Here is a list of the best rated popular boulders up to 6A and actually, all but one in Sweden, are found in USA. Search the Tick List in order to find the best climbs in the world. Stars (Ascents) 2.7 (20) Jedi Mind Tricks 6A - Bishop (c) John Rockway 2.5 (35) Slashface 6A - Joshua Tree 2.3 (21) The Maiden 5A - Hueco Tanks 2.3 (20) White Flight 6A - Tramway 2.2 (36) Once upon a time 6A - Yosemite 2.2 (35) Hershey's symphony 5A - Hueco Tanks 2.2 (32) Fettot har vita jeans 6A - Hönö SWEDEN 2.2 (22) Nobody gets out of here alive 5C - Hueco Tanks 2.1 (76) White Rastafarian 6A - Joshua Tree 2.1 (54) Indian Ladder 5C - Mt Evan 2.1 (34) Lidija's Mouth 6A - Bishop 2.1 (30) The Pork Chop 6A - Red Rocks 2.1 (21) Emerald City 5A - Tramway

Chris Zehani who did his first 8a in 1995, and now has done 1 700 up to 9a, has done the FA of Love long Distance 8c+ in Cevennes. It is a 35m long and 80 moves link up bolted by Jean-Marc Oberli. Chris has previously put up like 20 routes 8c+ and harder.

Ramon Julian has made the FA of Bi Herri, Borroka Bat 9a in La Cova de'locell which is his 35th 9a and harder, out of which 11 FA, since 2002. During the last year, he has done seven 9a's and two 9a+' making it his best year ever for the 33 year old. The 159 cm Spaniard has been the best Lead Competition climber in the world during the last ten years.

Nalle Hukkataival has done the third ascent of Christian Core's Gioia 8C in Varazze from 2008 which later Adam Ondra has suggested 8C+ for in 2011. If Nalle also goes for 8C+ it will be the hardest repeated boulder in the world. Core has said it might be 8C+ as some guys have speculated but he did choose to put a hard grade in order to avoid the risk of down grading. Nalle has been of the leading boulderer in the world for ten years and in 2007 he was #2 in the European Championship. Since 2009, he has not done any WC's but set up several Amazing FAs up to 8C. What does this mean to you and what is next? "Gioia was definitely a big milestone in my climbing! Happy everything came together with conditions, skin and everything and I got to finish it! I think we're moving on to Switzerland tomorrow and Font in a couple weeks.Scott Noy

Katharina Posch has done her first 8A+, Diaphanous sea in Hueco Tanks. "I tried it for 2 days and it was all about one far move into a jug." Katharina is part of the Austrian competition story and she has eleven Euro youth cup victories and in 2011, she was #5 in the world championship being only 17 years old. In 2014, she will do all Lead WC's and the boulder event in Innsbruck.

Piotr Schab has finished his trip to Margalef in good style onsighting Súper Vixens 8b (+) and redpointing Pal norte 8c+. The 17 year old has making head lines since he did Era Vella being 15 years old.

Daniel Woods took his 8th straight win in the USA Boulder Championships and he won all three rounds. " The comp was good! Didn't really prepare for it (climbed outside for the last 2 months) but felt motivated. The problems were fun to climb on. Still deciding if I do WCs this year. Might do the world championships." #2 was Vasya Vorotnikov followed by Andy Lamb. Among the female, Juliane Wurm from Germany won ahead of Alex Puccio, USA Champ fo the 8th time, followed by Megan Mascarenas and Margo Hayes, both being 16 years old. From the complete results, we can see that all the Top-10 male and Top-4 female are 8a members :)

Two weeks ago, Giuliano Cameroni (16) became the youngest to have done an 8C through The Story of Two Worlds. Since then and despite bad conditions, he has done six 8A's and harder including the flash of The arete with the pocket 8A. In total, he has done 62 boulders and harder the last year which probably just puts him on the Top-10 list in the world. Not bad for being 16 years old.

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Karin Magog has done Tequila Sunrise 8a (7c+) in Chulilla. "Sustained start into hard to read crux. Steady head wall to a techy finish - only just made the span!" The 40 year old seems to be in her best shape ever, having done five 8a's during the last month out of which two onsight.