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by 8a Founder and Editor-in-Chief Jens Larssen including also Analyses, Reviews, Training, Polls and Opinions etc.
Three girls injured on the same move in SLC
During the qualifications in the Salt Lake City Boulder World Cup last weekend, (at least) three girls injured themself on the same move. Jenya Kazbekova (#14 i…
Zobolo - all year round destination in Greece
Aris Theodoropoulos, aka Mr Kalymnos, has been with a team putting up some 80 routes in Zobolo saying it offers possibly the best summer climbing in Greece. It …
8c+ OS by Ondra with a margin
Adam Ondra onsighted Solitary Souls (8c+) in Arco in March. In total, he has now onsighted 25 routes 8c+ and 9a at the same time as no other climber has onsighed more than two such graded climbs. In the end of the video, Ondra comments, "Furtunately, the margin was indeed there." The FA Alfredo Webb…
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by 8a Founder and Editor-in-Chief Jens Larssen including also Analyses, Reviews, Training, Polls and Opinions etc.
Three girls injured on the same move in SLC
During the qualifications in the Salt Lake City Boulder World Cup last weekend, (at least) three girls injured themself on the same move. Jenya Kazbekova (#14 i…
Zobolo - all year round destination in Greece
Aris Theodoropoulos, aka Mr Kalymnos, has been with a team putting up some 80 routes in Zobolo saying it offers possibly the best summer climbing in Greece. It …
8c+ OS by Ondra with a margin
Adam Ondra onsighted Solitary Souls (8c+) in Arco in March. In total, he has now onsighted 25 routes 8c+ and 9a at the same time as no other climber has onsighed more than two such graded climbs. In the end of the video, Ondra comments, "Furtunately, the margin was indeed there." The FA Alfredo Webb…
The Boulder and Lead WC will finish in Japan
IFSC inform that Morioka-Iwate in Japan will host a Boulder and Lead World Cup in between October 20-22. This means that there will be a total of seven events each in Boulder and Lead in the World Cup in 2022. Two weeks ago, two IFSC WCs in China were cancelled due to the pandemics.
Boulder World Cup for the first time in Brixen (South Tyrol)
From 10 to 12 June, a Boulder World Cup will take place in South Tyrol for the first time. The world’s best 250 athletes are expected at the Vertikal Climbing S…
Boulder WC rankings after 3 events
1. Natalia Grossman USA 2 805 - Yoshiyuki Ogata JPN 2 300 2. Oriane Bertone FRA 1 870 - Tomoa Narasaki JPN 2260 3. Brooke Raboutou USA 1 795 - Mejdi Schalck FRA 2 145 4. Stasa Gejo SRB 1 520 - Kokoro Fujii JPN 1 755 5. Camilla Moroni ITA 1 320 - Paul Jenft FRA 1 310 6. Miho Nonaka JPN 1 250 - Nicola…
Grossman and Sterrer win SLC female qually
Natalia Grossman and Franziska Sterrer were the only ones doing all five boulders in the qualification in Salt Lake City. USA got another four females to the semi. In total 57 females participated. Complete results
Flohé and Narasaki win male qually in SLC
Yannick Flohé from Germany, #3 in the World Championship 2019, won the qualification in Salt Lake City together with Toma Narasaki. Another four from Team Japan made it to the semi. Noteworthy is that Colin Duffy was #21 and did not make the semi. A total of 69 males participated. Complete results
EC Bouldering - Klagenfurt
Agathe Calliet from France and Sam Avezou, both from France, won the European Cup in Klagenfurt. In total, 43 females and 60 males participated. Female results and video. Male results and video.
The first 9a process for Ana Belen Argudo
Ana Belen Argudo did her first 9a, Cordia Maleficarum two months ago. Last month, she did El Intento 8c+/9a. What is next?Now I have been two months very demanding for my head, so I think that I will take the break I wanted after Cordia, and I will climb some easier routes before going for another …