1. Jernej Kruder 400 - Miho Nonaka 500 2. Tomoa Narasaki 396 - Akiyo Noguchi 495 3. Rei Sugimoto 322 - Fanny Gibert 305 4. Alexsei Rubtsov 296 - Stasa Gejo 222 5. Jongwon Chon 247 - Katja Kadic 202 6. Kokoro Fujii 233 - Janja Garnbret 180 The above ranking calculates all six events before the last event in Munich. Counting all but one, Tomoa and Akiyo are in the lead. Complete results Country ranking 1. Japan 2269 2. Slovenia 1107 3. France 751 4. Austria 584 5. Russia 543

Alex Puccio wins in Vail and Eddie Fowke has created a stunning gallery.

Rei kawamata, Youth Boulder World Champion last year, has signed up to 8a and added three 8B's and the well confirmed 8B+, UMA in Shiobara. In the 8a junior ranking game, the 14 year old is #5. More pictures on his also new Insta. (c) Eddie Fowke - The Circuit Climbing

Piotr Schab has done his fourth 9a+, Biographie in Céûse. More info on his Insta. In the ranking game, the 21 year old Pole is #3. (c)Jan Novak ”I’ve tried it a lot in July 2016, got very close but then the downturn began. I’ve tried to come back 3 times but there was always something disturbing and I wasn’t ready. Noe I came back stronger and mentally fresh and climbed it in the 4th day, just when the conditions and head made it possible. As you can see in my insta the send means so much to me, I’ve felt everything that you can feel on the project while trying Biographie.. so now Just pure happiness, relief and pride.”

The sixth and second last Bouldering World Cup 2018, starts today in Vail and there are 91 male and 58 female participating. Last year, 59 male and 55 female competed. Updated qualification results, 8 male Japanese Top-12. Gabri Moroni who won last week was #29 and failed to make semi. © Eddie Fowke - The Circuit Climbing GMT-6 Saturday: 9:30-11:45 Semi (LIVE) - 14.45. Finals (LIVE)

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell have set their third Speed record of the almost 900 meters The Nose in Yosemite, 1.58.07. (c) John Evans

Angela Eiter, the best female Lead competition climber in the history who last year did a 9b, has done some yet impressive ascents. In Frankenjura she has done Battle Cat 8c in just three attempts and there is more. (c) Bernie Ruech “Today I had a cool sending day in Allgäu in Germany! I completed "Basica 8c/+" and the combination "Andiamo, 8c+".

Jonathan Siegrist has onsigthed Wrongdoer 8b+ in Mt Charleston where he also did Arrested Development 9a. "Actually used a figure four! Enormous move at the third bolt was my crux." Figure four means that you put your leg over your arm and almost sit on it in order reach further to a relatively small hold. More info and video sequence on his Insta In the 8a ranking game, the 167 cm tall is #4.

Every month, Vertical-Life run different challenges with a chance for great prizes for everyone who "zlags" some hundred meters of climbing. The June VL Challenge is to climb 550 meters or some 120 boulders and you can be the winner of a free spot of a Rock buster Europe trip in September and many more prizes. In the challenge you can also get an updated ranking for the gyms, the crags and the individuals zlagging most meters.

Based on more than 1 500 unique votes, here are the results to - Male Climbing Hero? Results from 2017 in brackets. 33 % Adam Ondra (32) 16 % Alex Megos (7) 09 % Chris Sharma (17) 07 % Alex Honnold, Fred Nicole and Wolfgang Güllich (12) 05 % Tommy Caldwell (5) 03 % Dani Andrada (6) and Yuji Hirayama (3) 09 % Others