Tyler Landman has repeated Dreamtime at Cresciano, Switzerland. This was first climbed by Fred Nicole in 2000 and was the first boulder problem to get the grade of V15/Font 8c. Since then it has been reported as having holds improved. Landman thought Font V14/8b+ to be more on the mark. Landman has quite a resumé (he is moving to the USA!) of hard bouldering ascents including the Ace V13/Font 8b at the Stanage Plantation, the Mandala Font V12/Font 8a+ in Bishop, California and Nuthin But Sunshine Font V13/14..Font8b/+ at Rocky Mountain State Park in Colorado.
In the UK Andy Earl made the third ascent of Ben Moon's Cypher V13/Font 8b at Slipstones in North Yorkshire.
In the Lakes Adam Hocking added a left-hand finish to Grand Opera on the Bowderstone and has christened it Final Curtain - V11/Font 8a
On Carrock Fell in the Lakes Greg Chapman had a sylvan moment on the Kits boulder linking several problems to give a new V10/Font 7c+ poetically called Railblazer
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Adam Hocking has grabbed the first ascent of a 'last great problem' on Eagle Crag, Buttermere. Blood Eagle weighs in at E9 6c and takes the very overhanging wall above the descent gully..
Keswick based climber Adam Hocking has continued his run of form by making the second ascent of Dave Birkett's Scafell E9 Return of the King.
Adam's ascent of Return of the King is the first repeat of any of the Birkett Scafell 'super-routes'.
Adam Hocking has bagged the first ascent of The Keswickian (E8 7a) on Gouther Crag in Swindale.
He also made the second ascent of The Ego Has Landed (E8 6b) on Eagle Crag, Langstrath.
Both ascents are captured here on video.
Tyler Landman takes us through his bouldering pick of 2008. Featuring Dave Graham, Paul Robinson, Daniel Woods, Alex Puccio and others.
This article combines Tyler's in-depth knowledge of cutting edge bouldering with a selection of videos of some of the World's...
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