Alizee Blass, 11, does Periodismo (8b)
”Alizee chose to try Periodismo on the advice of Spanish climbing legend Andrea Cartas whom we met at the crag. The route was well suited to shorter climbers. Progress was quick and she needed 4 sessions to send it. The route was originally graded 8b/8b+ but is now considered an 8b because of new crux beta. On the next day Alizee did an 8a+ at the same crag after two tries. She has a couple of harder projects at our home crag and is looking forward to the cooler winter conditions to give them a serious push. She also enjoys competitions although she prefers climbing on real rock.”
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Andrine Skilbrei does La Rubia (8c+)
Andrine Skilbrei started climbing at age 19 and now seven years later she has done La Rubia (8c+) in Villanueva del Rosario after only some ten odd sessions. (c…
Marwin Winkler ticks Chilam Salsera (9a)
Marwin Winkler, who did two 9a’s in 2019, has completed Chilam Salsera (9a) in Villanueva del Rosario. Can you tell us more about the ascent? Chilam Salsera* co…
Anak Verhoeven redpoints La Planta de Shiva (9b)
Anak Verhoeven reports on Instagram that she has completed La Planta de Shiva (9b) in Villanueva del Rosario. Adam Ondra made the FA back in 2011 of the overhan…
Andrine Skilbrei does La Rubia (8c+)
Andrine Skilbrei started climbing at age 19 and now seven years later she has done La Rubia (8c+) in Villanueva del Rosario after only some ten odd sessions. (c…
Marwin Winkler ticks Chilam Salsera (9a)
Marwin Winkler, who did two 9a’s in 2019, has completed Chilam Salsera (9a) in Villanueva del Rosario. Can you tell us more about the ascent? Chilam Salsera* co…
Anak Verhoeven redpoints La Planta de Shiva (9b)
Anak Verhoeven reports on Instagram that she has completed La Planta de Shiva (9b) in Villanueva del Rosario. Adam Ondra made the FA back in 2011 of the overhan…
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Irmgard Braun, 72, ticks Le string à Fredo (7c)
Irmgard Braun, who was featured in an interview sending a 7c+ in 2021, has done Le string à Fredo (7c) in Gorges du Tarn. "This year I tried the route on six d…
Michaela Kiersch completes Dreamtime (8C)
Michaela Kiersch has repeated Fred Nicole’s classical Dreamtime (8C) in Cresciano. The Doctor in Hand Therapy has now completed 17 boulders graded 8B or harder,…