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Datça'da tırmanış sezonu açıldı! Türkiye'nin taze tırmanış bölgelerinden Datça'da tırmanış sezonu açıldı. Kış aylarının yaklaşmasıyla tırmanışçılar Güney'e inmeye başladı. İklimi, konumu, sağlam enfes turuncu kayası, 300'e yakın spor rotası ile Datça tırmanışçıları bekliyor. 12 metrelik kısa ve eğimli atletik rotalardan 45 metrelik kolonet tırmanışlarına ve bol krimpli duvarlara kadar her türlü tarzda tırmanış imkanı bulmak mümkün. Kamp ve bilgi için İlgi 05356861230 ve Onur 053668011977

Dai Koyamada, one of the leading climbers in the world of the last 25 years, reports on Facebook that he has done Corona 9a+ in Frankenjura. "Today I sent Corona 9a+. It was third day since my first try on 19th Oct during this trip. After I failed just below the anchor last Friday, I was not able to try it due to a slight cold and bad weather condition. And finally crag got dry and gave me an chance to try today. However, it was still warm and humid and not the best condition but I was able to send it at the last go of today. It was a great route. So now, I’m glad to send the route which I really wanted to do and want to express my appreciation to Markus Bock for his first ascent."

Martin Stráník, who got the silver in the World Championship 2007, has done three 8B+s in Magic Wood in just one week. Check out Martin's Youtube channel. "It was a great week with a great conditions, sadly I must be back in job. Magic Wood is really one of the best areas in Europe. Many hard and high quality problems in amazing nature. For me there are few options for winter, hopefully I will get enough support to be a profile climber and finally I could be well prepared for the World Cup season. Tokyo sounds really good and for me it is huge motivation to be part of Olympic games, but it depends on format of our discipline."

Adam Ondra is midway up on the Dawn Wall working on pitches 14 - 16 graded: 9a, 9a and 8c. After that it eases off to 8b+ and more easier grades, topping out with pitch 32. In total there are 16 pitches graded 8a+ and harder. (c) Ondra Instagram, Pavel Blazek

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William Bosi's coach Tom Randall has helped us out with some follow up questions to the 18-year-old who just did Hubble 9a (8c+). (c) Hot Aches Productions "What is perhaps most remarkable is that he’s only recently completed an endurance style 9a and repeated Malcolm Smith’s short Monk Life 8B+. His background in competition style training and energy systems periodisation has meant he has a very rounded profile in climbing and is capable of climbing short, long, cruxy or mid-length." Does Malc Smith have influence on you? Did his ascent of Hubble inspire you? Or his replica stuff…? Yes I do have to say he has been a big influence on my climbing for many years, guess that's what living in Scotland does. The film of his replica and the ascent have got me very psyched before! On this route, was its name, grade or history? Or just happy to try a cool route? Or something else? The name and the history are the same thing aren't they? And of course the history is what got me psyched to try it! It's been a dream of mine for many years now because of the history, and hearing about the more recent failed attempt by people like Ondra. Do you think Olympic format training (the combo) is compatible with being a top outdoor climber? No I do not, Or at least not yet as the format isn't definite yet. I think you could fit in the odd day or weekend but projects would be almost impossible in my opinion. What's more important to you? A pyramid of loads of hard routes, or just a few mega hard, mega inspiring projects? The most important thing for me is just try do whatever I am psyched for, it doesn't matter if it's 9a or 7a. If it's got me psyched I will to do it! Because of this I have a really bad grade pyramid.