9a by Dave Graham in Flatanger
Dave Graham reports on Facebook that he has done the second ascent of Illusionist in Flatanger, which actually was Dave's first 9a in over two years. In total, he has done 19 routes 9a and harder.

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
Sport climbing shortlisted for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
IFSC comes with the great news that sport climbing was shortlisted as one of five new sports for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. More info here. The Olympic medals will be given to the best Combined ranked climbers in three disciplines; Lead, Bouldering and Speed. In total 20 female and 20 male will be allowed to compete. Here are the results form an 8a poll based on some 4 000 unique votes. Which discipline in the Olympics 2020? Combined: Lead, Boulder and Speed 21 % Lead 15 % Bouldering 32 % Deep Water Solo 6 % Climbing should NOT be in the Olympics 25 %

Skofic and Kim win with four straight tops in Puurs
Domen Skofic and Jain Kim won with four straight tops making it possibly the best WC in 2015. (c) Slovenija Climbing Team 1. Domen Skofic SLO - Jain Kim KOR 2. Jakob Schubert AUT - Mina Markovic SLO 3. Ramon Puigblanque ESP - Anak Verhoeven BEL Complete results