Crag & route pages updated
Weโ€™ve updated the layout of the crag and route pages. The new page structure lays the foundation for bringing Topos to Vertical-Life Web. Alongside the new layโ€ฆ
Nearly 2,000 hectares of Font Forest destroyed by wildfire
Exceptional wildfires are currently sweeping through parts of France's Fontainebleau Forest. Located around 70 km south-east of Paris, the UNESCO Biosphere Reseโ€ฆ
Paul Robinson making the 3rd ascent of Nicky Ceria's Gliese 581 in Champorcher, Italy.

9a by Stefan Bednar
Stefan Bednar has done his second 9a in Misja Pec, Martin Krpan. "cooolba ! :) again many thanks for support and music during ascent to : ClimbIstria.com, where we got the picture.

In the 8a ranking game, Oriane Bertone (10) 8th!

8A flash by Megan Mascarenas (17)
Megan Mascarenas has done her second 8A flash, Chill Style in Elevenmile Canyon, and she is #3 in the 8a ranking game. Last month, the 17-year-old won the Adidas Rock Star and of the two World Cups she has done in 2015, she won one and was third in the other. In other words, there is no other male or female who has better competition statistics. (c) Eddie Fowke

8b+ trad FA by Alex Huber (47)
Alex Huber, who has made cutting edge ascents in all climbing styles during the last 25 years, has done the FA of Il Capitano 8b+ trad in Sardina. The 47-year-old is also known for his hard FA grades and for having strong opinions about grade inflation. Here is his own story with great pics of Il Capitano, where he was actually belayed from a boat.

60 000 members!
The 8a scorecard was introduced in 2000 and it was immediately a great success. Today, we received our 60 000th member. Currently some 100 new members sign up every week. In total in the database there are now 3.6 million ascents that will help you to find the best crags and climbs around the globe. Our highest priority is now the redesign and we hope to present the new design for the scorecard within some weeks.