Ichimiya Daisuke is a new 8a member who has added to his scorecard one 8B+ and Dai Koyamada's Shambala 8C, which took him just four days to do. Ichimiya has only been climbing for six years and only the last three years outside, and he has no trainer. Three weeks ago, he became a father of Kazuha. The Japanese trains 4-5 times a week and sometimes with a bag as heavy as himself, doing pull ups etc. Now he is projecting some further 8B+ and 8C. Video of his hardest boulders.

Dave Graham reports on Facebook that he has done Thor's Hammer 9a+ in Flatanger. It was put up by Adam Ondra in 2012 and just during the last six weeks, it has gotten another four repeats by Megos, Schubert, Woods and Pringle. Dave has been one of the leading climbers in the world for the last 15 years and this was his first 9a+ since 2007. © Cameron Maier "Somehow battled through the lowest crux, the wet holds sucked, five bolts of infinity, they're passed tense, red-lining recovery, freaking out in the rest, kneebar number one, set forth onward, followed through in redpoint crux, into kneebar number 2, realized current location, intense fear of punting poisons mind, fear of poison cleanses mind, focus is light blinding light, zone is acquired, operating space is available, full syncronicity in effect, zenny but hectic, slow motion and fast foreword, resting ritual complete, upward motion, theres still energy, checkpoint, checkpoint, checkpoint, toe-hooks, foot jams, dont forget the sequence, kneebar number 3, un-sequence-able rail, you will make you fall, doubt, thoughts, sunset light, rock is gold, pupils adjusting, thoughts are gone, resting is over, movement, beta is forgotten, peace is chaos, the rail is shuffled, the heals lock, anchor is clipped⚡Elation is real!

Magic Wood 44 Days 2015 from Fred Nowak on Vimeo.

Urko Carmora, world champion with one leg, has done his second 8a+, Paideia in Rodellar, which is 35 meters long. Urko started climbing when he was 14 and lost his leg in a traffic accident when he was 16. He continued climbing directly after he left the hospital and at the beginning he used a prosthesis. "I did a lot of multi-pitch climbing. But now when I sport climb it is much better to just jump with one foot." © Manabu Yoneyama.

Solid Air 8A FA from Robin Müller & Dawid Skoczylas on Vimeo.

Diego Marsella has onsighted Maskoking 8b in Rodellar which actually is an interesting personal best as he is 43 years old and started climbing 30 years ago. "I train three times a week. Quality six routes from 8a to 8c around 20 - 40 moves. Two times free boulder and campus board. The last day physical training and interval bloc. I am working in a gym as a route setter."

During the Puurs Worldcup, 16-year-old Celine Cuypers from Belgium broke the world record (220 cm) by 17,5cm, to 237,5 cm. Check her great website with a short video "Encouraged by Nils and without any preparation, except for practicing some dynamic moves on the boulder at which I am not so good, I decided to give the dyno competition a shot." The 16-year-old is a previous successful competition climber who has done routes up to 8b+ and onsights up to 8a.

Alex Megos reports on Facebook that he has done the FA of a 9a+/b in Frankenjura. In total, there are now 24 routes 9a and harder in Frankenjura out of which Alex Megos has done the FAs of six. Megos's latest is also the first with a slash grade. "Steep and HARD! After 5 days of trying did the first ascent of "Supernova"!!! In my opinion the hardest route in the #frankenjura o I would give it 11+ (9a+/b)! Thanks to Joshi Schulz for letting me try that thing and thanks to @arnaudpetit_climb for the picture!!!

Cathy Wagner is having her best year ever, although being 50 years old she has done 57 routes 8a and harder. Two days ago she did En mémoire des mutants in Pic st Loup giving the confirmed 8b a personal grade of 8a. " Perhaps 8b for those climbers who still use no knee bars and...have no brain. Basically second go."