Angie Scarth-Johnson, who previously has done two 9a’s, has sent Pornographie (9a) in Céüse. (c) Adri Martinez

”It is such a beautiful route, it almost feels like it was set by a route setter. The first time I tried it was last year in July, i loved it from the very first try and I started the process of projecting and training the moves in the gym and on the wall. This year I made it one of my big goals and after I did Victimas Perez (9a) I was really motivated to come back.

After I arrived back in Ceuse for the second time I jumped straight on the route and saw fast progress, a lot faster then last year. I finished my preparation and confirmed my betas and after a few weeks in this season I sent the route! Now I am looking to try some other great routes here before I head back to Australia for a month.”

The Australian has been a life style globetrotter since age 9 when she did her first 8b. "I started climbing when I was 7 years old, not long after I began climbing outside in the local crags after school with my dad. When I started climbing, competitions weren’t really a massive thing and I wasn't really interested in it anyways. I enjoy the challenges that came with climbing rocks and the process of projecting. When I was 9 years old my parents planned our first overseas family trip to the United States. By this point, I was totally in love with climbing and it was mostly all I thought about. My parents suggested we could maybe stop by and visit some outdoor crags in the states to try out the climbing in another country. This was extremely exciting for me, with Australia being pretty far from the rest of the world, climbing in another country was a big deal."

Loic Zehani has done the first repeat of Daniel Jung's Jamais deux sans toit (9a+) in Mollans after trying it a dozen times. The 20-year-old has done 58 routes 8c+/9a and harder which puts him as #8 on that list.

"The route starts with a not too hard approach until a big hold. Then there is the first crux with crimps and small tuffas. After this crux, there is a good knee. Then there remains a last crux on crimps and pockets in a good gray overhang. Beautiful line 😍😍😍."

Shawn Raboutou has confirmed the 9A FA rumor of Alphane we published in June. Grade-wise, Dave Graham has said, "Alphane moon is more like a two move 8B+ into a long 8C+ boulder."

Remember that rumor also said that Shawn has done the FA of yet another 9A, The Megatron project in Eldorado Canyon - A seven moves 8C low start, with zero rest, into Daniel Woods Tron 8B+ put up in 2017.

Dylan Chuat did Thor's Hammer (9a/+) in Flatanger, two weeks ago. "Waaaw, what an amazing line!!! The holds are so beautiful, the effort and the line are just amazing! Just a pity that the beginning is always wet." Marco Müller, a 9a+ climber, has made a great film of Dylan's ascent.

Andrea Chelleris, who last year did an 8c+/9a, has done San ku kai (8c+) in Entraygues. "I spent 10 days and maybe 20 tries, I thought to do it before but I had problems with the heel."

The 13-year-old did his first 8b+ at age 9 and he is also a competitive skier who last year won the Italian Championship. Last year he also did his first 8a+ onsight.

How did it go this year in your skiing and climbing competitions?
In skiing, I won a FIS Children Cup in Slovenia called Pokal loka (it's an international competition). In climbing, I won the boulder Italian championship.

Have you been close on an 8b onsight?
Yes, 2 times. I did Albaretto (8b) in 2 tries in Bosco Verde and I did Helikopter v omaki (8b) in 3 tries because I missed a heel.

Killian Chabrier, who one month ago did his first 9a, has been on a 19 days trip to Magic Wood where he did four 8B+.

”The first 13 days I did a lots of classics between 8A and 8B and tried Power of Now (8B+). I send it on my 5th session and then I decided to try other 8B+. I did really quickly Mystic Stylez (8B+) the day after and then 3 days later I sent on my 3rd session.

To finish my trip with I went on The Never Ending Story (8B+) which I tried 7 years ago and did it on my 1st session! Maybe one of my best weeks by doing 4 8B+ in 7 days! Really happy with my trip and psyche to return back in Magic to try harder ones!

Lukas Sager has done Cabane au Canada (9a) in Rawyl. The 17-year-old did it in two tries after first having done La Cabane au Paradis (8c+), that shares the first seven quick draws, after five days of projecting.

”The first part is on an overhanging steep sandstone wall requiring a lot of power in the fingers. The second part is about endurance, you have to cope with it. Then you have to fight with the last crux.

I didn't have any problems with the jump in the final part. But just after this crux, a tricky dyno move to get in a crack resisted me for many attempts. I was trying to get my fingers inside, but it was "mission impossible" for me and my big fingers. I was a little bit disappointed so I searched for a new method. I found a really small crimp just above and l was able to climb the section but it gives me a new crux.”

Drew Ruana, who previously has done four 8C+', reports on Insta that he has done the FA of Distortion 8C+ in Lincoln Cave. "It’s a low start to the v14 stand start, 20ish moves. The last move is the hardest, I fell there probably 15 times. Only got 1 try a day". (c) Alton Richardson

What is your next plan?
I’m going to the Arcteryx academy in Squamish. Then school starts and it’ll get cold for front range projects.

Are there any harder projects than Distortion?
I put a lot of work into some harder stuff but I’d like to do more v16s (8Cs) now.

Drew is a former successful competition climber who was #8 in the World Championship in 2019. He stopped competing after he failed to qualify for the Olympics. Since then the 22-year-old has been one of the very best boulderers in the world. In total, he has done more than 80 boulders 8B+ and harder. Here is an 8a interview with the full time Chemical engineering University student.