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Adam Ondra and Jain Kim win in China
1. Adam Ondra - Jain Kim 2. Domen Skofic - Anak Verhoeven 3. Sean McColl - Jessica Pilz Complete results

18 October 2015

Overall before Kranj

Here is the score counting after five out of six events. In theory, five male and two female can win overall. The scoring in the IFSC ranking differs as they have based their result on all six events. 1. Adam Ondra 358 - Mina Markovic 427 2. Gauthier Supper 357 - Jain Kim 406 3. Jakob Schubert 331 - Jessica Pilz 355 4. Domen Skofic 325 - Anak Verhoeven 330 5. Romain Desgranges 307 - Helene Janicot 251

Third 8c in Frankenjura by Lena Herrmann
Lena Herrmann has done Odd Fellows 8c in Frankenjura. "Finally! I spent great days with my friends here. Somehow a mean route." Full story and great pictures on her nice blogspot. Previously in 2015, the 21-year-old has done two FFAs in Frankenjura; Father and Som and Klondike cat. Maybe it is time to start checking the popular 8c+'s around Lleida.

The sixth out of seven Lead World Cups takes place this weekend in Wujiang, China. Only some 25 competitors outside Asia but all the top ranked are going to participate. Unfortunately there will be no live streaming. 1. Gauthier Supper 357 - Mina Markovic 420 2. Jakob Schubert 327 - Jessica Pilz 345 3. Romain Desgranges 307 - Jain Kim 334 4. Adam Ondra 290 - Anak Verhoeven 290 5. Domen Skofic 282 - Helene Janicot 227

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

Magnus Midtbรถ working on Es Pontas 9b
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.

8A by Thomasina Pidgeon (39) again
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.

8B by Alex Puccio
14 October 2015

8B by Alex Puccio

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

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

Mammut's down from ethically treated geese
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.