Vladyslav Shevchenko who did 8c in Misja Pec last week is back home in Crimea where he has done his second 8c+, Skif Mrack in Nikita which was set up by Evgeny Krivosheytsev.

Route development and further potential in Angola

Serra da Leba is a sandstone quartz mountain range located in the southern part of Angola, around 50 km west of Lubango. The cliff height ranges from 200 to 600…

New topo for Athens including 1 100 routes

Athens climbing.com presents a new topo including more than 1 100 routes located on 33 crags within 1 hr driving from the center town. The best crags are said to be, Mavrosouvala, Spilia Daveli, Chaos, Vrachokipos, 902 and Spilia Roussou. More pics and info at Gaetan Raymond's blog. "There is a big concentration of cliffs with a lot of choice with the orientation to allow climbing all year around in the shadow or in the sun. But, the most interesting thing is that almost all these cliffs have a very good rock, mostly the same as Kalymnos!

100 sport crags and 4 000 routes in South Tyrol/Dolomites

The Dolomites are a well known among alpine climbers, however, South Tyrol is still an insiders’ tip when it comes to sport climbing. On Dolomite limestone in Val Gardena, or on granite or marble, one will find routes of any kind of rock in South Tyrol. Currently there are 100+ crags with over 4000 sport climbing routes and the topo can be found in the Vertical-Life App, Vertical-life. From the 23rd to 27th of July, the festival Climbing MOVE will take place in Val Gardena. Video

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

Bouldering guide to Gallura in Sardinia - UPDATED LINK

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