Giuliano Cameroni has made the FA of a Fred Nicole ~10m bolted route in Rocklands naming it Legacy. Gradewise, it is an 8B+ with an 8b finish making it the first 9a in Africa. Fred had been projecting it every year since 2014. In last November he had a hip replacement so this year he was in better shape. "When Giuliano asked me if I mind him trying the route I sincerely didn’t know what to answer. In my generation, it’s not usual to try somebody’s project till the person does it or gives it free. In the same time, I didn’t feel like telling somebody I know since he was born, and that I respect for his performances, not to try it. I let the decision to him and wished him sincerely luck if he would go for it!", reported Fred on Insta Cameroni has made some comments on Insta saying he is very impressed of Nicole's ascents as his beta is harder being shorter. "Fred is a very humble person and before I climbed the route he didn’t tell me how close he was to send it. In my generation we tend not to close projects, rocks are free and everyone is able to enjoy them. In my opinion, this is the best way to progress our sport, by working as a team instead of competing against each other."

In the Adidas Rockstars super final, where Janja Garnbret and Futaba Ito climbed on two identical boulders, Ito fell midways but jumped up directly. Garnbret was caught in the middle and could not find the sequence and soon the 17 year old Japanese got to her height and just kept going without hesitating. As Ito hit the buzzer, Garnbret was still hanging in the same position. Third was Ai Mori, only 15 years old. Among the male, nor Yoshiyuki Ogata or Florian Klingler could not finish the superfinal boulder during the four minutes although both come very close. Then they made the finish a little bit easier but Ogata opted for his original sequence and topped. Jongwon Chon got the bronze. The winners got a check of Euro 5 000 both. Ogata said directly after his victory, "This comp is the most enjoyable competition in the world." (c) Vladek Zumr