Keyword: 8c

Flash train for Adam Ondra | Second flash of Foundation's Edge (8C)

One flash after another! The rock climbing season has only just begun, and we're already typing away about Adam Ondra. The Czech climber has become only the second person in the world to flash Foundation's Edge (8C) in Fionnay. 

Adam Ondra in Aosta | "Some of the best bouldering days of my life"

That must mean something when Adam Ondra talks about the best bouldering days of his life. Two days in Aosta and the Czech climber's tick list is impressive.

The next 8C Flash: Jules Marchaland in »Power of Now Direct«

With his flash of Power of Now Direct (8C), Frenchman Jules Marchaland becomes the second climber ever to climb an 8C boulder on his first attempt.

Flash in the granite sea: Malik Schirawski succeeds on Odin's Eye (8c+) in Flatanger

After three weeks in Flatanger, Malik Schirawski is the second German to get a flash of "Odin's Eye", an impressive 8c+ in the Hanshelleren Cave. 

World record at 9 years old: Veronica Chik climbs Fish Eye (8c) in Oliana 

At just nine years old, Veronica Chik from China made climbing history: in Oliana, she climbed the 50-meter-long route Fish Eye (8c), becoming the youngest person in the world to do so at this level of difficulty. 

Yannick Flohé lands the hardest flash of all time: Foundation's Edge (8C)

Until now, the threshold for the hardest boulder flashes was a respectable 8B+. Now Yannick Flohé has achieved an 8C on his first attempt.

Janja Garnbret climbs 8c onsight twice in one day

Janja Garnbret is taking a break from competition until the World Cup in Innsbruck. At the Misja Pec climbing area in her native Slovenia, the exceptional athlete has now climbed two 8cs onsight – in just one day.

Another 8C boulder for Katie Lamb

Katie Lamb recently repeated the Fallen Angel (8C) line first climbed by Jimmy Webb in Lake Tahoe. For the American bouldering specialist, it is already...

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