On June 23, Didier Berthod completed the first ascent of The Crack of Destiny, an airy single-pitch finger crack at the top of the Stawamus Chief in Squamish, BC. The Crack of Destiny--clocking in at ...

Swiss climber Didier Berthod has made the first ascent of The Crack of Destiny on The Chief at Squamish in Canada. Graded 5.14, this checks in as one of the hardest crack climbs in North America.

Swiss free climber Didier Berthod makes a splashy return to his former life after years as a monk and priest After taking a break from climbing to become a monk, Didier Berthod was looking for a ...

Après avoir, du jour au lendemain, délaissé sa carrière de grimpeur pour rentrer dans un monastère catholique, le Suisse Didier Berthod fait un grand retour remarqué en escalade, avec l’ouverture ...

After the first free ascent of Free Itaca at the hands of Cristian Brenna and Marzio Nardi, the Valle dell'Orco is in the limelight once again. This time it’s thanks to 22-year-old Didier Berthod, who ...

Swiss climber Didier Berthod showed up at Indian Creek, Utah, in 2005, completely unheard of in American climbing circles. “The Creek” is widely considered the crack climbing mecca of the world, so it ...

DIDIER BERTHOD dangles from a rock wall 65 feet above the ground. He hangs on by a single finger twisted into a half-inch crack. The granite’s rough texture provides just enough friction to keep him ...

Le mont Stawamus Chief vu à partir de la ville de SquamishPHOTO: Radio-Canada / Camille Vernet Le Stawamus Chief à Squamish est considéré comme l’une des ascensions les plus difficiles du Canada.