If you take a long fall in an over hang, you end up hanging having a very hard time get yourself up and in contact with the rock again. The Circus princess move is a good option and might be possible to try out while in quarantine. Make sure you can not hit anything while starting to practicing it.

IFSC has previously said that no World Cups will take place prior to June 30. Now they have also added a 60 days respite. At the latest May 1, IFSC will confirm World Cups scheduled for July and June 1 for August etc. "To allow athletes, officials and organisers to prepare in the best possible way, competitions scheduled on a determined month will have to be confirmed with a 60-days notice."

Several clicks possible and you can instead mark, "Climb like normal".

Isabelle and Volker Schöffl are both active climbers and medical doctors. Both have done first ascents up to french 8b, many of them in Laos and Thailand.They are team physicians to the German Climbing team and Volker is a member of the MedCom IFSC and author of „One move too many“. They have done 100+ scientific papers on climbing medicine and are teaching world wide on this topic. They are right now working for an aid organization as doctors in Laos where they also were among the pioneers for Thakhek. Injury Prevention in Rock Climbing and Bouldering.

In Sweden, all gyms are open and this weekend there is a competition which will be streamed as spectators are not allowed. Outside, there are more climbers than normal. The only recommendation is that you should not travel from your region during Easter. At the same time, in Spain, Italy, France, the UK, Greece, Austria etc you are not allowed to leave your home unless for shopping etc. In general, in most other European countries you are allowed to go out rock climbing. In Germany you are just allowed to be two persons together but there are exceptions like in Bamberg where rock climbing are totally forbidden. Is there any other country, except Sweden, where the climbing gyms are open? It should be mentioned that we get reports from different parts of Europe that some climbers violate the restrictions. This is not acceptable!

With climbing gyms around the world closing down and outdoor climbing options limited, climbers are now looking for at-home training solutions, such as hangboards, to maintain, and even build strength. In order to support climbers in making the best use of this time, the Vertical-Life team is working on the release of a series of new training plans, rankings, and interactive challenges for the Zlagboard. Check out the board and remember: Stay strong, stay connected, and train at home! #trainathome #comebackstronger #trainnowsendlater

Dorothea Karalus, who previously has done four 8B's, did Santoku 8B in Ticino, six weeks ago. (c) Simon Weisser "The past weeks made me appreciate how lucky we are to experience these intense adventures, to travel freely, to be healthy. I'm for sure more grateful than ever for this. Looking forward to more climbing experiences like this, but for now let's figure out how to get through this together! Staying healthy physically and mentally, being there for others (while #physicaldistancing) and maybe even getting a bit stronger with all this training going on." More info of the 34-year-old working full time as a software developer on her wordpress website.