Adam Ondra reports on his Instagram that the prototype shoes he has been using for doing two 9b+', the Miura XX, are now out in the shops. "For years, I have been climbing in these modified Miura's, making first ascent of Change and La Dura dura with them. Now, they are not secret anymore @patxiusobiaga_pucseries was the only other person that possessed them), go and try them. (c) Javi Pec

Stefano Ghisolfi did the FA of Omen Nomen in Arco last week but as he did it in just his third try after finding the right beta, he suggested 8c+ and as so it did not make any headlines in the media. Now Silvio Reffo and Alex Megos have repeated it suggesting an upgrade to 9a. Reffo projected it for few days and Megos did it in a session. What are the important criteria when you give FA grades? I compare the route with other routes I climbed, with the same style, and I compare my shape too. Then I also consider the time I spent on it. For example, I'm trying a project now, I think it is 9a+, because I've already tried it for eight days. It has a similar style to Jungle Boogie in Céüse and probably the same difficulty. For the 9a+ that I've done, I have always worked between two to ten days. (c) Vertical Eye - Matteo Pavana. Time Comparison Grading Theory by 8a

Adam Ondra oznámil pomocou svojho Instagramu, že lezečky, ktoré použil na prelezy dvoch 9b+, Miura XX, sú už v predaji. "Už niekoľko rokov leziem s týmito upravenými Miurami, preliezol som v nich Change aj La Dura Dura. Teraz už oficiálne nie sú tajomstvom (@patxiusobiaga_pucseries bol jediným, kto ich mal), choď aj vyskúšaj." (c) Javi Pec

Adam Ondra vyhral majstrovstvá sveta v obtiažnosti v 2009, v ten istý rok preliezol sedem ciest 8c na OS, flashol tri bouldre 8B a od spomínaného dátumu je každým rokom lezcom roka podľa 8a. V roku 2010, keď mal 17, vyhral svetový pohár v boulderingu, vyliezol svoje prvé dve 8C a spravil dva 8c prvovýstupy na Madagaskare. Suma sumárum je tomu už tak po deväť rokov. Na čokoľvek sa Adam sústredil v tom exceloval, napriek tomu, že sa púšťal do extrémnych výkonov, ako napríklad prelez Dawn Wall len dva mesiace po tom, čo vyhral majstrovstvá sveta na obtiažnosť a v bouldringu skončil druhý. Aj keď je pravdepodobne najviac známym vďaka prelezom troch 9b+ a pätnástich 9bčiek kategória, v ktorej má najviac navrch je lezenie na OS. Adam bol prvým lezcom, ktorý onsightol cestu obtiažnosti 9a, no osobné hodnotenie dal nižšie. Keď počítame aj jeho prísne osobné hodnotenia, v súčte onsightol pätnásť 8c+ a tri 9a. Žiadny iný lezec zatiaľ nenazbieral viac ako jedno 8c+ alebo 9a OS. Čo robí z Adama Ondru unikátnym je jeho schopnosť podávať svetové výkony všade, od silových výbušných párkrokových bouldrov cez vytrvalostné dvadsaťminútové cesty až po lezecký ultramaratón, ktorým bolo 8 dní strávených v Dawn Wall. Počuli ste už niekedy o bežcovi, ktorý by podával rovnaké výkony na 60m dráhe a zároveň na maratóne? V tomto článku z roku 2009 sa autor snaží vysvetliť Adamov náskok pred zvyškom lezeckej špičky z hľadiska techniky, taktiky a mentálnej prípravy. Ďalším možným vysvetlením je jeho flexibilita. Je známy používaním "kozích nôh" a takisto tým, že vie nasadať vysoko na nohy. Často hovorí, že nie je tak silní ako tí najlepší a že musí liezť rýchlo, keďže nemá najlepšiu vytrvalosť. Dôvodom prečo je Adam špičkou čo sa týka multi-disciplinárneho lezenie nie je teda len jeho sila, spája sa tu viacero faktorov. Autor: Jens Larssen

Jo Nesbo je svetoznámym autorom detektívok s viac ako 33 miliónmi výtlačkov po celom svete a nedávno s ním Financial Times uverejnili rozhovor. K lezeniu sa prinavrátil v roku 2008 a o päť rokov neskôr napísal príbeh o svojom prvom 6a Flash na Kalymnose, ktorý zverejnil vo svojom 8a denníčku, kde má mimochodom zaznamenaných cez 1000 ciest. Ako sedemnásťročný sa prvý raz objavil v nórskej futbalovej Premier League, ale kvôli zraneniu sa musel vzdať snov na profesionálnu kariéru. Má magisterský titul v ekonómii a pracoval ako burzový maklér. Okrem písania je takisto muzikantom a spevákom v kapele Di Derre.

Jo Nesbo, a best selling crime writer with 33 millions copies world wide, has been portraited in Financial Times. He restarted climbing in 2008 and in five years ago, he posted a thrilling story about a 6a flash on Kalymnos in his comments field on his 8a scorecard with 1 000+ routes. Being 17 he made his first appearance in the Premier Soccer league in Norway but an injury stopped his professional dreams. He has a Masters in Economics and has worked as a stock broker. He is also a singer and musician in Di Derre.

Adam Ondra won the Lead World Cup in 2009, onsighted seven 8c's and flashed three 8B's, and has since been the 8a Climber of the year. In 2010, at 17 years old, he won the Boulder World Cup, did his first two 8C boulders and put up two 8c multi-pitches in Madagascar. In practice, it has been like this for nine straight years. Whatever the Czech has been focused on, he has delivered even if he has gone for the extremes like doing the Dawn Wall just two months after he won the Lead World World Championship and was runner up in bouldering. Although, possibly most well-known for his three 9b+' and 15 9b's, the category the 24 year old is most superior in should be onsight. In fact, he was the first to onsight a 9a graded route but for which he gave a personal down grade. In total, he has, with his tough personal grading, onsighted 15 8c+' and three 9a's. No other has onsighted more than one 8c+ or one 9a. What makes Ondra a unique athlete is that he performs at the highest level on everything from few moves explosive ultra power, to 20 min endurance climbing to an ultra marathon 8 days up on the Dawn Wall. Have you ever heard about a 60 meter runner performing also in an ultra marathon? Here is an article from 2009 which tries to explain why Adam is superior more from a technical, tactical and mental point of view. Another possible explanation is his flexibility. He is well-known his knee-drops but at the same time he can sit higher up on his foot like no other. Adam often says that he is not as strong as the best guys and that he has to climb fast because he has not the best endurance. So the reason why he is unique when it comes to multi-discipline superiority in a physical sport, is mainly related to other aspects of climbing rather than the ability of his muscles.

James Noble has made the second repeat of Mike Adam's new Bordello in Earth Quarry giving it a personal down grade to 8B+. Ned Feehally did the first repeat some ten days ago. "Very nearly broke me (literally), that's the hardest I've pushed my fingers on any problem. Used Mike's left hand sidepull crimp sequence on the stand but a slightly easier sequence on the sit hence the personal downgrade. Still the hardest thing I've done."

Belmez Face publishes in FB the FA of Territorio Comanche 8c+ in El Hueso, La Pedriza by Ignacio Mulero. The route is a extreme-friction 35m climbing, starting with a section of 7c+ with 'no hands', followed by a bouldery little roof before the never ending upper slab where Mulero was falling over and over again in the last few weeks. Mulero has previously done a few 9a's and 8C boulder, and during the last two winters, he did the hardest slabs to date up to 8b+ and free climbed some old trad routes in the 8b+ range. (C) Talo Martín - Muérdago Films. After a very long process in which he was losing skin and partners to join him (1h hike), luckily and despite the bad conditions (it was sunny and it needs a cloudy and cold day for the south face climbing), he and his partner woke up very early to be at the crag (07:20), and after a warm up placing the draws for the last time he did it in his first go. La Pedriza is just 50km from Madrid and with its 3 600 routes and 2 500 boulder problems makes it one of the biggest granite crags in Europe. The route should be one of the hardest slabs in the world considering that there are basically no holds. It is just smears and microscopic crystals that could not be compared to slabs like Tough Enough 8c in Madagascar or Meltdown 9a in Wales where there are 'holds'. An interview to Ignacio Mulero will come soon to 8a.nu.

Ahogy a rossz nyelvek emlegetik a német csodagyerek, mr. sufnituning, vagy a laborban kitenyésztett szőke herceg bárhogy is egyike a világ jelenlegi legjobb mászóinak. Az elmúlt években már a RedBull-os baseball sapkán kívül több is átjött a videókból annál, mintsem egy szalmahajú gyerek veszettül uralja a peremeket. Mert ez a srác tud lenni ortó is, van humorérzéke és mint kiderült ő sem egy gépezet, egész sokáig bajlódott az elmúlt időben ujjsérüléssel. De ez már a múlté! Kanadában a Sonnie Trotter által nittelt peremőrületet verte le 5 nap alatt és a sok kieséséből ítélve egyértelműen ajánlja is a fokozatot. A patagonián egyébként egy elég szép és hosszú cikk meg is jelent ezzel kapcsolatban. A 9b-ről készült megmászós videóban a standakasztás pillanata számomra különösen kedves. Jó látni, ahogy szédeleg és sokkban van, ahogy elönti az adrenalin és a végtelen öröm, hogy felszínre tör valami és nem magában bont pezsgőt. Átjön az a fanatizmus amiért az ember csinálja a sportot és ez pontosan az az öröm ami mindegy, hogy egy 7b vagy 9b megmászásnál jön ki belőled.