Sweaty fingertips are a serious problem for many climbers, which can be solved by Antihydral, a cream that you apply on your fingertips in the evening once or twice a week. Many climbers have reported that it is actually a game changer but it will take some time to understand when and how much should be applied. Just Google to find a webshop near you. Squamish Climbing Magazine has some practical tips.

Gabri Moroni reports on Instagram that he has done Chris Sharma's Practice of the Wild 8C in Magic Wood, to which he gives a personal 8B+ grade, commenting. "Took me 2 days. 1 quick session a week ago and another full day of work today. And I basically did it twice for a little dab on the try before the send. I know I am in my best form ever but I didn't feel this thing to be 8C..." It should be mentioned that six out of seven repeaters have all marked it soft and many have it as a personal best. Furthermore, Gabri was the first who gave a personal grade to Mind Control, upon which most agree now.

Tina Hafsaas - STEINBUKKEN 8A+ from Thilo Schröter on Vimeo.

Thilo Schröter - SLOPESTYLE 8B from Thilo Schröter on Vimeo.

Stefano Ghisolfi together with Jenny Lavarda won the 13th Melloblocco (results). Stefano shares some comments on the world's biggest Bouldering meeting. (c) Claudio Piscina - I think this was one of the best edition, four sunny days and a lot of people. The boulders were really cool, and a bit harder than previous years, the organization was perfect all days. There were 12 competition boulders, more than the past years, so climbers had the possibility to climb more on problems set (brushed and cleaned) by Simone Pedeferri during the past months. There were 2800 participants and the valley was full of people. EpicTV will release soon a video with interviews and climbing during these days. During the evenings were presented many videos from Jorg Verhoeven, Mauro Calibani, Stefano Ghisolfi, Silvio Reffo, Simone Pedeferri, and people had great fun. Noteworthy is that a local newspaper reported that the police had found drugs in 16 out of 23 Melloblocco "suspicious faces'" cars on Saturday night.