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8c+ by Philipp GaรŸner (16)
Philipp GaรŸner, who did his first 8c+ when he was 14 years old, has done his second, Pain makes me stronger, every day! in Frankenjura. "The route fits my style pretty well because it's short and bouldery with pockets. I just needed a few tries to stick the crux move that is a little dyno to a good pocket and to send the whole route. After my finger injury in 2016 I want to climb outside as much as possible. In summer my plan is to travel to Rocklands and the psyche is already high so let's see."

Klemen Becan (34) enjoys late blooming
Klemen Becan did 60+ WC before he won in Kranj 2008 being 26 years old. On rock he has also enjoyed late blooming and with three 9a+' the last year. With several 8c onsights he is already among the Top-3 in the world. One was actually 8c+ but has gotten down graded and he has been close on several 8c+'. "Still my main goal is to onsight 9a hopefully also this will come one day as well, if not I will just enjoy the journey. I was close to one 9a in Cuenca some time ago.", where he actually placed the quick draws. (c) Anja Becan How many sessions did you need for La Rambla and how was the process? I gave it one try 10 years ago and now I was trying it since the beginning of the year. Could maybe have done it faster if I would be focused only on this one, but where is the fun in that? Too many cool routes around here to do only one at a time :) How can you explain your late progress on comps and rock? Well I never thought I was a bad competition climber. Yes, I could have a better results but that is another story. Also I think the focus was never a big problem since even if I was "just" climbing I was still "training" more than many people. Not with written program and blindly following someone but with many tests and trying what is best for my body. Now I still don't have a training plan. It's all in my head and apparently it works. I know enough to train myself.

Kaplov set new Speed record at 7.46
Iuliia Kaplov won the first stage of the Speed World Cup and in the semifinal she set a new Speed record by 7.46. Among the males, Vladislav Deulin won but the fastest time was done by Danyil Boldyrev at 5.62, just 2 split seconds after his world record. It might be that a new auto belay system is part of the reason for the very good times also in general. High light video Interesting fact is that no Boulderer, besides Sean McColl, at 8.45, did any fast time. (c) Eddie Fowke

First 9a by Gregor Vezonik
gregor vezonik, who was #31 in the first Boulder WC in 2017 and who has done more than ten 8B boulders, has done his first 9a, Aikula in Burjakove peci which is his local home crag. (c) Rok Klancnik "The line was bolted 20 years ago by my uncle and Uros Perko got the FA. Then some holds broke and then Domen Skopfic did it two years ago. I tried it for the first time six years ago as a joke. Then a couple of times later. Started working seriously on it three years ago and almost sent it two years ago when I was trying it with Domen. Last year I probably had four sessions on it and this year I did it on my second session. It has been an incredible journey and feels good to finally tick it off."

Egyรฉrtelmลฑ gyล‘zelem Chontรณl รฉs Garnbrettล‘l a Kรญnai vilรกgkupรกn
Janja Garnbret az รถsszesรญtett gyล‘ztese a 2016-os nehรฉzsรฉgi vilรกgkupa sorozatnak (รฉs mรกsodik boulderben), most egyรฉrtelmลฑvรฉ tette: nem sikerรผlt rosszul a tรฉli felkรฉszรผlรฉs, nyugodjunk meg csak az antistyle boulderek รฉs balszerencse talรกlkozรกsรกt lรกthattuk az รกprilis eleji svรกjci bouldervilรกgkupรกn, amikor #6. helyezรฉst sikerรผlt elhozni. Janja fรถlรฉnyes gyล‘zelme valamit sejtetni lรกtszik abbรณl, hogy Ondra utรกn a nล‘knรฉl is lehet egy olyan sportolรณ aki boulderben รฉs kรถtelesben is el tudja kenni adott รฉvben az aktuรกlis vilรกg รฉlmezล‘nyt, ne adj isten megnyerheti az รถsszesรญtett vilรกgkupรกt is mindkรฉt versenyรกgban. De mit szรณl majd ehhez Ashima? Egyelล‘re semmit. Fรฉrfiak kรถzรถtt Jongwon Chon szuperรกlt, aki megnyerte a kรถzรฉpdรถntล‘t รฉs dรถntล‘t is. Lehet hogy az รถnfรฉnyezรฉs รฉs รถnรผnneplรฉs dicsfรฉnye helyett kicsit jobban kellene figyelni a szabรกlyokra, az egyik dรถntล‘s utat kรฉtszer kellett mรกsznia, mert fรฉlreรฉrtette a Toppolรกst. Bรกr emellett az eredmรฉny mellett ez bล‘ven belefรฉrt. amit viszont egyรฉrtelmลฑen ki lehet jelenteni az a japรกn egyeduralom. A fรฉrfiaknรกl a kรถzรฉpdรถntล‘ 20 rรฉsztvevล‘jรฉbล‘l 10 Japรกn versenyzล‘.... 1. Janja Garnbret SLO 4t11 4b7 - Jongwon Chon KOR 4t6 4b5 2. Shauna Coxsey GBR 3t4 4b5 - Tomoa Narasaki JPN 2t2 3b3 3. Akiyo Noguchi JPN 3t13 4b13 - Aleksei Rubtsov RUS 2t2 3b3 Complete results (c) Eddie Fowke

Japan superior among the males in China
Japan participated with ten males in the Boulder WC in Chongqing in China and all of them were Top-17. In practice this meant that several of the top guys did not make it to the semifinal; McColl, Gelmanov, Sharafutdinov, Stranik, Bonder, Kurder, Skofic and Levier. (c( Eddie Fowke Now the females do their qualification, follow the digital results. On Sunday there will be live-streaming starting with the semi at 09.30 and the final at 18.00 GMT+8.

Adam Ondra reports on Instagram that he has done two impressive FAs in Camaiore; La Terza Eta 9a which he did in four tries and Naturalmente 9a+. "One of the best routes I can imagine. Slightly overhanging wall, tiny crimps, undercuts, shitty feet, resistant, bullet-proof rock. Tried for two days three weeks ago, now it went down after checking the moves. Rather high-end 9a+ I would say." The level is going up in 2017 and Ondra is leading the pack. During four days, the 23 year old has done two 9b's, two 9a+' and two 9a's. It will be interesting to follow the progression during 2017.

Sean McColl wins no foot contest
Yann Corby reports that Sean McColl won the No Foot Contest in Roc en Stock in Strasbourg. "This year after the first round Sean was third, winning three tests; the campus board, a Parkour on climbing wood balls and the boulder. During this round Louis Giuca made an incredible performance with 14 one arm pull ups, see the picture by ยฉ Freddy" Only two days later, Sean traveled to China and it's possible that the No Foot Contest took too much juice as he missed the semifinal.

Adam Ondra megnyitotta az elsล‘ Arcoi 9b-t
Adam Ondra neve nem รบj mรกr senkinek. ล az akit 8c on-sighttal รฉs 9a megmรกszรกssal mรกr le sem รฉrdemes fordรญtanom. Ez megszokott nem mond sok รบjat. De a napokban tรถrtรฉnt egy s mรกs. Adam megnyitotta az elsล‘ arcoi 9b utat Queen Line nรฉven, ami egy rรฉgi drytooling szektorban talรกlhatรณ. "17 mozdulat szuper kemรฉny csipizรฉs, peremezรฉs รฉs tรฉrdleejtรฉsek - amik egy kรถnnyลฑ befejezรฉsbe vezetnek. Meglehetล‘sen nehรฉz 9b, de valรณszรญnลฑleg csak a nehezebb variรกnsรบ befejezรฉs adnรก meg a 9b+ fokozatot. 4 nap melรณ a trippen รฉs mรฉg nรฉhรกny hรกrom รฉvvel ezelล‘ttrล‘l. Adam egyรฉbkรฉnt lassan 4 รฉve mรกszta az utolsรณ 9b+ รบtjรกt (abbรณl a hรกrombรณl), รบgyhogy idรฉn lehet csurran cseppen valami a 9c Flatangeri projรณ kรถrnyรฉkรฉn is. A megmรกszรกst kรถvetล‘en a Massone szektorba vette az irรกnyt, ahol megismรฉtelte a Ghisolfi fรฉle 100+ mozdulatos 9a+ fokozatra gradelt Ultimatum-ot. "Hab a tortรกn a Queen Line utรกn!!!" kommentรกlta a tรถrtรฉnteket az Instagramjรกn. Ha mรฉg ez mind nem lett volna elรฉg, hogy borsot tรถrjรถn Stefano orra alรก, kรฉt nappal kรฉsล‘bb elsล‘kรฉnt ismรฉtelte a Ghisolfi fรฉle Lapsus 9b-t (megerล‘sรญtve ezzel az olaszok elsล‘ 9b fokozatรกt), majd kรฉt รณra vezetรฉs utรกn mรกsodik prรณbรกra letolta az Albengรกban talรกlhatรณ Perfect Man 2.0-t, ennek a 9a-nak szintรฉn ez volt az elsล‘ ismรฉtlรฉse. Mรกsnap pedig kicsit รฉszakabbra vรฉve az irรกnyt nyitott mรฉg San Rocchino kรถzelรฉben egy 9a รฉs egy 9a+ First Ascentet. Adamtรณl megszoktuk, hogy lassan ezekben a fokozatokban รบgy mozog mint ahogy mรกs sรฉtรกl le a sarki boltba, de hogy 4 nap leforgรกsa alatt megmรกsszon 6db utat (2db 9a, 2db 9a+ รฉs 2db 9b) ilyen nehรฉzsรฉgi fokozatban - ez valami eszmรฉletlen teljesรญtmรฉny. A dรผhรถngรฉst a cseh csupor รฉszakon fojtatja, ahol a Svรฉdeknรฉl rรกment a Stockholmi 5000 eurรณs termi megaprojektre, fel is รกllรญtva az eddigi รบj rekordot. Ha az irรกny jรณ รฉs tart tovรกbb รฉszakra, ahol lassan jรถn a Flatanger szezon... lehet idรฉn megnyรญlik egy รบjabb fokozat.