Downgradings confirmed in Rocklands and Ticino

Some 15 years ago I started saying that the grades in Ticino were exaggerated as I did not want to spread false info. Later I said the same thing about Rocklands Boulders. The reason for the grade inflation was that Boulders in these areas were steeper than most of the old school Fontainebleau ones. Today, with all the new boulder gyms and training boards it is in practice easier to be a good steep boulderer in comparison with what was 15 years ago. Based on the scorecard ascents in 2016, we can see that most of the previous personal downgrading suggestions have been confirmed. The guys who have been on the forefront giving us more correct grades are, among others: Adam Ondra, Dave Graham, Niccolo Ceria and James Webb.