Keyword: Amerikaner

No pain no gain: This is the motto of Daniel Wood's most recent first ascent, the 8C+ Boulder Adrenaline in Colorado.

American climber Cedar Wright is a big wall veteran filmmaker known for projects like Sufferfest with Alex Honnold. As an established figure in the climbing business, he is returning to his roots with a special project: a dirt bag fund. Five dirtbags are said to benefit from $1000 each.

Almost exactly ten years after he was able to climb his first 9b+ route with La Dura Dura, Chris Sharma strikes again: In Siurana he manages the first ascent of Sleeping Lion (9b+). With this new King-Line, the 41-year-old American puts the icing on the cake of his long climbing career.

Matt Fultz secures the first repeat of Vecchio Leone sit (8C+) in Brione. It's the seventh boulder of this grade for the strong American, but the first time he's cracked such a difficult problem outside of the States.

The American Dave Graham is almost a fixture in Ticino. His most recent video shows him inspecting the Giuliano Cameroni line Squalo Bianco (8b +). Also in Ticino, but only for three days, was the German boulderer Florian Wintjes. He managed several highballs and the Kubalik (8b+) and Conquistador direct (8b) lines.