Melloblocco is back!

Europe’s original outdoor bouldering competition and gathering, held just north of Milan in the Val di Mello and Val Masino valleys, has returned. Over 200…

Anraku and Grossman win in SLC

Sorato Anruko, who won the overall World Cup in both Boulder and Lead in 2023, won in Salt Lake City with a dominant display in the final round. The 17-year-old…

8B+ (C) by Ethan Walker

Ethan Walker has had two good weeks making two personal best by first doing Keen Roof 8B and later Belly of the Beast giving it a personal grade of 8B+. "Never fought as hard on anything before I don't think! All out on the final moves. Had turned into a slight mental battle but today with warmer temps, everything clicked liked it should. Feeling in the best shape of my whole life right now, super psyched for whatevers next! Pizza time!

There are now 5 000 crags in the 8a database. All these crags and mentioned sectors have at least 50 ascents. Now the webmaster has made it possible for 8a members to manually add crags and sectors in order to promote also smaller and new climbing spots. You find the link at the top where you add routes and boulders. Once you have done this, you can sort the climbs from Left-to-Right in order to create a Topo that is both visible in the 8A Topo and in the 8a database. We hope the App, available both for iPhones and Androids, will become the future topo bible.

Bügeleisen 8B+ (C) for Rok Klancnik

Rok Klancik has done the third? repeat of Klem Loskot's Bügeleisen in Malatal from giving it a personal upgrade to 8C. "I think this problem is much, much harder then most 8B+'s. Perfect line! Sit start is now a big project." More info at SloClimbing Bügeleisen was put up in 2001, in the start of the grade inflation era, and it seems to be the hardest boulder back then and possibly also the first 8C in the world. Rok has previously done From Dirt Grows the Flowers, a super nice 8C in Chironico which Graham, Zangerl, Hukkataival, Page, Soucek and Ondra have done.

James Webb, the best flash boulderer in the world, has done it again by Riverbed 8B in Magic Woods. During the last year he has flashed 39 8A and harder including five 8B's. "SO pumped on the finish! Always wanted to this thing. It looks amazing and climbs even better. Perfect day in the forest!" James also did Mystic Stylez 8B+ in 30 minutes meaning that he has done nine 8B+ and harder the last month!