During the last two weeks Jakob Kronberger has done three 8c's and Verbotene Liebe 8c+ in Plombergstein. This summer the 14-year-old did his first 9a. Update: One more 8c+ by the 14 year old, 3D in Salzburger Land.

- Everything she's done is a testament to her God-given talent. It is all her talent. All I am doing is fostering her talents. Just a little bit, says her father Poppo.

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karoline sinnhuber has flashed her second 8A in 2015, Unterholz 8 in Zillertal and she goes to #4 place in the ranking game. Her comment on Facebook: Then I checked out the first few moves of 'Drischiebl' 8A+/8B (the first moves are different from Unterholz 8, the rest is equal). After falling about 4 or 5 times from the nearly the top, I was finally able to stuck the last 2 moves. A video of Drischiebl is coming soon. Here is the 8A+ video.

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ESPN has done a deep interview with Ashima Shiraishi (14) and her father and trainer Poppo, who has never climbed. - The Beatles in 1960, they made it big, influencing people all around the world. Ashima also in that manner, says Poppo. During the last two years, Ashima has had the most impressive female combined boulder and route ticklist in the world.

German Lead Climbing Team reports on Facebook that Sebastian Halenke has done his first 9a, Iron Dome in Tiefenbach. Christian Bindhammer put it up two years ago and Halenke needed only five tries. Earlier this summer, the 20 year old onsighted his first 8c. On Saturday, The German will compete in the Kranj WC, where he is currently #7. In the first event of 2015, he was #3.