Christian Benk repeats the Squeeze
Christian Benk has managed to make the second ascent ofToni Lamprecht´s The Squeeze, 8b bloc, at Wallberg, Germany. After needing less than an hour...
Legrand send 8c+/9a
Planet Mountain reports: Last year ended in style for François Legrand, who on 22 December freed his project at Les Goudes, one of his...
Legrand puts up 8c+ – or 9a?
Francois Legrand, aka "Big Frank", best known in the UK for his prowess in winning just about any competition he enters, has put up...
Pablo Barbero strikes inMisjaPec
Desnivel.es gives us the news that the Junior World Champion of 2000, Pablo, Barbero did a dussin or so 8a´s and harder including four...
Edwards 8b & Nicole, Mandala
Australianbouldering.com reports that their local hero Sam Edwards has done Crown of Aragon, 8b (V13). Frederic Nicole has repeated Mandala, 8a+, which, added...
Dave again, but not Graham
From Webcrag: Southern California climber Dave Struther and his girlfriend Kristen have just returned home after spending two months in France. The couple spent...
Brenna is hot!
Christian Brenna has repeated the Bindhammer-brothers´ Alien carnage at Castillon, France. The route was originally thought to be at least 8c+/9a, but after a...
Ben Moon signs with Red Chili, sells S7 chunk?
Ben Moon, who has moved to the US in order to expand his S7 climbing gear empire, has signed a deal with Red Chili...
Ines Westenhöfer sends 8a bloc!
Ines Westenhöfer has become the first German woman, and fourth woman on the planet, to send an 8a bloc, by succeeding on Thomas Willenberger´s...
Brenna ascends the big mother
Three days ago Christian Brenna managed to make the second ascent of Luca Zardini´s The big mother at Erto, Italy. Brenna estimates the route...
Dave´s last minute sends!
On his very last day of his six-week stay at Fontainebleau, Dave Graham sent both Fatman and Gourmandise, both 8b bloc! Ladies and...
Some mixed action
From Planet Mountain: The Italian Val d´Aosta is once again the scene of hard leashless dry-tooling ascents. And once again Valsavaranche and ´Stevie´s...
Swedish superwomen strikes (finally)
We are extremely proud to report that there finally is a Swedish superwoman. Ingela Nilsson, who were 20th in the last WC in Kranj,...
Smith repeats Le Surplomb
WebCrag reports Scottsman Malcolm Smith has repeated the famous Le Surplomb at Vallée de la Mee, Fontainebleau.
Savage returns to the stage
After a couple of weeks of beach bumming, Stefan "Savage" Pettersson finally dragged his lazy ass to the gramps. After a few days of...
Dave´s latest sends
Dave Graham has, during the last three weeks of rain, kept sending. Here we go... The Maxx, 8a/8a+, and L´integrale both on the...
Mr Hoette once again
Matt Adams reports: Nathan Hoette has just made the 3rd ascent ofNicotine 8b(31) at the Gallery, Grampians. "It went down pretty easily , almost...
Naughty Natan strikes, update
In the Grampians, Australia, Nathan Hoette of Perth has made the second ascent of Who´s a Naughty Boy 8b+/8c(32/33). Well that’s the grade Garth...
More Oz sends
Andy Beckworth´s Boulderlounge reports: James Scarborough , from Sydney, made the 3rd ascent of Alpha leather, 8b+(32), in the Blue Mountains. James took 18...
Rands again
Webcrag reports: Lisa Rands climbed Beautiful Gecko, V10 (7c/c+), at the Sad Boulders (in the Ice Caves) on November 7th. It was her second...
Uhden sends Baby-basher
Last wednesday Marietta Uhden succeeded on Toni Lamprecht´s Baby-Basher, 8b+(10+), at Kochel, Germany. This was Marietta´s fourth 8b+ after, Happy biceps to you,...
New German prodigy
Wolfgang Meister, ever heard the name before? Well, chances are you´re going to hear it again in the future. This 20-year-old from Merbach, Germany...
Rands sends 7c+ bloc
Lisa Rands continued her good form through the end of November sending Moonraker, V9/7b+/c bloc at the Buttermilks on Thanksgiving Day. Five days later...
Dave undoes Fatman…
Turns out Dave was misinformed: "Ive got some annoying news, when I first did Fatman, this french guy showed me the two starting holds,...
More France
Yann Ghesquiers has repeated Fatal mambo, 8c+, at Chorances. Phillipe Mussato has sent an old project at La Balme not far from...
