In summer 2009 Toni Lamprecht, Uli Strunz and Benno Wagner carried out the first ascent of the multi-pitch "Le Vieux et la mer" 8b in the Verdon Gorge, France. The Verdon Gorge in France has always ...

Swiss rock climber Katherine Choong has repeated 'Une Jolie Fleur dans une Peau de Vache' (300m, 8b) in the Verdon Gorge, France, and '6.4 Sekunden' (170m, 8b/+) at Engelberg in Switzerland.

Set against the backdrop of France’s spectacular Verdon Gorge, this ascent combines sheer limestone cliffs, dramatic vistas, ...

Seeing daredevil wall crawler Mich Kemeter in action last month was a breathtaking experience for photographer Alexandre Buisse. PIC BY ALEXANDRE BUISSE / CATERS NEWS – (PICTURED Daredevil Mich ...

After a pair of free climbers inspired the world with their ascent up El Capitan in Yosemite, Simon Alden recalls Malta Climbing Club’s trip to conquer the crags of Verdon. Choosing a holiday ...

In 1983, the French Mountain Federation (FFM) organized a landmark climbing gathering in Saussois and the Verdon, bringing together generations of the greatest climbers of the time, including Patrick ...

A legendary film in the history of rock climbing in the Verdon Gorges, shot in 16mm between the autumn of 1978 and the spring of 1979 by Henri Agresti, a high mountain guide. For the first time, ...

Alain Robert began climbing in 1975, training on the cliffs near his hometown. A 60-year-old man has caught the internet's attention with his daredevil act of climbing up on a mountain without the ...