18 January 2026
Melina Costanza ticks Iron Resolution (8B)
Melina Costanza has done Iron Resolution (8B) in Barker Dam. โI know some people have been calling it 12 [8A+] recently but it honestly felt harder than any other 13 Iโve done so Iโm taking it. But maybe thatโs just cause Iโm a shorty so I have to dyno to the crimp.โ
In September, the 26-year-old won bronze at the World Championship, marking her first IFSC Boulder competition since 2022, when her best finish was 21st. Last year, she also did her second 8B+ and she is number four in the female ranking game.
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I went out to Joshua tree to compete in the rock rumble royale competition and stuck around a couple days afterward to get on this classic line. I ended up having to jump for a crimp pretty high up and took a couple gnarly falls from up high before the send go. One of the coolest boulders Iโve done
In September, the 26-year-old won bronze at the World Championship, marking her first IFSC Boulder competition since 2022, when her best finish was 21st. Last year, she also did her second 8B+ and she is number four in the female ranking game.
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I went out to Joshua tree to compete in the rock rumble royale competition and stuck around a couple days afterward to get on this classic line. I ended up having to jump for a crimp pretty high up and took a couple gnarly falls from up high before the send go. One of the coolest boulders Iโve done
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