The cold and smelly breath of death, 8B+/8C, Dorotea, Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile - One of Latin Americas hardest Boulders from Pirmin Bertle on Vimeo.

Reel Rock Film Tour comes with the amazing news that Ashima Shiraishi has made the first repeat of Dai Koyamada's spectacular Horizon 8C, in Hiei, Japan. The 14-year-old worked on the 30 move long roof problem in December and now she has done it on her third day, which means she is the first female and the youngest climber ever to have reached 8C. Here you can find Dai's comment on his FA including a picture where you see that it is almost a horizontal roof. - "No doubt the Super Project was the hardest problem I’'ve ever done and that probably means it’s a V16 (8C+). However, I’'m not quite sure because I don’t have enough references to compare with. I would be able to fully understand what V15 (8C) is like exactly if I did more than fifty or so of them, but my accomplishments don’t even come close to that." Based on Ashima's Route and Boulder ticklist, she has been the world's best female rock climber since she was 12 years old. Among the male, she is currently in the Top-20 including also having done two 9a's last autumn. How many 14-year-old girls are able to compete with the best male in any sport? (c) Brett Lowell

The Globalist 8B+ by Vadim Timonov from Nikita Closer on Vimeo.

2016 TDB Championships - Bloc Shop from Mathieu Elie on Vimeo.

Heiko Wilhelm reports on Instagram that Jakob Schubert has flashed 3 Satellites 8c+ in Andalusia. He got the beta from Mario Lechner. Together with Adam Ondra Jakob has been the best overall climber in the world the last five years, including Bouldering and competitions.

Stefano Carnati, who previously has done one 9a, has sent Goldrake in Cornalba which Adam Ondra put up 2010 as an 9a+. The 17 year old, who was #2 in the Youth World Championship last year, did only project the 9a+ route for five days. - "I started to work on this route in late January. It took me five days for a total of 13 tries. Since the first attempts I was able to do all the sequences quite well. The send was very unexpected! I felt four times at a point before the real crux. Yesterday I was able to do that part and I went through the hard section. I did everything perfectly, climbed the last slab calmly and I found myself at the chain of this route!" Gabri Moroni, who did the first repeat, gives credit on FB; - What the New Generation can do... What it took 3 years of my life, becoming a real life experience and a good way to understand my personal limits it is a normal thing for them... A random day at the crag and eventually they found them self clipping the chain of 9a's... Very inspiring! Good job Stefano Carnati!!!

Fontainebleau • Special Six from Eliot Stephens on Vimeo.

Many of the best climbers in the world did have their breakthrough when they were young teenagers or even kids. Here is a list of some of the late bloomers giving hope for everyone out there who is going for the peak getting closer or beyond 30 years old. First how old they were when they started to climb and some stats for their relatively late progress. 16 - James Webb: First 8A at 20, two 8B+ being 23, #1 in the world at 28 7 - Klemen Becan: First 8c+ at 24 and 9a+ at 34, First WC win at 26 12 - Romain Desgranges: Around #20 in WC until -06, now Top-5 at 33