 2023 Siurana Climbing Festival continues to evolve with an extensive program and a new month-long prelude of guided clinics, workshops, and film premieres. Visit siuranaclimbingfestival.com for more info.

Tenaya athlete Vadim Timonov makes the first ascent of Blackflip sit (8C+/9A), Djan-Tugan, Russia. Video coming 🔜. 📷: Stepan Chaporov #makeithappen #climbing #firstascent

Be part of TENAYA Camp4 and experience the essence of climbing and mountaineering in the Pyrenees guided by local mountain guides. Spots are going fast! Sign up today: camp4pirineu.com/en/camp4-adult…

Chris Sharma heads out with the bare essentials and a kayak in search of new deep-water soloing lines along the coast of Mallorca, Spain. Watch the full film below: youtu.be/iVAlCQdcZ6A #makeithappen #psicobloc #mallorca

Tenaya athlete Ainhize Belar redpoints Begi Puntuan (9a/5.14d) at Etxauri, Spain and becomes the 4th Spanish woman to achieve the 9th grade. Read more about her ascent: woguclimbing.com/ainhize-belar-…

Tenaya athlete Tanguy Merard sends Chris Sharma’s iconic Biographie (9a+/5.15a), Céüse, France. “Biographie was like a mirror to me," he writes. "She helped me to know myself better, to understand how my mind and my body work, and she made me grow.” 📷: Emile Pino

Is it possible for a blind climber to onsight a route? Sho Aita took on the challenge. Watch the film of his ascent, directed by Yui Takahashi, on the Tenaya blog: blog.tenaya.net/en/2023/04/24/…

Pol Roca climbs feet first through Geocacher (8B/V13), Taradell, Catalunya, Spain. 📷: Adrià Martínez #makeithappen #bouldering #taradell

What makes the perfect project? “My own personal view is that it’s a route that inspires you enough to make you demand more from yourself every time you try it,” says Tenaya athlete Tom Bolger. Watch the 35 Primaveras Project: ow.ly/NRkk50NJvLi

Tom Bolger makes the second ascent of Maya (9a+/5.15a), seven years after Ramón Julián Puigblanque established the route. Read the interview at @UKClimbing: ukclimbing.com/news/2023/03/m…

Chris Sharma makes the first ascent of Sleeping Lion (9b+/5.15c) at the El Pati sector of Siurana. “It was more this personal goal,” he says, “of proving to myself that I could rise to that level again.” Read the exclusive interview at @ClimbingMag: climbing.com/news/exclusive…

Ten years after making the world’s first 9a onsight, Alex Megos reflects on the event that changed his life and shaped his climbing career: blog.tenaya.net/en/2023/03/28/…

Tenaya athlete Tom Bolger shares the 10-step goal-setting system he’s developed over the years to send his projects. Now you can utilize this hard-earned knowledge to crush your own projects: youtube.com/watch?v=FB4lj2…

Tenaya athlete Tanguy Merard sent Supercrackinette (9a+/5.15a) last month at Saint-Léger, France. ✅ “Good time with the boys under the southern sun ☀️,” he writes. “A lot of projects are coming…” 📷: Emile Pino #makeithappen #climbing #saintleger

Tenaya athlete Svana Bjarnason sends Mind Control (8c), an Oliana classic put up by Chris Sharma in 2009. This is her second 8c ascent after Fish Eye, also in Oliana, last year. 📷: Emile Pino #makeithappen #climbing #oliana