Danny Elias kom #7 av 11 på Handikapp-VM i Gijon, Spanien i klassen Neurological Physical Disability A. Sammanlagt så tävlades de i fem olika klasser. Kompletta resultat

Less 9a+ and beyond in 2024

Alexey Pinchuk has compiled a comprehensive list of all 9a+ and harder ascents from the past 30 years. In 2021 and 2022, well over 100 of these extreme ascents …

Bayes Wilder’s story sending LOV (9a)

Bayes Wilder made his first headlines sending an 8c+ as well as four 8A+’ at age 10. Working on the grade pyramid, he waited until he turned 13 to match his fat…

8B again by Mirko Caballero (13)

Mirko Caballero has done Le Son du Poète 8B in Plex. "Psyched to pull off a quick day ascent of this sick compression rig! Did all the moves quick, and sent in three goes from the start!" The 13 year old did his first 8B last year and in 2014 he has done two 8B+. In the 8a ranking game, Mirko is #5 among the juniors and #29 and among the seniors.

Based on some 1 000 unique votes, What would be your Dream experience?, it is interesting to see that still Wolfgang Güllich's Action Directe 9a from 1991 is #1. Out of the Top-4 Dream experiences, Adam Ondra has got them all and the runner up's have actually just one. 22 % Having done Action Directe 18 % To do an 8C+ 16 % To do a 9b+ 12 % Two week Big Wall ascent 09 % DWS Es Pontas 9b 08 % Solo climb El Capitan 04 % Winning World Championship 03 % Standing on Mount Everest 04 % Other