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During the IFSC press conference, the President Marco Scolaris said that it is hard to understand the scoring in bouldering but they are working on a solution that will be presented in some months. The athlete representative, Sean McColl said that the scoring with points is a possibility and it was also said that the USA method is interesting. In reality, the four IFSC representatives almost seemed ashamed in regards the scoring system and that it was ten years old. 8a has several times suggested format as well as scoring system in regards points instead of Tops and Bonuses. The changes with 6 minutes instead of 8 minutes in Lead finals, as well as 4 minutes instead of 4+ minutes in bouldering finals, were made to fit into TV. Scolaris: "At the moment, this is the solution we were able to produce under pressure. We know many people were not satisfied, not happy." "We expect to convince IOC, but not only, that hopefully before 2020 that we deserve some help, because the sport is growing to fast and we do not have the resources to manage the sport. If it goes on in this way and our income does not increase and therefore we are not able to hire additional human resources. We will become victim of our success."

Libor Hroza reports on Facebook that he was #2 in the USA Speed Nationals after J Brosler. Interestingly, the starting holds were placed to at least 6 cm too and in the final Libor fell directly in his second race. In the qualification, he made it to the top of the shortened route at 3.65 seconds, which can be compared with the world record 5.60. Even in the last world championship in Paris, the Speed route did not get certified allowing world records. It will be critical for the Olympic challenge that IFSC can help all organizers replicate the official route.

9a/+ FA รถsszekรถtรฉs Oliana-n Patxi Usobiagatรณl
Patxi Usobiaga, egyike a legjobb mรกszรณknak a 2000-es รฉvektล‘l, sajnos egy autรณbalesetnรฉl รถsszeszedett vรกllsรฉrรผlรฉs miatt korรกbban kellett befejeznie a sportmรกszรณ karriert mint tervezte. De Patxi rendรญthetetlen รฉs visszatรฉrt. Tavaly mรกr letolta รบjkori 9a-jรกt, most pedig ล‘ is hozzรกjรกrult az olianai fal "elgerecsรฉsรญtรฉsรฉhez", azaz Adam utan ล‘ is nyitogatja a variรกns nehรฉz utakat. Na de ha mรกs nem az รบt neve olyannyira valid, hogy megbocsรกjtjuk ezt a kis szรฉpsรฉghibรกt, megszรผletett hรกt a Patxitxulo 9a/+, ami a Joe Blau (8c+) and Papichulo (9a+) kรถzรถtti รถsszekรถtรฉs. Egyรฉnkรฉnt Patxi pรกr nap hรญjรกn 14 รฉve mรกszta elsล‘ 9a รบtjรกt, az Il Domani-t, mely Adam Ondra elsล‘ 9a on-sightja lett kรฉsล‘bb. pรกr รถrรถmteli sor รฉs kis sztorik: Road to discovery - beyond 9a.

Patxi Usobiaga (37) preliezol 9a/+ FA spojenie v Oliane
Novรฝ blog z dielne Patxiho Usobiagu, najlepลกieho lezca sveta poฤas rokov 2005 aลพ 2010, ktorรฝ kvรดli zraneniu pri autonehode na dlhลกรญ ฤas odiลกiel z lezeckej scรฉny: Road to discovery - beyond 9a. "Tento post pรญลกem s ฤistou radosลฅou a neupadajรบcou motivรกciou. Som naozaj ohromenรฝ. Len niekoฤพko dnรญ po tom, ฤo som oslรกvil ลกtrnรกste vรฝroฤie mรดjho prvรฉho prelezu 9a (Il Domani) som vyliezol novรฉ spojenie ciest Joe Blau (8c+) a Papichulo (9a+) a myslรญm, ลพe by sa mohlo volaลฅ Patxitxulo 9a/+ (5.14d/5.15a)." (c) Javi Pec

IFSC has published the Olympic format and it is more or less a copy of the format 8a suggested last year. Already in November, IFSC said that they will take, "note of your proposal and will consider it while preparing the format proposal for the Executive Board." "Rules perspective: a. The Combined Event consists of 2 rounds (Qualifications and Finals), both comprising all the disciplines. b. All Athletes (20 men and 20 women) participate in the first round. c. The Athleteโ€™s score is given by multiplying the Athleteโ€™s ranking (place) in each discipline. The lower the score the better. (Principles to be confirmed) A ranking is produced after each round (Qualifications and the Finals). a. The six best Athletes qualify for the Finals. Note: For the Speed Final the concept of โ€œLucky loserโ€ (7ยฐ and 8ยฐ ranked Athletes in the 1/8th finals) applies, as a quota of 6 does not allow the duel system. The 8a suggested format differs as we included 8 guys in the final in order to have a fair Speed Climbing Final. How IFSC plan to let only the Top-6 climbers compete in Speed with two "Lucky loser" have not been explained. It should be mentioned that previously IFSC had suggested a totally different format which was heavily criticized by the coaches. The qualification system will follow the IOC principles which will be set in July. However, it will be based on Athletes and not countries but only two athletes male + female will be allowed. In regards to which type of Speed route will be used in the Olympics, no news has been forwarded but we have been informed that it was up to discussion and IFSC said that there is not enough time to change it.

IFSC publikovalo novรฝ formรกt pre ลกportovรฉ lezenie na Olympiรกde, ktorรฉ je viac-menej kรณpiou toho, ฤo 8a navrhovalo minulรฝ rok. Uลพ v novembri IFSC oznรกmilo, ลพe sa "budรบ nรกvrhom zaoberaลฅ a zoberรบ ho do รบvahy pri predstavovanรญ nรกvrhu formรกtu vรฝkonnej rade." "Ako by mali vyzeraลฅ pravidlรก: a. Preteky kombinovanรฉho formรกtu sa odohrajรบ v dvoch kolรกch (kvalifikรกcia a finรกle), priฤom obidve budรบ zahล•ลˆaลฅ vลกetky disciplรญny. b. Vลกetci pretekรกri (20 muลพov a 20 ลพien) sa zรบฤastnia prvรฉho kola. c. Vรฝsledok je vypoฤรญtanรฝ po vynรกsobenรญ umiestnenia v kaลพdej disciplรญne. ฤŒรญm niลพลกie skรณre, tรฝm lepลกie umiestnenie. (Zรกkladnรฉ princรญpy by mali byลฅ potvrdenรฉ v budรบcnosti). Po kaลพdom kole (kvalifikรกcii a finรกle) sa vypoฤรญta priebeลพnรฉ poradie. a. Do finรกle sa kvalifikuje 6 najlepลกรญch muลพov a ลพien. Pozn.: Pre finรกle lezenia na rรฝchlosลฅ bude pouลพitรฝ systรฉm "Lucky loser" (pretekรกri, ktorรญ skonฤia v kvalifikรกcii 7. a 8. pรดjdu do finรกle), keฤลพe pri poฤte ลกesลฅ pretekรกrov by nebolo moลพnรฉ urฤiลฅ jasnรฉho vรญลฅaza v systรฉme vyraฤovacieho duelu. (Pozn. prek.: Najlepลกรญ รดsmi => najlepลกรญ ลกtyria => najlepลกรญ dvaja => vรญลฅaz) Formรกt navrhovanรฝ 8a je odliลกnรฝ; navrhovali sme maลฅ vo finรกle kaลพdej disciplรญny 8 pretekรกrov, aby sa tak zaruฤila aj fรฉrovosลฅ vo finรกle lezenia na rรฝchlosลฅ. Ako IFSC plรกnuje nechaลฅ pretekaลฅ ลกiestich najlepลกรญch lezcov na rรฝchlosลฅ a zรกroveลˆ dvoch "ลกลฅastlivcov" zatiaฤพ nebolo vysvetlenรฉ. Spomenieme tieลพ, ลพe IFSC v minulosti navrhovalo inรฝ formรกt, ktorรฝ bol vลกak znaฤne kritizovanรฝ zo strany trรฉnerov. Princรญpy kvalifikรกcie sa budรบ drลพaลฅ zรกkladnรฝch princรญpov IOC (Medzinรกrodnej olympijskej komisie), ktorรฉ budรบ znรกme v jรบli. Vรฝber pretekรกrov bude zรกleลพaลฅ na ich vรฝkonoch a nie na krajine, odkiaฤพ pochรกdzajรบ, no mรก to svoje limity: jedna krajina mรดลพe poslaลฅ len dvoch pretekรกrov, muลพa a ลพenu. Akรฝ typ cesty na rรฝchlosลฅ uvidรญme na Olympiรกde zatiaฤพ takisto nie je znรกme, no mรกme informรกcie, ลพe tรกto otรกzka je predmetom diskusie a IFSC povedalo, ลพe v tomto momente uลพ nie je ฤas na zmeny.

Ninja Skills 8B+ by Thilo Jeldrik Schrรถter
Thilo Jeldrik Schrรถter has done Ninja Skills 8B+ in Sobrio. All eight repeaters, in the 8a database, of this Nalle Hukkataival problem have given it three stars. The 21 year old has also flashed two 8A's and Ganymede Takeover 8A+ in Brione and he is #9 in the 8a ranking game. (c) Tina Hafsaas "I had four sessions on the boulder. For me it's one of the best boulders out there, both climbing wise and esthetically. Happy to get it done!"

Thilo Jeldrik Schrรถter preliezol Ninja Skills 8B+
Thilo Jeldrik Schrรถter preliezol boulder Ninja Skills 8B+ v oblasti Sobrio. Vลกetkรฝch 8 prelezcov zaznamenanรฝch v naลกej databรกze dali tomuto problรฉmu od Nalleho Hukkataivala tri hviezdiฤky. Tento 21-roฤnรฝ lezec okrem Ninja Skills flashol dve 8Aฤka a jedno 8A+, Ganymede v oblasti Brione, a v rebrรญฤku 8a je v deviatom mieste. (c) Tina Hafsaas "Boulder mi celkovo zabral ลกtyri nรกvลกtevy. Pre mลˆa jednoznaฤne jeden z najlepลกรญch, z hฤพadiska lezenia aj estetiky. Som ลกลฅastnรฝ, ลพe som ho preliezol!"

Tendon Master Pro 9.2 best handling vs safety
Tendon Master Pro 9.2 is the best rope we have ever tested when it comes to feeling secure with the old GriGri at the same time you can feed out as fast as you want. As it never gets stuck, it becomes safer in comparison to other thin ropes because you do not need to push down the locking mechanism. The GriGri is supposed to be used for ropes 10 mm or thicker but we have all experimented with smaller diameter to get better handling. The trade off between safety and handling has actually sometimes created ground falls. Normally, I am a bit afraid to let my wife or other not so experienced climber belay me with 9.2 millimeter rope, as normally such thin ropes do not lock 100 % before it has been used for some days. We actually had to ask Tendon if they could come up with an answer why it never gets stuck when feeding out at the same time it always lock. "There is a new type of sheath which combines classic tandem and SBS system of braiding. Very smooth and great rope handling is the result." Technical data sheath slippage (%) 0,3 CE 1019 ano rope diameter (mm) 9.2 number of UIAA falls min 9 max. impact force (kN) 9,1 static elongation (%) 9,1 dynamic elongation (%) 31 knotability 1 EN 892 ano weight (g/m) 58

Tendon Master Pro 9.2: najlepลกia manimulรกcia a bezpeฤnosลฅ pri istenรญ
Tendon Master Pro 9.2 is the best rope we have ever tested when it comes to feeling secure with the old GriGri at the same time you can feed out as fast as you want. As it never gets stuck, it becomes safer in comparison to other thin ropes because you do not need to push down the locking mechanism. Tendon Master Pro 9.2 je z hฤพadiska bezpeฤnosti pri istenรญ so starรฝm GriGri najlepลกรญm lanom, akรฉ sme kedy testovali. Zรกroveลˆ je s nรญm vลกak moลพnรฉ lano naberaลฅ tak rรฝchlo. Keฤลพe sa nikdy nezasekรกva je bezpeฤnejลกie v porovnanรญ s ostatnรฝmi tenkรฝmi lanami, lebo istiฤ nemusรญ pri rรฝchlom naberanรญ zatlaฤiลฅ zรกmkovรฝ mechanizmus. The GriGri is supposed to be used for ropes 10 mm or thicker but we have all experimented with smaller diameter to get better handling. The trade off between safety and handling has actually sometimes created ground falls. Normally, I am a bit afraid to let my wife or other not so experienced climber belay me with 9.2 millimeter rope, as normally such thin ropes do not lock 100 % before it has been used for some days. GriGri by sa malo pouลพรญvaลฅ na lรกna 10mm a hrubลกie, no vลกetci sme v nejakom bode experimentovali s tenลกรญmi lanami, s ktorรฝmi sa lepลกie manipuluje. Tento kompromis medzi pohodlรญm a bezpeฤnosลฅou vลกak v niekoฤพkรฝch prรญpadoch dopadol pรกdom na zem. Zvyฤajne sa trochu bojรญm nechaลฅ moju ลพenu alebo niekoho menej skรบsenรฉho istiลฅ ma na 9.2mm lane, lebo pri takรฝchto tenkรฝch lanรกch sa GriGri zvyฤajne nezablokuje na 100%, pokiaฤพ uลพ nebolo niekoฤพko dnรญ pouลพรญvanรฉ. We actually had to ask Tendon if they could come up with an answer why it never gets stuck when feeding out at the same time it always lock. "There is a new type of sheath which combines classic tandem and SBS system of braiding. Very smooth and great rope handling is the result." Tendonu sme sa spรฝtali, ฤi nรกm vedia vysvetliลฅ, ako je moลพnรฉ, ลพe sa ich lano nezasekรกva pri naberanรญ a zรกroveลˆ sa vลพdy pri pรกde zasekne. "Na vรฝrobu sme pouลพili novรฝ typ obalu, ktorรฝ kombinuje klasickรฝ a SBS systรฉm pletenia. Vรฝsledkom je dobrรก a hladkรก manipulรกcia." Technickรฉ parametre Posun opletu(%): 0,3 CE 1019: ano Priemer lana (mm): 9.2 Minimรกlny poฤet pรกdov podฤพa UIAA: 9 Maximรกlna nรกrazovรก sila (kN): 9,1 Statickรฉ predฤบลพenie (%): 9,1 Dynamickรฉ predฤบลพenie (%): 31 Uzlovitosลฅ: 1 EN 892: ano Hmotnosลฅ(g/m): 58