Alex Puccio, who was fourth in the Vail World Cup, has done her third 8B during the last four weeks, Evil Backwards in Mt Evans. "Have wanted to check this boulder out for a bit now. Psyched I was able to send it in one session! Definitely harder the shorter you are.... big moves with really far feet for the crux! Had to try hard!" Measuring competitions and rock, she is together with Anna Stöhr and Shauna Coxsey contending for being the best female boulder the last five years. In June she also won Bend Summer Comp, done her first trad multi-pitch and turned 28. "I'm not a big fan of posting glamour shots and such, but today is my B-Day and my good friend @xoxonaomiii posted this picture of me.

There are 65 male and 59 female scheduled to compete in the European Championship in Lead in Campitello that starts tomorrow with the qualification. The live-streaming starts 09.00. On Saturday, the semi begins at 11.15 and the finals begin 20.45. Updated results Something isn't eresting is that Adam Ondra makes his first appearance on the competition scene in 2017. With the Combined Olympics is getting closer Jan Hojer, Jernej Kruder, Domen Skofic, Jakob Schubert, Janja Garnbret, Petra Klingler and Mina Markovic will make interesting starts in Speed.

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Fixe Climbing is one of the leading bolt and anchor manufacturers. Recently they have developed the PLX material that is just a bit more expensive than stainless steel bolts. At the same time, tests show that PLX is at least 100 % more durable in comparison to 304 stainless steel bolts. Here is some rebolting guidance.

Kajsa Rosén has repeated Markus Bock's 30 meter long Battle Cat 8c+ in Frankenjura. It should be noted that she climbed it straight up like FA Markus Bock without escaping out to the jug. In 2016, the 20 year old onsighted T1 Full Equipe 8c (b+) in Oliana. Last year she also won the Youth European Championship in Lead and out of the six times she has challenged the seniors she has been Top-12 four times. The next weekend the Swede competes in the Euro Lead Championships in Campitello, Italy. The great picture by Erik Massih. How is it to prepare for the ECH in Frankenjura? To climb outdoors as a preparation for an indoor competition may not be the best option. Personally, I climb better the happier and more relaxed I am...which I think happens when I climb a lot outdoors. How this kind of "preparation" will work or not still remains to be seen...I'm a bit curious myself I have to say. I simply have to cross my fingers for comp-routes built with lot of one-finger monos :)