USERNAME Nalle spent December in the canyons near Red Rocks Nevada, climbing some nice first ascents and repeating boulders like Meadowlark Lemon 8B+ and the King Line "The Shining Path" 8A+. Here is the video: https://vimeo.com/89022379

La Sportiva presents bouldering guide for Gallura in the northern part of Sardinia. " The purpose of the project was to discover a new boulder area for the climbing community and to let know this area, composed of more then 49 boulders, to all the climbing people all around the world." In total, the topo includes almost 200 boulder problems evenly spread out from 5A to 8A+. Video teaser

Peak n Mix from Eliot Stephens on Vimeo.

Meadowlark Lemon V14 - Red Rocks from niky_ceria on Vimeo.

James Webb continues his Ticino slaughter by doing his third 8C in a week, The Kingdom in Brione, but all were done so quickly, they were all done a personal grade. "2nd ascent. Definitely one of the bunchiest problems I have ever done! Felt really close to climbing it on the 1st day but the shoulder moves are so intense I got wrecked quite quickly. Came back and climbed it 1st go! Since it's basically my anti style I think it may sit more in the 8B+ range. Either way, a rad problem!! Props to Carlo on the FA. Classic." Jimmy has also done his fifth 8A+ flash during the last wee, Ganymede takeover. In total, he has flashed 20 boulders 8A+ and 8B, including several personal grades. The picture from Stefan Kuerzi is from yesterday when he flashed I Portici 8A+ in Osogno.

Alex Puccio has done her 41st 8A and the good news was that it was her first flash, Pamplemousse in Brione. To make it even more impressive, it was 20 degrees. Previously only a couple female have flashed 8A including Ashima Shiraishi (12). "I gave her all the beta (though its still subtle and tricky) and she climbed it perfectly. Was really cool to see. It was super impressive to watch. She is really adapting to the style here. If she only had longer she could really push her limits", says James Webb and when we ask for a grade, "Alex is capable of 8B or even 8B+.

Mark Andersson has done his first 9a, Mission Impossible in Clear Creek Canyon after ten days of work. "The route is about 25m tall, and not very steep. Its near-vertical for the first 10 meters or so, and then it starts to get steadily steeper, overhanging about 3m in total." The "weekend warrior" who previously has done five 8c's has a family and a full time job. ""I’ve developed a training program with my brother Mike Anderson, and we have a book coming out in April called The Rock Climber’s Training Manual that explains our approach in detail." Mark thinks that the reasons for many older climbers achieving personal best are mainly; Many started late and it takes years to develop finger strength and to avoid injuries and many did not train so serious when they were younger. "Climbing is also very skill-dependent, and these skills continue to improve over time." Full story and more pics at his Trainingblog.

BD Athlete Nalle Hukkataival sends Gioia, Varazze, Italy from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.