Grivel Stories

Climbing

Time to show up and be seen by Nikki Smith

Two years ago, the climbing photographer known as Nathan Smith saw no way out, after struggling for years with gender-identity issues in the male-d...

Climbing

Bhagirathi IV by Luca Schiera

Luca Schiera tells us how fate and a landslide can change the outcome of an expedition. This is the story of his first ascent of the Bhagirathi IV...

Climbing

Competitions, results and what they taught me by Marcello Bombardi

The important thing is not to win but to overcome oneself, "win oneself", overcome difficulties in order to express the best possible performance. ...

Climbing

“The third life” by Thomas Bubendorfer

Thomas Bubendorfer tells us about the dark moments that followed his life-threatening accident on March 1, 2017, and how he managed to come out of ...

Climbing

The art of dreaming by Alessandro Zeni

"You could compare slab climbing to realism, in which every stroke, every single color is carefully chosen. I learned the beauty of slab climbing, ...

Climbing

Peuterey Integral by François Cazzanelli

François Cazzanelli fulfills the dream of the fast ascent of Peuterey Integral, carrying out the round trip in less than 16 hours!

Climbing

The great trilogy of Val Masino by Luca Schiera

The great Masino Trilogy in 34 hours non-stop: the latest adventure of our athlete Luca Schiera.

Climbing

The Route of the Guides – a free solo record by Silvestro Franchini

"I dedicate this climb to myself, it was the tip of the iceberg of a long journey during which I managed to get to know the mountain, my mind and m...

Adventure

Estrella Impossible by Damien Tomasi

Grivel athlete Damien Tomasi tell us the expedition in India’s Garwhal Himalaya on April 2016, the epic repetition of Estrella Impossible up the We...

Climbing

The Record, a challenge with myself. A dream, a hope by Cristian Dorigatti

"The competition made me grow as athlete, the sport as person" Cristian Dorigatti tells us about the challenge with himself in his sport climbing ...

Climbing

Climb Different by Fernando « Féfé » Ferreira

There is not one climb, but many climbs, and height, difficulty, support don’t matter much. What matters is to climb. To climb in your own way, wha...

Climbing

A SEASON IN PATAGONIA, 2018-2019 by Tomas Roy Aguilò

An ordinary season in a extraordinary land told by the Grivel local mountain guide.