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At the Flatanger - Hanshellern cave in Norway Jakob Schubert from Austria and Domen Skofic from Slovenia have repeated, respectively, Kangaroo Limb and Thor's Hammer. Both of these sport climbs are graded 9a+; on the same day Schubert then onsighted the 8c Nordic Flower.

At Tetto di Sarre in Valle d'Aosta, Italy, French sports climber Julia Chanourdie has climbed 'L'avaro', her first 8c+ sports climb.

The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2016 was won last night in Innsbruck, Austria, by Shauna Coxsey and Jongwon Chon. Janja Garnbret and Tomoa Narasaki won silver, Miho Nonaka and Sean McColl bronze.

The fifth stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2016 takes place at Innsbruck in Austria today. The Semifinals start at 13:00 while the finals take place at 20:00.

The 13th edition of Melloblocco, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting, came to a close today in Val Masino - Val di Mello, Italy. 2800 registered climbers underline the success of the event which has no other equals in the climbing world.

The report of the second day of Melloblocco 2016. 1500 boulderer have already flocked to the valley for the social Mello climbing.

The third stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2016 took place in Chongqing, China and was won today by Shauna Coxsey and Tomoa Narasaki. While Narasaki celebrates his first senior victory, this is Coxsey’s third gold in a row this season.

British climber Shauna Coxsey and Russia’s Rustam Gelmanov have won the second stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2016, held yesterday and today at Kazo in Japan. Italy’s Michael Piccolruaz places a sensational second.

Anak Verhoeven from Belgium has made what might well be the first female ascent of the historic 8c+ sports climb Bronx at Orgon in France.

Britain’s Shauna Coxsey and Russia’s Alexey Rubtsov have won the first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2016 at Meiringen this evening at Meiringen in Switzerland. Melissa Le Neve and Martin Stranik took silver, Megan Mascarenas and Jorg Verhoeven bronze.

Interview with Austrian climbing team coach Heiko Wilhelm about his book "Beyond the Face, characters of climbing", a mine of information that retraces 30 years of competition climbing through the eyes of 39 athletes who have helped shape this young sport.

Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first ascent of 'Ma belle ma muse', an 8c+ sports climb at Romeyer in France.

Canadian climber Sean McColl repeating the trad climb Gaia E8 6c, established by Johnny Dawes at Black Rocks in England.

Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven repeating Ammagamma, the V13 boulder problem established by Austria's Klem Loskot in the Grampians, Australia.

Three climbing videos featuring the Grampians mountains in Australia where Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein climbed the routes Eye of the Tiger and Groove Train as well as the boulder problem Wheel of Life.

The video of Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein rock climbing in Tasmania.