Daniel Woods has done his sixth 8C+, Off the Wagon sit in Valle Bavona. Shawn Raboutou made the FA adding an 8A sit to the original Nalle Hukkataival line. "Each session I put 50/50 odds on myself if it would go down or not. This soon turned into a mental battle. I was pretty limit on the send, but somehow managed to maintain zone state and top it out. Top 3 power blocs in the world for me. Nice work shawn for establishing the blocs full line!" Including also 26 8C's, Daniel is the boulderer in the world with the most impressive ticklist.

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Paul Robinson, who has done 995 boulders 8A and harder out of which 20 8C's, has done the first repeat of REM in Cresciano calling it 8B+, video. (c) Lizzy Ellison "For me I think it’s important to keep grades consistent around the world. When I think of 8C+, I think of the absolute hardest boulders in the world, climbs like Hypnotized minds, Burden of dreams (which I have not tried), etc. REM just does not feel close to that range to me. I was able to do the crux move on my second try and climbed the boulder in a few short sessions. You can only try it 4 or 5 times in a session because it is so sharp. To me I think 8B+ is more of a fair grade for this climb. Regardless, it is very cool that Giuliano made the first ascent of this line on such a legendary boulder. I think it is very important for people not to just take the high grade on repeats and first ascents. The media is very much drawn to high numbers which I think leads to an overall inflation in grades."

Laura Rogora, who has qualified to Tokyo, reports on Insta that she has done the FA of Corvo Morto in Ferentillo. In total the 18-year-old has now done nine routes 8c+/9a and harder out of which four FAs. In combination with her competition results, the Italian must be considered the best female climber in the world after Janja Garnbret. (c) Marco Iacono

Jorge Diaz-Rullo, who last year did three 9b's, has done his eigth 9a+, Joe Mama in Oliana. His comment on Insta is rather interesting. "At the moment, I don't feel 100%. I've been doing a lot of bouldering and I think I'm still lacking the endurance for these routes." (c) Williclimb Including two 8C's, the 20-year-old is the superior #1 in the Combined ranking game.

Marta Palou Carol has done the FA of Eclipse super total 8c in Rodellar, which is a combination of four routes. "

Stefan Scarperi has done his first 8C, Bügeleisen sit in Maltatal and it only took him four sessions. Nalle Hukkatival put it up in 2014 saying it could be the hardest thing he has done and also other repeaters have indicated that it should be a hard 8C. In 2015, he got the bronze in the Euro Bouldering Championship. In the Combined 8a ranking game, the 28-year-old is #8.

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Mel Janse van Rensburg has done his first 8c+ after 14 days of projecting, Mazawattee in Montagu. Two years ago he did the second ascent of an 8c+ which he and others later have called 8c. "Mazawattee has been an incredible journey and to finally be able to do it is such an amazing feeling. Through this process I learnt a lot about, not only climbing, but also myself and the mental aspect of climbing, which will hopefully help me with my future projects. . Mazawattee is one of the best and definitely the hardest route I've done. 25m of steep, sustained sandstone climbing, what more could one ask for?"

Illya Bakhmet-Smolenskyi, who did an 9a in 2018, has done the FA of Blue Line 8c in Geyik bayiri. "A line bolted by Mumin Karabas instead of Drop city (8c). Did it 3rd go, maybe 8c+. The crux is a boulder problem going through 9 mono crimps on a small overhang with approx. 7b+/c starting after the first pitch 6c+." The 15-year-old will stay in Turkey for one month with his parents. The last years they have been doing road trips like this 2 - 3 months a year. He has also started doing IFSC comps and last year he was #11 in bouldering and #17 in Lead in the Youth World Championship. "I've been homeschooling since the first grade, I only visited school for some small parts, starting with 5th grade, which could count as 2 years overall. My parents are working in IT, so they are working at home. I wanted to compete in the European cups, but since corona virus is rising up, we are thinking about rock climbing this year."