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Fish Eye 8c by Ella Adamovska (15)
Ella Adamovska reports on Instagram that she has done her first 8c, Fish Eye in Oliana. Last week, the Czech did her first 8b+ and in total she has done six routes 8a and harder in Oliana. In 2015, she was #7 in the Youth World Championship.

Three 8B's in Font in  day by Nicolas Pelorson
Nico Pelorson, Euro Youth Champion last year who just was #2 in French nationals, has done three 8B's in a day in Fontainebleau: Gecko Assis 8B+, Khรฉops and Satan i Helvete in the picture, without his left shoe. In fact he also did Verdict 8A on the his amazing record breaking day. In the 8a combined ranking game, the 19 year old is #6. "I have previously had one session on "Satan i Helvete", two on "Khรฉops" and two on "Gecko". Conditions were perfect, not much sun and a little fresh wind. I did "Satan" with only one shoe because there is a kind of 2 finger pocket hold for the left foot which is impossible to use with a climbing shoe. Barefoot, I can put my big toe into this hold and it's easier."

Margo Hayes La Rambla 9a+ training interview
Margo Hayes, with a background in gymnastics, started climbing at ten and directly joined Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou's Team ABC in Boulder. At 14, Margo did her first 8A boulder and was #8 in the Youth World Championship. Her progress has been continuous, beside a compression fracture in her spine two years ago which made her stop climbing for three months. In 2016, she did 14 routes 8b+ and harder including her first 9a and got three golds at the Youth World Championship, as well as Climbing's Golden Sport Climbing Piton. Now she is on a one year off before attending University, and focusing on climbing, art, and learning French. Follow her on Instagram or at MargoHayes.com What made you try La Rambla and when did you start thinking you could actually do it? I tried La Rambla because of the beauty, history, and challenge! I really liked the route when I first tried it. I knew that I could send it after my first attempt, because I made all of the moves. It was just a matter of putting the puzzle together. The weeks before you started working on La Rambla you had been focusing on indoor bouldering preparing for the USA Nationals. By training for bouldering, I increased my power. This helped me get through the powerful moves. How has it emotionally been getting all the positive feedback from the climbing community living in the social media era? The positive feedback from the climbing community has been fantastic! People are generous with their support and I appreciate them taking the time to congratulate me. (c) Greg Mionske What is it you like most with rock and competition climbing? Climbing outside gives me a sense of freedom and calm. The mountains keep me grounded and keep life in perspective. I have also been a competitor my entire life. I thrive on that energy and excitement, and I can't imagine not competing. I value both experiences. What is your next plan and ambition? I want to continue climbing beautiful routes outdoors and compete on the World Cup Circuit. There is still so much that I want to learn in both arenas. Traditionally, I train for competition on plastic, but do try and combine that with some climbing at the cliffs. If an outdoor opportunity arises, I jump on it! Any complimentary training? Most of my training is climbing. I do try to run 1-4 miles a few times a week. On top of that, I fit in some strength training and flexibility work where I can. My routine is always changing, but these things stay constant. When I have the opportunity, I jump on the trampoline and swing on the bars! This is my favorite type of cross training.

Rรฉg vรกrtunk mรกr az รฉrkezรฉsรฉre, sokรกig kopogtatott az ajtรณn. A kommentekben lehetett olvasni rontott OS-ekrล‘l, 8a flashrล‘l amire majdnem rรก lehetett volna fogni az on-sightot ha Balรกzs nem nรฉzegeti olyan sokรกig a falban mozgรณ papรกt, de eljรถtt az idล‘ amikor nem maradtak kรฉtelyek. Egy รบt amirล‘l semmit nem tudsz รฉs senkit nem lรกtsz benne, csupรกn a lรณgรณ slingek mutatjรกk az รบtvonalat. A bลฑvรถs fokozatot Balรกzs a 7. Magyarkรฉnt รฉrhette el; Kรกmvรกs B., Szรฉkely G., Szรฉkely A. Zengล‘ M., Farkas T., Fรผlรถp I., Dede L., Scharnitzky ร. รฉs Kucsera B. utรกn รญrta fel nevรฉt a listรกba, de ha a megmรกszรกskor tartรณsan Magyarorszรกgon รฉlล‘ mรกszรณkat rรฉszesรญtjรผk elล‘nyben, akkor Balรกzs 7.-kรฉnt รฉrte el a magic teljesรญtmรฉnyt, a Pelinkovac 8a รบtat rรกntotta ba a RockNroฤ szektorbรณl, az Isztriรกrรณl. Egyรฉbkรฉnt ezen kรญvรผl mรฉg kรฉt mรกsik 8a-t is sikerรผlt bezsebelnie Kompanjbรณl, a Domaฤe Kobasice รฉs a Realitรคtsverlust kรฉpรฉben. A Bajszos egyรฉbkรฉnt februรกrban nyitotta meg Vรกrgesztes talรกn jelenlegi legnehezebb รบtjรกt, a Kรกin direkt 7c+ utat, mely az eredetivel ellentรฉtben a vรฉgรฉn nem megy ki a repedรฉsbe hanem egy kisebb runouttal megy fel egyenesen a standig. De nem csak egy kemรฉnysรฉg tรถrtรฉnt az Isztriรกn. A tรฉli eresรญtล‘ sessionรถkrล‘l elhรญresรผlt Nรฉmeth Rudolf (Gerecse SE tag รฉs Halfmezko team alapรญtรณ) tolta ki 'elsล‘re mรกszรกsokban' a hatรกrt, most kรฉt 7c flash mรกszรกssal nyรบjtotta legjobbjรกt a halfmezkรณs legรฉny. A Kompanj-i Katz รฉs Powder war estek el. Aminek szemรฉly szerint is nagyon รถrรผlรถk, hogy Benke Balรกzs visszatรฉrt a vรกllsรฉrรผlรฉs kรฉsztette hosszรบ kihagyรกsbรณl รฉs nem is akรกrhogy! Balรกzs vรฉgtelen tudatosan รกsta bele magรกt a gyรณgytornรกba รฉs teljesen gyรณgytoresztล‘l kikottulva kezdte meg a mรกszรกsspecifikus edzรฉseit, aminek jรถn is az eredmรฉnye. A Yogi 7c/+ esett el most harmadik prรณbรกra. Hรถlgyeknรฉl a jelenlegi legmotivรกltabb hazai mรกszรณcsaj; Kimmel Zsรณfi jeleskedett, a Nadernalin 7b megmรกszรกssal tette koedukรกlttรก az eredmรฉnyeket. Remรฉlem nem teszek nagy terhet Zsรณfi nyakรกba ha azt mondom pรกr รฉven belรผl ล‘ lehet a kรถvetkezล‘ 8a szintet elรฉrล‘ hazai hรถlgy, legalรกbbis a motivรกltsรกgรกt lรกtva ez benne van a pakliban. Simon Bence is virรญtott hosszรบ sรฉrรผlรฉsbล‘l feltรกmadรกs utรกn, egy 7c+ รฉs kรฉt 8a+ secong-go (!)-val kezdte az รฉvet. Bence hรญres a Misjai รฉves klubtagsรกgรกrรณl, รญgy hiรกba az รบj kihรญvรกsokat rejtล‘ isztriai mรกszรณhelyrengetegek... azรฉrt csak megy mรฉg a visszajรกrogatรกs a (mรฉg) meg nem mรกszott vadakรฉrt. Neki most a La petarda รฉs Fantastic Voyage utakรฉrt jรกr a taps. Kรฉt kรผlfรถldi 10- mรกszni mรกsodikra egy trippen, azรฉrt nem hangzik rosszul. De mรฉg korรกnt sincs vรฉge a listรกnak! Az ausztriai kรผldetรฉsรฉt teljesรญtล‘ Fidy Mรกrton is a lovak kรถzรฉ csapott, mรฉg magรกt is meglepve mรกszta meg a Peter Pan 8a utat hรกrom prรณbรกbรณl. A szintรฉn jelenleg Ausztriรกban รฉlล‘ Nagy Ferdinรกndnak lassan mรกr bรฉrelt helye van a heti posztjaim kรถzรถtt. A "mindenheti 8A"-k szรฉpen gyลฑlnek, a Durchisichtige Dinge 8A+ megmรกszรกssal elรฉggรฉ feltรฉve az i-re a pontot. Nรกndinak az a hetedik 8A vagy afeletti bouldere az elmรบlt egy hรณnapban. Hamarosan videรณ is รฉrkezik!

Margo Hayes La Rambla 9a+ interview
Margo Hayes zaฤala liezลฅ keฤ mala desaลฅ rokov, mรก aj zรกklady gymnastiky a keฤ zaฤala liezลฅ, hneฤ sa stala ฤlenkou bouldrovรฉho Teamu ABC pod taktovkou Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou. V ลกtrnรกstich rokoch preliezla svoj prvรฝ 8A boulder a bola รดsma v juniorskom svetovom pohรกri. Napriek kompresรญvnej zlomenine chrbta pred dvoma rokmi, kvรดli ktorej nemohla tri mesiace liezลฅ, sa jej vรฝkony stabilne zlepลกovali. V roku 2016 vyliezla 14 ciest obtiaลพnosti 8b+ a ลฅaลพลกie, vrรกtane svojho prvรฉho 9a, na juniorskom svetovom pohรกri zรญskala tri zlatรฉ medaily a zรญskala aj ocenenie Zlatรก skoba za ลกportovรฉ lezenie. Momentรกlne si dรกva prestรกvku medzi strednou a vysokou ลกkolou, venuje sa lezeniu, umeniu a uฤรญ sa po francรบzsky. Margo mรดลพeลก sledovaลฅ na Instagrame alebo na MargoHayes.com. ฤŒo ลฅa primรคlo skรบลกaลฅ La Ramblu a kedy si si zaฤala myslieลฅ, ลพe by to naozaj mohlo รญsลฅ? "La Ramblu som chcela vyskรบลกaลฅ kvรดli krรกse, histรณrii, a samozrejme vรฝzve, ktorรบ predstavuje! Keฤ som ju prvรฝ raz vyskรบลกala, veฤพmi sa mi zapรกฤila. Uลพ po prvom pokuse som vedela, ลพe ju dokรกลพem preliezลฅ, lebo som spravila vลกetky kroky. Bolo to len o tom spojiลฅ vลกetky kรบsky dohromady." Tรฝลพdne pred prelezom si sa venovala skรดr trรฉningu na umelej stene, ลกpeciรกlne boulderingu,, keฤ si sa pripravovala na nรกrodnรฉ preteky USA Nationals. Bouldrovanรญm som si zvรฝลกila silu. To mi pomohlo dostaลฅ sa cez silovรฉ pasรกลพe. Akรฉ to pre teba bolo po emoฤnej strรกnke, dostรกvaลฅ takรบ podporu podporu od lezeckej komunity na sociรกlnych mรฉdiรกch? "Pozitรญvne ohlasy od lezeckej komunity boli fantastickรฉ! ฤฝudia neลกetrili podporou a som vฤaฤnรก, ลพe si naลกli ฤas, aby mi zagratulovali." (c) Greg Mionske ฤŒo mรกลก najradลกej na lezenรญ vonku a ฤo na sรบลฅaลพenรญ? "Lezenie vonku mi dรกva pocit slobody a pokoja. Hory ma drลพia pri zemi a dรกvajรบ veci do perspektรญvy. Takisto som vลกak celรฝ ลพivot sรบลฅaลพila. Tรก energia a nadลกenie ma napฤบลˆajรบ a nemรดลพem si predstaviลฅ, ลพe by som nesรบลฅaลพila. Skรบsenosti z oboch oblastรญ si vรกลพim rovnako." Akรฉ sรบ tvoje ฤalลกie plรกny a ambรญcie? "Chcem liezลฅ krรกsne cesty vonku a pokraฤovaลฅ v okruhu pretekov svetovรฉho pohรกra. Stรกle je toho v oboch oblastiach kopu, ฤo sa chcem nauฤiลฅ. Zvyknem trรฉnovaลฅ na umelej stene kvรดli pretekom, no snaลพรญm sa to kombinovaลฅ s lezenรญm vonku. Ak je moลพnรฉ รญsลฅ von, vyuลพijem to!" Robรญลก nejakรฝ doplnkovรฝ trรฉning? "Vรคฤลกina mรดjho trรฉningu sa skladรก ฤisto z lezenia, no snaลพรญm sa zabehnรบลฅ 1.5-6.5km niekoฤพkokrรกt za tรฝลพdeลˆ. Keฤ sa dรก, skรบลกam to eลกte doplniลฅ o trรฉning sily a flexibility. Moja trรฉningovรก rutina sa stรกle menรญ, no tieto veci ostรกvajรบ nezmenenรฉ. A keฤ je prรญleลพitosลฅ, skoฤรญm na trampolรญnu alebo hrazdu! To je mรดj obฤพรบbenรฝ typ doplnkovรฉho trรฉningu"

The Circuit Climbing has made a review of CWIF 2017 saying the new 4 minute rule in the final was a complete disaster. "Everyone, from the climbers, to the spectators to the setters complained about the impact on the show."

First 9a (+) by Dmitrii Fakirianov
Dmitrii Fakirianov, who was 5 - 2 - 3 in the last three WCs 2016 and who is on his first rock climbing trip, has done Definicion de Resistencia Democrata in Terradets and he confirms previous down grade suggestions. The Russian has also done Blomu 8c+ in Santa Linya and based just on his last two weeks, he is #12 in the 8a ranking game. What is your plan for the last few days? I have some ideas about one 9a in Santa Linya but I prefer more to climb onsights. I hope we will come back to Oliana and I would like to test myself on Mind Control.

Also Ghisolfi and Larcher do La Rambla 9a+
Stefano Ghisolfi, who in the last 12 months has done one 9b and five 9a+' has in just four tries done La Rambla 9a+. (c) Paolo Sarto On Facebook, #4 in the Lead WC 2016, says that four years ago he stood under it but did not have the courage to even try it. This year he started with a flash attempt. Two days ago, Jacopo Larcher reported on Facebook after having struggled almost a week with La Rambla, "We have just two more days left and I'm falling always higher on "La Rambla". Let's hope for the classic "last day, best day"!". Today Barbara Zangerl reported on Facebook that Jacopo Larcher's prediction was right, "He did it on the last day!!! Last minute!!!!!! Yeaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh".

Safety in focus for the pupils in Brunico
In Brunico it is mandatory for the pupils to learn how to climb and they practice 12 times per year from when they are seven years old. In fact, they also get a grade based on their performance, including safety, knowledge etc, which is included in their overall gymnastic grade. From the time the pupils are 12 years old they are allowed to belay themselves, but they start practicing when they are eight years old. In the beginning they are closely supervised by their teachers and instructors and they always belay in pairs. Later, they begin to belay themselves but only after the teacher has made a knot two meters up on the rope (see the picture). Once they lower down their friends, they pass the knot and tighten the rope which makes the rope loosen up. Tubes or Eights are not allowed and instead everyone is using semi-auto belay devices. When they started with the mandatory climbing in school 18 months ago, some of the teachers, parents and pupils were a bit skeptical but it has turned out to a great success.

Bouldering on Grafitti walls
Mammut presents some nice bouldering picures by Thomas Monsorno from a famous grafitti wall in Bolzano. It is Michael Piccolruaz, #3 this weekend on CWIF, who boulders and has written the article - Trying something new.