#WorldClassWales from Eliot Stephens on Vimeo.

ESPN has done a deep interview with Ashima Shiraishi (14) and her father and trainer Poppo, who has never climbed. - The Beatles in 1960, they made it big, influencing people all around the world. Ashima also in that manner, says Poppo. During the last two years, Ashima has had the most impressive female combined boulder and route ticklist in the world.

German Lead Climbing Team reports on Facebook that Sebastian Halenke has done his first 9a, Iron Dome in Tiefenbach. Christian Bindhammer put it up two years ago and Halenke needed only five tries. Earlier this summer, the 20 year old onsighted his first 8c. On Saturday, The German will compete in the Kranj WC, where he is currently #7. In the first event of 2015, he was #3.

Alex Puccio has done her fourth 8B during the last five weeks, Dark Waters in Clear Creek Canyon. In the 8a ranking game, the runner up in the last world championship is #25 even if she did go through knee surgery this spring. (c) Chris Motta "This Boulder was an epic for me! It took me longer than any other climb I have done to date!! This was my 8th day on in over 6 year period. I fell off the last move of this long boulder my first day on it all the ways till I sent it. So so psyched to put this one to rest!!! 😄😄😄😄 thank you for all the support Joel and everyone that came to this Boulder with me! 👊👊😄

New Zealand 2015 from Jimmy Webb on Vimeo.

Matilda Söderlund has onsighted Amboss in Frankenjura, which might be the second female 8a+ onsight in Frankenjura after the one that Lynn Hill did on the route Simon back in 1992. Her trainer Dicki Korb from Cafe Kraft comments: "It is so nice to see, how Matilda climbs now. I'm very happy with her performance, cause we worked a lot on her climbing speed and her dynamic, and now she climbs so much faster and more efficient, and so I'm very happy for her. It was a perfect onsight, she just did everything right." As a matter of fact, it was just a spontaneous onsight and as it was mostly pockets, she mainly read the route on the go. In 2006, when Matilda was #6 in he world Championships, and before all her injuries, she onsighted three 8b's and flashed two 8b+'s.