Matteo Menardi has done his fourth 9a, Martin Krpan in Osp/Misja Pec. "The route needs to be climbed in a very physical way. It shares the first part of Strelovod and links it to the upper nerve wrecking part of Missing Drink. I tried the route in 2017 but the weather wasn't always the best. I tried it once before winter 2017 and came back in January 2018. Unfortunately it was wet. March brought better conditions and I tried again the project. Today it was perfect, I felt good and just closed it. I'm so happy to close project that could have been closed before! I'd like to thank everyone who supported me during the process: my family and my friends in particular."

Everyone feels too short when the holds are far away, right? So, what is the clue? What are you to think, that makes it possible to fly and land those crucial centimeters higher up? Naturally, every dyno is, to a certain extent, unique in terms of holds, angles, length etc., but there is also at least one aspect in which all dynos are similar; you have to let go... What decides if you are to succeed are your physical shape, technique, but most of all your mind. Here are 14 pieces of advice and training tips from a 166 cm short man, with negative gorilla index and a 193 cm tall guy with positive gorilla index.

Sachi Amma, who has done a dozen routes 9a+', reports on Instagram that he has done his ERProject. "I was playful, joyful, challenging, silence and sensitive with a little bit of tension and fear. When I grab the last jug, everything was released." (c) Maechan 82 kg climber No grade yet but based on his previous comments it should be at least 9a+. "First is 8c/5.14b with 5 bolts. After having good rest, You have 8B+/V14 boulder with 10 moves. Sachi stopped competing after he won the World Cup in 2014. Next year he reached his goal to do ten routes 9a or harder including Fight or Flight 9b. In 2016, he stopped focusing on hard routes after having done a couple of 9a+' and we got an interesting interview with him. Four months ago he was back with the FA of Maturity 9a+ and since he has been working on ERProject which should be his hardest route. Interview is coming up!

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Alex Puccio has done her fiftieth 8A+, Wing Chun in Ibex and she extends her lead in the 8a ranking game. "First day ever climbing in Ibex! Amazing line, always wanted to try this one!!!" (c) Joel Zerr When it comes to outdoor bouldering, the silver medalist on the WCH in 2014, has more or less dominated the scene the last ten years beside having got some bad injuries actually competing. Last weekend she was #3 in the USA Lead Nationals. What are your competition plans and what about the Olympics? I plan to do some Bouldering and Lead World Cups this year, but not the whole seasons and I will be at World Champs for sure competing in at least Bouldering and Lead.