Grivel Stories

Divine Providence One Push

Published on 20/09/2024 “Often times being the first to do something, the first to imagine it, is what really counts, because let’s say once a performance like this exists, then the next climbers h...

Goulotte Gabarrou-Albinoni 1974-2024 - 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary of a great classic goulotte in the Mont Blanc range, in the words of one of the protagonists, Patrick Gabarrou.  English, Italian and French subtitles available.

Mushin - Being Yasushi Yamanoi

Published on 14/12/2023 “Mushin" is a zen mental state achieved when a person's mind is free from thoughts of anger, fear, or ego during combat or everyday life, so the person is totally free to ac...

THE SLOVAK - Reflections on Light & Fast Alpinism

Published on 27/07/2022 Steve House and Alan Rousseau: reflections on light & fast Alpinism, from their experiences on the Slovak Direct (Denali) one of the most legendary routes in the Alaska ...

The art of surviving by Marek Raganowicz

Published on 19/07/2022 Between April 17th and May 21st, Marek Raganowicz opened MikroKozmik Variations (VII, A4 +, M5) in the Polar Sun Arm,Baffin Island (Sam Ford Fiord), Canada. The whole expedi...

STOP WAR

Publicado el 03/10/2022 - Ahora hemos decidido suspender temporalmente las entregas a Rusia. Creemos que la suma de muchas pequeñas acciones puede tener un gran impacto.

Story of a stolen book: how Bonatti changed my life by Marek Raganowicz

Published on 08/02/2022 The story dedicated to Walter Bonatti and his mountaineering and literary legacy starts from an event, duly fictionalized, which has as its background the Poland of the 80s ...

How climbing has changed my life by Angelika Rainer

"I didn't have many friends at school, and at the secondary school I was also bullied.Climbing has given me freedom, both physical and mental”. Our athlete Angelika Rainer confesses to us how climb...

You had to be brave - movie

We are proud to present "You had to be brave", a movie about the evolution of ice climbing in the words of two protagonists: Stevie Haston and Ezio Marlier. Sit back and Enjoy! #GrivelToEachTheirOwn

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-dominated outdoor industry. Then—slowly, bravely—Ni...

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. If I think back to my greatest sport results, I ca...

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 path.