[Tommy]

Andi T and Pete B beat the Staff's Nose record yesterday in I think, 4hrs 58 mins?

Good lad! And a very fast time considering that conditions weren't exactly ideal. It's amazing to see them cut some serious time off the previous one. 

[miso soup]

Who thinks Nordic Flower is 8c then?

[JMB]

Who thinks Nordic Flower is 8c then?

Ondra has it at 8c on his scorecard. Sounds like he wanted to be conservative with the grade because it was able to onsight it while carrying 30 quickdraws and putting them in.

[Doylo]

Who thinks Nordic Flower is 8c then?

Ondra has it at 8c on his scorecard. Sounds like he wanted to be conservative with the grade because it was able to onsight it while carrying 30 quickdraws and putting them in.

Must be the only route he's done at a mans weight.

[abarro81]

Who thinks Nordic Flower is 8c then?

On 8a...
Mitboe and Verhoeven have it as 8c+ on their scorecards. Ondra, Bouyoud, Grandelius have it at 8c. Alan has it at 8c but sounds like he thinks more +.

[Grubes]

From dmm twitter: https://twitter.com/dmmclimbing/status/506463259319611392
"@dmmclimbing: Twelve year-old Archie Ball headpoints Life Assurance (E6 6b) at Burbage after falling near the top the previous day. http://t.co/7GgqPTtYWZ"
 
Well done archie

[bendavison]

Time to add another Brit to the 8c+ list. Will Smith has done ultimate sacrifice (and 2 other 8c's and then some) at Deverse in Gorges du Loup.

[jwi]

So we all need to pull our finger out then.

Back to significant repeats - Mar Alvarez (has anyone heard of her?) has done Era Vella making her the 5th female to climb 9a according to 8a.nu.

I met her at Foz de la Canal. She used to train in the same gym near Barcelona as my better half so we chatted with her for a while. Looks like a young boy, quite good at climbing these days.

[Doylo]

Looks like a young boy,

Standard hard climbing female body.

[dave]

Time to add another Brit to the 8c+ list. Will Smith has done ultimate sacrifice (and 2 other 8c's and then some) at Deverse in Gorges du Loup.

Good effort. I hope after all that he's chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool.

[tomtom]

Time to add another Brit to the 8c+ list. Will Smith has done ultimate sacrifice (and 2 other 8c's and then some) at Deverse in Gorges du Loup.

Good effort. I hope after all that he's chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool.

You're a Bad Boy Dave...

[Wood FT]

Time to add another Brit to the 8c+ list. Will Smith has done ultimate sacrifice (and 2 other 8c's and then some) at Deverse in Gorges du Loup.

nice, under the radar!

[SA Chris]

Time to add another Brit to the 8c+ list. Will Smith has done ultimate sacrifice (and 2 other 8c's and then some) at Deverse in Gorges du Loup.

Good effort. I hope after all that he's chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool.

Cheers for earworm, you dick.

[fatdoc]

From dmm twitter: https://twitter.com/dmmclimbing/status/506463259319611392
"@dmmclimbing: Twelve year-old Archie Ball headpoints Life Assurance (E6 6b) at Burbage after falling near the top the previous day. http://t.co/7GgqPTtYWZ"
 
Well done archie

There is a long reach on that an all!!!

[Will Hunt]

Surely he must have inverted on that fall. Look where the rope is in the last picture!

[masonwoods101]

“To be fair it’s probably a bottom-end E6 or a hard E5 but it’ll be a relief to get back to bouldering for a bit.”

Best proud dad quote ever.... Very british

[leeroy]

Pearson has flashed Something's Burning in Pembroke! Pretty impressive after talking to Mawson who described the gear as being fiddly and not great.

[shark]

Pearson has flashed Something's Burning in Pembroke! Pretty impressive after talking to Mawson who described the gear as being fiddly and not great.

More about the route here: http://dmmclimbing.com/news/2012/07/somethings-burning-e9-for-charlie-woodburn/

Video too..

[Will Hunt]

Stop me if I'm wrong, but is this the first time somebody has onsighted/flashed an E9?

[Fiend]

Flashing is gooooood 

[Wood FT]

great!

[shark]

Stop me if I'm wrong, but is this the first time somebody has onsighted/flashed an E9?

Ill text Awesome and ask what he thinks of the grade

[Fiend]

I wonder if he did that sideways slap on the flash?? Great stuff.

[Nibile]

Really cool one again by James.
Now he can relax for a few days bouldering 8a+'s... Or more.

[shark]

Stop me if I'm wrong, but is this the first time somebody has onsighted/flashed an E9?

Ill text Awesome and ask what he thinks of the grade

Neil says he's been on it on top rope and thought 8a+ and quite scary so E9 about right.

Yuji is also over there  - first time in UK

Nathan - what's your source?