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Interview with Czech rock climber Adam Ondra who, leading all pitches from 14 to 21 November 2016, completed the second free ascent of Dawn Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite. Considered the hardest big wall in the world, this climb was freed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson between 2014 and...

Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic, climbing together with Pavel Blažek, has completed the second free ascent of Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite. Considered the hardest big wall in the world, this climb was freed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson between 2014 and 2015.

Finnish rock climber Nalle Hukkataival has made the first ascent of Burden of Dreams, his project at Lappnor in Finland, for which he has now suggested 9A. Should the grade be confirmed, this would be the first boulder problem to breach this difficulty worldwide.

Alessio Roverato provides the report and topo of Angelo Mio (250m, 7a +, 6c obl), a new rock climb he established together with Angela Carrar on Monte Spitz in Val Gadena (Valsugana VI).

In repeating Geocache in Germany’s Frankenjura, Czech sport climber Adam Ondra has now climbed his first 9a+ in a day.

At the crag Monte Sordo in Finale Ligure, Italy, Stefano Ghisolfi has made the first ascent of Dingo. The Turin-based climber suggests 8c+ for this project bolted by Andrea Gallo in 1992.

At Fontainebleau in France Guillaume Glairon Mondet has made the first ascent of "Le Pied à Coulisse", a new boulder problem that at 8C+ checks in as one of the hardest in the world.

Finish rock climber Nalle Hukkataival has made the first ascent of The stepping stone V15 at the Grampians in Australia, describing the ascent of this V15 boulder problem as possibly "the most memorable climbing experience of my life!"

Giallomania (290m, 7c/8a, 7a obl.) the new rock climb first ascended between March and October 2014 by Alessio Roverato and Angela Carraro up the west face of Mount Spitz in Val Gadena (Valsugana, Italy). The report Alessio Roverato and the route topo.

On Sunday 7 June in the Rocky Mountain National Park Adam Ondra flashed the 8B+ boulder problem Jade.

The second Varazze BluBloc boulder meeting takes place at Varazze (Savona, Liguria, Italy) on 25 April 2015.

The video of young Italian climber Giorgia Tesio bouldering Alphacentaury 8A at Varazze, Italy.

Christian Core reports about the 1st Varazze BluBloc, the bouldering meeting that was held at Varazze (Italy) on Saturday 5 April, 2014.

A short history about the discovery of Varazze in Italy and its bouldering, just before the international climbing meeting "Varazze BluBloc" scheduled to take place on Saturday 5 April.

At Varazze in Italy today Nalle Hukkataival repeated gioia, the 8C+ boulder problem freed in 2008 by Christian Core.

The video of Adam Ondra climbing gioia and Terranova, at 8C+ two of the hardest boulder problems in the world.