https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19674/original/luke_dawson_rainshadow_9a.png?1650028417<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Luke Dawson climbs Rainshadow, 9a.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Climbing is a sport that is really difficult to relate to other sports. A sprinter trains four years to run not even ten seconds in the Olympics, why shouldn't a climber set his dream pitch f...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19672/original/christof_rauch_walk_the_line_9a.png?1649939476<h5>Beautiful 9a ascents by Luca Bana, Christof Rauch and Moritz Welt.</h5> <p>Like every year, spring brings a wind of high level and climbers take the opportunity to close their accounts with their most daring projects. Still with the skin worn out by Super Circo Abusivo, <strong>Luca Bana</st...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19654/original/ana_belen_argudo_cordia_maleficarum_9a.png?1649853074<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Ana Belen Argudo climbs Cordia Maleficarum, 9a</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">The roster of women who reach 9a is now ever wider, like that of men who climb 9b. The most passionate, however, know that in reality a lot of climbers reach such grades (9a femal...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19636/original/nacho_danos.jpg?1649653274<h5 style="text-align: justify;">The Spanish boulderer climbs the hardest line in the country</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;<br />For over 10 years<strong> Nacho Sanchez</strong> proved to be the strongest and most creative boulderer in Spain!</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Or...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19630/original/dave_macleod_lexicon_trad.png?1649334736<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Dave MacLeod and Symon Welfringer on their trad routes.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">You know what it's like to climb a grade 8th? Try to think now of a somewhat random 8b/+, with maybe some strange movements and not just to pull. What if we told you that...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19623/original/chris_sharma_v_per_vendetta_onsight.png?1649248293<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Chris Sharma onsights V per Vendetta, 8c.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Despite the forty years <strong>Chris Sharma</strong> always remains an absolute king. Most of the extreme pitches in Spain have been freed by him and in all likelihood we can call him...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19619/original/lucien_martinez_papichulo.png?1649161765<h5 style="text-align: justify;"><em></em>Lucien Martinez has climbed Papichulo, 9a +.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Great result for the good <strong>Lucien Martinez</strong>, who after <strong>ten 9as</strong> reaches the first 9a+. The chief editor of the French magazine Grimper has co...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19597/original/epitaph.jpg?1649049230<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Nakajima is back on the bouldering world stage, with an 8C + symbol of the ephemeral!</h5> <h5 style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2009, after a year of attemps, <strong>Dai Koyamada</strong> managed to climb one of the to...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19566/original/luca_bana_supercircoabusivo_9a.jpg?1648814103<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Luca Bana and Jonatan Flor on their extreme projects.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Talking about <strong>Luca Bana</strong> is always an honor and a privilege, together with Stefano Carnati he is the son we all want. Silent and concrete, he doesn't spend ...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19558/original/mei_kotake_era_vella_9a.png?1648729931<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Mei Kotake climbs Era Vella, 9a in Margalef.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Freed by Chris <strong>Sharma</strong> in the first twothousand, <strong>Era Vella</strong> soon became the <strong>most repeated 9a</strong> in the world, with dozens of climbs. In...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19384/original/yuji_hirayama_the_peaceful_mountain.png?1646746250<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Yuji Hirayama has made the first ascent of Peaceful Mountain, 9a.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Japanese legend <strong>Yuji Hirayama</strong> unsheathed the katana by inflicting the master stroke. A year after he bolted the route, Hirayama made the free a...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19334/original/marco_zanone_hakuna_matata_9a.png?1646343959<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Marco Zanone, Alex Ventajas and Domen Skofic on their 9a routes.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">After a trip to Spain that he will hardly forget, <strong>Marco Zanone</strong> returned to home projects, real milestones that few have the ability to climb. In...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19333/original/adam_ondra_bomba_9b_FA.png?1646334802<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Adam Ondra frees Bomba, 9b.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Czech by birth but now Italian by adoption, <strong>Adam Ondra</strong> really spends a lot of time on the crags of the Bel Paese, repeating very hard pitches and helping to free as many. Lately we ...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19525/original/adam_ondra_pungitopo.png?1648463910<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Adam Ondra and Domen Skofic again 9a!</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Still good news from the <strong>Arco</strong> territories: <strong>Adam Ondra</strong> has freed a new route, with a probable 9a grade. While Stefano <strong>Ghisolfi</strong> is focusing...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19403/original/carlo_treversi_magic_line_trad.png?1646918702<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Carlo Traversi has repeated Magic Line, 8c+ trad.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">American climber <strong>Carlo Traversi</strong> is one of the most transversal pro-climbers in the world. His skills start from world cup races and go up to the big walls, pas...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19266/original/dylan_chuat_un_bel_ete_9a.png?1645537191<h5 style="text-align: justify;">9a achievements by Jonatan Flor, Dylan Chuat and Jorge Diaz Rullo.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">The 9a club never sleeps and in fact our heroes are loaded with buckshot. <strong>Jonatan Flor</strong> if he does not make a 9a a day or almost gets too angry...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19520/original/jonathan_siegrist_seleccion_anal_9a_plus.png?1648215050<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Jonathan Siegrist has climbed Seleccion Anal, 9a +.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">The haul of hard routes greetings from good <strong>Jonathan Siegrist</strong> is getting really rich! With his last ascent on Iberian soil, the American moves into the top f...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19508/original/adam_ondra_wonderland.png?1648129460<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Adam Ondra frees Wonderland, 9b/+ in Arco.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">Just a few days ago we were talking about how the<strong> Ondra-Ghisolfi</strong> "couple" is giving excellent results in the Trentino area. The two have practically repeated all the ...

https://www.up-climbing.com/system/files/19413/original/hazel_findaly_esclatamaster_9a.png?1647005284<h5 style="text-align: justify;">Hazel Findlay climbs Esclatamaster in Perles.</h5> <p style="text-align: justify;">We talked about her just yesterday, when we talked about her ascent of <strong>Magic Line</strong>, <strong>8c+ trad</strong> in Yosemite, and we won't be long in naming her again....