Adam Ondra has made a visit to Israel and the Nezer cave where he did eight routes including the FA of Climb free 9a and a flash of Yala factor 8c+. "Amazing project from Ofer on the right side of the cave. He was so close to make FA on this trip, thanks Ofer for letting me try it! One of the best in the cave."

Loic Zehani has done his 8th 9a, Ma faute à toi in Cevennes where he also did his first two years ago. "I redpointed the route Wednesday after the school (the 2 hours of drive) and after a good fight. I almost fallen at the top. It was a good moment with the principal bolter of the cave, Jean Marc Oberli. Now he is the most Frenchman of the swiss man... We must thank him for opening all these nice routes.

Is this a new world record set by the Boulder World Cup winner 2017?

Alex Puccio has set some kind of record by taking down Le Retour de Goupil 8A+ in Hueco Tanks in just an hour. In total, she has done 21 boulders 8A+ to 8B+ the last year which also is a female record. In the 8a rankinggme she is #21 and she is actually almost 1 000 points ahead in the female ranking game. (c) Sarah Filler

The winter is approaching creating often better conditions. Climbing on a sunny wall is nice even in zero degrees. When there is no sun or windy, bouldering works fine through warming up exercises and a big jacket. Here are some tips how to be able to also climb longer routes when it is almost freezing and no sun, beside wearing warm clothing. 1. (Vertic) sleeves on forehand 2. Heater in chalk bag 3. Holes in pockets to place hand on stomach 4. Gloves with open fingers 5. Socks in bigger shoes 6. Shoes inside the jacket

Claire Buhrfeind reports on Instagram that she has done Lucider 8c+ and Omaha Beach 8b+ in Red River Gorge on the same day. The 19 year old won all the three disciplines at the Youth World Championship and she is with 8.90, the fastest female climber performing at a high level in Lead and Bouldering. In other words, she is one of the candidates for a medal in Tokyo. (c) Matty Hong

Chong Pli, with some 70 routes in between 5 to 8, is located some 10 km from Ao'nang, where you take the boat to Railay. "As this crag “Chong Pli” is fairly recent, polish on the routes is not an issue. We have opened up a humble bungalow resort with restaurant at the base of this crag. We climb here and take the longtailboat on days when we want to climb on Tonsai/Railay."

Gergia Tesio and Sam Avezou won the European Youth A Combined Championships. The fastest time out of the, excluding the Speed specialists, got Sam with 7.77. The competition was held in Saint Etienne and a total of 41 participants tried the three disciplines. Complete results © FASI Federazione Arrampicata Sportiva Italiana