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!

Ethan Pringle is probably most known for having done the first repeat of Chris Sharma's Jumbo Love (9b) back in 2016. In total, the silver medalist in Youth Worlds in 2000, when he also did his first 8b+, has sent more than a dozen 9a's and beyond.

First Milestone on the Climb to Paris Challenge reached

We've reached our first milestone on the Vertical-Life Climb to Paris Challenge powered by Mammut! Collectively, the climbing community has climb…

Over the past few months Chris Schulte has been developing new proud boulders in an area previously known only as a crack climbing destination. In this new video he shows some of his new lines and tells about this special area. More info here.

8A+ in Font by Isabelle Faus

Isabelle Faus has done Partage 8A+ in Fontainebleau considered by many as one of the very best aretes in the world. Very few female has previously done 8A+ in the famous forest. Isabelle, who did her first 8A when she was 16, is #3 in the world ranking game. "I did one session to figure out the beta, and got up pretty high, but couldn't figure out the top… Then I watched some videos of short people climbing it, went back, and did it the first try of my second day trying it.