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Three of the big names; Akiyo Noguchi, Margo Hayes and Anna Stöhr did not make it to the semi Top-20. Complete results

FloClimbing has based on the critiscism towards the USD 20 monthly to watch the streaming, commented. "We hear you, and we're offering a 7-day free trial for FloPRO subscribers on FloClimbing.com starting later today and lasting for the rest of this month. In addition, the archives for our April events will be available on-demand, without a subscription, three days after each event." Strangely enough, the link where you are supposed to click on to "Join", does not work. The live-streaming starts on Saturday 11.00 European time followed by the finals at 18.30.

There will be normal live-streaming at Youtube from the semi and final on Saturday at 11.00 and 18.30, according to IFSC. This is what Floclimbing have posted. "UPDATE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will no longer be able to provide live coverage of the IFSC World Cup event in Meiringen on April 8. We apologize for the inconvenience. Visit the IFSC website for details on the event."

Stephan Vogt has after some 23 days of projecting done the 19th repeat of Wolfgang Güllich Action Directe 9a in Frankenjura. Last year his hardest route was 8b as he almost only focused on AD. Already last summer he fell on the last move and his hardest challenge was not to put too much pressure on himself going for it again. (c) Vaidotas Monstavičius "On a rainy day with terrible conditions, the first mono, first important foothold and the entire topout being completely soaked, it happens. I was so sure that I wouldn't send it that day but I guess that was exactly what I needed. It is such a rewarding feeling to have a goal for so many years and then finally succeed! I am so grateful to have such great people around me! Thank you for supporting and believing in me! I couldn't have done this without you!!!!"

A hétvége nem telt eredménytelenül a pesti bandának, avagy hát igen... "külföldön is összefújja a szemetet a szél" - ahogy mondani szokás. A homeless lifestyle-t élő Barabás Gábor és a jelenleg életművészkedő Fidy Marci csaptak a lovak közé félúton Zürich és Innsbruck között; Bürs festői vidékén. A közös mászás eredménye Gabótól két 7c+ second-go a mászónapok végén (Black Orpheus és Quadrophenia). De azért a MarCi sem hagyta el magát, két nappal később Berglsteiner See-n lecsűri a Move it 7c+/8a nehézségű utat - harmadik próbára! Nice! Szlovéniában is forrt a vidék. Pár napja mióta megtudtam, hogy van 'gyerekes mászók' facebook csoport azon is agyalok, miért van az a felfogás itthon - hogy a gyerkőc megállítja a sportkarriert és utána már csak a chilles mászásra marad erő és energia?! Mivel nincs tapasztalatom nem üres szavakat szeretnék vaktában dobálgatni, csak ha egy országgal nyugatabbra tekintünk akkor mégis a szektorok nagy részében látni a kis csemetéket amikor anyu és apu épp szuperhősöset játszik a falon. De tisztelet a kivételnek; pl. az ország legnehezebb útjátnak számító Zed is dead-et (8c/+) Áron már kis családjával maga mellett tette oda! Most pedig a tavaly 8b nehézségi fokozatot elért Bán Tamásnak sikerült javítani egyet a personal rekordokon és megmászta az első "egy nap alatt" összerakott 7c+ nehézségű útját Kotecniken, az Oboki szektorban található Misija-t.

Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl have opened a 15 year bolted project by only using trad gear. They have graded Gondo Crack 8c R meaning there is risk for injury if you fall at the wrong place. (c) Richard Felderer Jacopo reports on Facebook: "Maybe it's not as safe as with bolts, but for us it made more sense to climb it in this way. We called it 8c (or 5.14b R). The bolts are obviously still there, so you can choose the rules of the game you want to play. You should go and check it out: it's really cool! Thumbs up to Barbara Zangerl for doing her hardest trad climb up to date!" Barbara comments to 8a, "We didn't open a new route, it was there bolted since 15 years ago and you can't take the bolts off; it is not our route. People have been trying that route on bolts since 15 years ago and we have to respect that. Of course it makes more sense and we would have been happy to find that route without bolts but it is a old bolted project. You can't just go and remove bolts. It is not our piece of rock."

Adam Ondra is very critical towards the IFSC deal with FloSports and comments on Instagram. "20$ per month for watching IFSC livestreams is the most ridiculous decision ever made by IFSC. Sad, very sad indeed. Where is our sport going? Bad news for fans, athletes and sponsors." Also Stefano Ghisolfi, Jorg Verhoeven, Jakob Schubert, Katharina Saurwein have made their critical voice heard. On the picture by Eddie Fowke, the athletes at Meiringen gives their red card to the IFSC decision. At the same time, several athletes have just informed about the FloSports/IFSC deal on their Facebook page. In some cases, the athletes have actually been asked to make their voice heard in a comment that have received extreme number of likes, without any reaction from the athlete.

Angie Scarth-Johnson, who did her first 8c at ten years old, has onsighted two 8a's in the Red River Gorge: Elephant Man and Straight Outta Campton. She also redpointed Gods Own Stone (8b+). This is the third year in a row the Australian makes a long journey and takes some free time from school. "It's been very wet weather here at Red River Gorge so I haven't been able to climb as much as I've wanted. I'm here for three and a half weeks and I've only taken off a week from school because we are on school holidays. Yes I am still training myself. In the first week here I just spent time looking around for the right project but I'm really hoping the rain stops soon and routes dry up."