Markovic wins in Kranj and gets the overall title
Mina Markovic did get her third overall title since 2010. In the remaining the years she was #2 overall after Jain Kim. Winning in front of her home crowd, just beating Jessica Pilz and 16 year old Janja Garnbret, her possible successor, must have been awesome to say the least. Janja was previously #2 in the other two events she participated in. Overall ranking - Kranj results 527 Mina Markovic 461 Jain Kim 435 Jessica Pilz 381 Anak Verhoeven 298 Helene Janicot

The Lead World Cup finishes this weekend in Kranj like always. The WC takes place there for the 20th time in a row. All the top climbers are there including Sachi Amma and Jan Hojer who are making their first Lead entry in 2015. This is the overall standing when the worst result has been taken out. 1. Adam Ondra 358 - Mina Markovic 427 2. Gauthier Supper 357 - Jain Kim 406 3. Jakob Schubert 331 - Jessica Pilz 355 4. Domen Skofic 325 - Anak Verhoeven 330 5. Romain Desgranges 307 - Helene Janicot 251 Live streaming starts on Saturday at 20.00 with the semifinal and the finals begin on Sunday at 19.00. Digital results live

Europe and USA dominate girls U-19
For the first time at the Youth World Championships in Arco, athletes from Europe and the United States dominated a competition, doing so in the U-19 girls' Bouโ€ฆ
Korea takes gold and silver in boys U-19
Korea claimed gold and silver in the U-19 Youth World Championships Boulder event in Arco, with Beomjin Park taking gold and Chanjin Jung earning silver. The laโ€ฆ
Deathly dangerous carabiners removed in Mesa Verde
Philippe and Anna Gatta took off these fixed draws in "Pas de bras, pas de ski (7c)" in Mesa Verde sector (Gorges du Loup) because they were dangerous. Carabiner like this has actually caused a rope to be cut off as the carabiner get as sharp as a knife! - More should be replaced in other routes in Mesa Verde and Deverse. It is cool and practical to have fixed draws when they are in good shape but they should be removed when they are too old. More info.

During the last two weeks Jakob Kronberger has done three 8c's and Verbotene Liebe 8c+ in Plombergstein. This summer the 14-year-old did his first 9a. Update: One more 8c+ by the 14 year old, 3D in Salzburger Land.

- Everything she's done is a testament to her God-given talent. It is all her talent. All I am doing is fostering her talents. Just a little bit, says her father Poppo.