Chaehyun Seo has onsighted one 7c+ and Punto caramelo 8a (+) on Kalymnos. The 11-year-old has previously done four 8a's.

Magnus Midtbo reports on Facebook that he has been trying Chris Sharma's unrepeated route Es Pontas 9b at Mallorca. The only other world class climber who has said he had tried it for a period of time is Ethan Pringle. "Got a few good dry days on Es Pontas, but not enough to determine whether or not it's possible for me. All I know is that I will be back on the island for more climbing soon.

Thomasina Pidgeon has done her second 8A this year, Supersupernova in Magic Wood. "Never thought I'd try this but when the forest is wet and everyone else is psyched.... Surprisingly fun." In total, the 39-year-old has done 37 boulders 8A and harder, the last 8A+ out of which she did when she was 37. In the last four years, she has actively competed in the Boulder World Cup where she got her best result, 29th place this year in Toronto. In the picture by Axel Perschman from 2013, you can see also her daughter helping out with the crashpad.

Alex Puccio has done Don't Get too Greedy 8B in RMNP. "Tried it one day last season and then was able to do it first day this time. :) climbed it twice. Knee is starting to get better with hiking." One more 8B and she will regain her #1 position in the ranking game that she has had during the last five years. (c) Chris Motta

David and Ruben Firnenburg have done their first multipitch "New Age" (7a, 7c, 8a+, 7a, 7a+) RP at Swiss Rätikon. It is a classic milestone opened by climbing pioneer Beat Kammerlander in 1989. More info on their blog

Mammut has become one of the companies to be a certified Responsible Down Standard products manufacturer. In Outdoor 2015 in Friedrichshafen, RDS was was one of the award winners. "The Responsible Down Standard allows companies to ensure that the down in their products comes from ethically treated geese. The North Face developed the standard in partnership with Control Union, a respected global certification body, and Textile Exchange for research, writing, and stakeholder review. 70 percent of the down used in Mammut's winter 2015/2016 clothing collection was certified and the objective now is to switch entirely to certified supplies for all down products as early as summer 2016.

Stefano Ghisolfi has done L'attimo 9a in Covolo, which was his seventh 9a or harder last year and he is #3 in the 8a ranking game. In the Lead World Cup, he is #7 and next weekend he's going to compete in China. "Almost in a day! 4 tries in 2 day, fell because of a wet hold!"

Ashima Shiraishi reports on Facebook that she has done 8A, 8A+ and 8B+ all in one day. This confirms that she is the best female climber out there, although being just 14 years old. Photo: @leibav - V11, V12 and V14 in a DAY! Holy CRAP!!!!!! I had the best day climbing today!!!! It's been a while since I climbed on some REAL ROCK!!!! Started off the day by sending Worthless V11 then Wetness the Fatness V12 pretty quickly! Later on, I decided to give Nuclear War V14 a try and managed to send it!!!! Nuclear War hasn't seen a 2nd ascent in 9 years (when Matt Bosley did it). Psyched to have gotten the 2nd and 1st Female Ascent! Stay tuned for some video

Jernej Kruder climbs classics: the Never Ending Story 8B+ and Riverbed 8B in climbing paradise Magic Wood, Switzerland. He did those things on the same trip when he sent an multipich 8b+ Hatori Hanzo, sport route Shaolin 8b+ and was #3 in prestigious competition Adidas Rockstars.

Alex Megos reports on Facebook, BÄÄÄM! First 5.14d (9a) in the New River Gorge. Managed to climb the extension of "Pod" 5.13b (8a) adding a V12 boulder problem after the anchors making it "Superpod" 5.14d (9a)!!! (c) Mike Williams DPM who has the full report with great pictures of Alex on 8c flash.