Ramon Julian did his first Lead World Cup in 2001 when he was 19 years old. In total he has now done 120 WC's including being #8 in his last 2017. He has won 20 WC and gotten 6 599 points which is most in the history among the male. Three times he has won the European Championship and twice the World Championship*. Overall, the 159 cm tall could be considered the best ever male IFSC competitor. *In 2005 he won the semifinal but his coach did not know the changed the isolation time so he was not allowed to compete. Instead he saw most topping out the final route a way too easy route! Eddie Fowke - The Circuit Climbing

Paweł Jelonek and Christof Rauch have done Dave Graham's super classic 8C, The Story of 2 World's in Cresciano. Actually, Christof did it twice as he later also did Dai Koyamada's low start 8C+, calling it 8C, where you practically start laying from the other side. "A dream became reality! When I climbed "The Dagger" for the first time I don't thought that I could climb this problem ever! But a few weeks ago I found some new microbetas and it felt so much easier. At first I made a team ascent of the normal start together with Pawel. Afterwards I checked out the lower moves with no big expectations. Sometimes it seems like this is the key to success and after a hell of a fight I stood on top of this amazing boulder and nabbed the second ascent. Thanks to the awesome crew!" Christof, working full time as an engine technician, is #1 in the 8a ranking game. (c) Damien Largeron Short interview with the 24 year old who the last four years have done 100+ boulders 8A and harder each year.

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Dai Koyamada, one of the leading climbers the last twenty years, reports on Instagram that he has done a new 8C FA in Yakushima. The 41 year old has in total opened close to 30 boulders graded 8C and in this category he is rather superior.