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Jernej Kruder manages the red point ascent of the impressive and extremely difficult multi-pitch route Pan Aroma (8b+, 500m) on the Drei Zinnen.

The Boulder World Cup in Brixen ended yesterday with the victory of Brix Toby Roberts. In the top-class final, the 18-year-old from Surrey prevailed in front of the Korean Dohyun Lee and the Japanese Yoshiyuki Ogata.

Natalia Grossman conquered all four final boulders at the IFSC Bouldering World Cup in Brixen and thus secured the gold medal. For the strong American it is already the ninth Boulder World Cup precious metal of her young career. The Korean Chaehyun Seo secured second place, the podium was completed by Stasa Gejo.

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The Val Daone is one of the largest side valleys in Trentino and has been an international hotspot since the first edition of the bouldering guide Daone Boulder. Spread over 14 kilometers in length and 700 meters in altitude, the area offers ten sectors with over 1800 lines in compact granite or verrucano rock.

The Val Masino has a huge selection of boulders. The fact that the world-famous and legendary bouldering event Melloblocco has been taking place here for almost 20 years speaks for the fantastic quality of the boulders. And since new lines are cleaned and opened up year after year, the Guidebook also grows from edition to edition.

The two top climbers Stefano Ghisolfi and Will Bosi asked themselves this question and immediately put it to the test. For their superlative campus experiment, they chose the 8b/+ sport climbing route, appropriately named Gravity Games (8b/+).

Stefano Ghisolfi climbs his long-term project Excalibur in Arco. The route, rated 9b+, is not only the hardest first ascent of the Italian climbing professional to date, but also the most difficult sport climbing route in Italy.