In an action-packed final at Villars, Sean Bailey got his first Lead gold whilst Janja Garnbret collects her fifth consecutive Villars gold.

Ted Kingsnorth has completed his long term project, Progress (F8c+), this week demonstrating once again tenacity is an integral part of limit climbing.

Hazel Findlay has made a successful repeat of Muy Caliente (E9 6c)  in Stennis Ford, Pembroke.

Janja Garnbret scooped gold in both Lead and Boulder at the latest World Cup events at Innsbruck whilst men’s golds go to Schubert (Lead) and Ogata (Boulder).

On Monday June 14th, Belgian duo Siebe Vanhee and Sébastien Berthe made a successful ground-up free ascent of the 20-pitch (550m) test-piece Fly (F8c) in Lauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland.

On April 2nd Daniel Woods finally succeeded on Return of the Sleepwalker at a proposed grade of V17/Font 9A.

Tom Bolger had an amazing 2020/21 winter season adding and repeating several routes up to F9a+ at Margalef in Spain.

Will Bosi and Molly Thompson-Smith were on fire last Friday at Kilnsey; Will redpointed Northern Lights (F9a) whilst Molly flashed Urgent Action (F8a+) and then redpointed Full Tilt (F8b).

James Taylor has completed his long term project at Porth Saint at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey giving Prisoners of the Sun at an eye-watering E10 7a.

Czech Alpinists, Márek Holeček and Radoslav Groh, have climbed Heavenly Trap, a hard new route on the West Face of Baruntse (7129m) in Nepal.

James Pearson’s Le Voyage (E10 7a) at Annot, France got three rapid back-to-back ascents last week.

Americans, Natalia Grossman and Sean Bailey, take the gold medals in front of a home crowd in the 2nd WC Boulder event in Salt Lake City.