Isabelle Faus, who previously has done two 8B+’, has done her 14th 8B, Doppelgänger Poltergeist in RMNP, in just four sessions. James Lucas ”Did all the moves the first day and fell on the end on the 2nd, then the boulder started being wet. Ending up doing it while it was soaked just cause I was so psyched, and i tired super super hard to make sure I finished it! Psyched to step my game up more! Great power endurance boulder tho! Definitely a hard 8b, excited to feel good coming to Africa :)"

Manu Lopez has done his third 9a FA, Coup fourré in Faron nord after some 30 days of projecting it. Fanatic Climbing has the full report including more pics by (c) Théo Cartier "I wanted to finish it this spring before the birth of my son but conditions were bad and the route remained wet. I finally did good progress after the birth, tired by short nights but more fresh with more rests between the climbing days."

Spanish youth champion Mikel Linacisoro and Julija Kruder won the Psicoblock Masters in A Coruña, Spain, during the Street Stunts festival. Nacho Sánchez set the superb routes where the fastest climber of each round was the winner. The final rounds were super exciting due to the rain and the wet top holds. Mikel won the comp just one hold further than psicobloc legend Chris Sharma. The comp format was brilliant and a completly success despite the rain in front of 3.000 spectators. In the picture venezuelan Francis Guillén learning to fly on the training session before the comp. ©Talo Martín 1-Mikel Linacisoro ESP - Julija Kruder SLO 2-Chris Sharma USA - Svana Bjarnason FRA 3-Jernej Kruder SLO - Fanny Gibert FRA

Adam Ondra has done the FA of Disbelief 9b in Acephale. "Project from Calgary climber Josh Muller who worked on it quite a bit and actually did all the moves! Took me 8 days of effort, mental battle with one low percentage. In the end, I think it is pretty high-end 9b, but I do not have the courage to call it 9b+. 7C+ into 8C boulder without any rest into easy finish." More info on his Insta where he also says, "I cannot think many other routes where I climbed so close to my limit."(c) Petr Pavlicek - Bernartwood In total Adam has now, beside three 9b+' and one 9c FAs, 19 routes graded 9b out of which 13 FAs. The runner ups in the 9b and harder stat are Chris Sharma with eight routes followed by Stefano Ghisolfi four, Alex Megos, Jakob Schubert and Dani Andrada with three.

Jessica Pilz, winner in Chamonix last week, topped the spectacular route putting pressure on Anak Verhoeven and Janja Garnbret who started last out. Anak did also reach the top jug but fell of meanwhile Janja seemed to have full control, securing her 12th Lead WC victory. Among the male, Alex Megos got his first victory by getting two holds further than the rest touching the last hold. He said he thought the route suited his style with some crimpers in the end instead of the modern volume and vulcano style holds. Noteworthy is that none of the athletes were even close to be timed out so it seems the athletes are getting used to climb a bit faster at the same time the route setting was quite straight forward. (c) Eddie Fowke 1. Janja Garnbret SLO - Alex Megos GER 2. Jessica Pilz AUT - Roman Desgranges FRA 3. Anak Verhoeven BEL - Domen Skofic SLO Complete results

Oriane Bertone has during the last two weeks done ten routes 8a to 8b including four flashes where La Ballade d’abdallah 8a+ in St Leger sticks out. Previously the 13 year old has done two 8B boulders, being 11 years old, and one 8B+ being 12.