Just days after his first ascent of The Understanding in Magic Wood, Switzerland, Nalle Hukkataival has claimed the 2nd ascent of Daniel Woods' La Force Tranquille (V15).
What started out as a dirty pile of overhanging rotten rock at the left end of the Wicked Cave, turned into a pretty cool-looking route called Garbage Pail Kids.
Russian Dmitry Sharafutdinov and Austrian Anna Stohr took first place followed closely by Rustam Gelmanov and Akiyo Noguchi in 2nd and Jorg Verhoeven and Alex Puccio in 3rd.
It's that time again when the boulderers flee from the heat of the Northern Hemisphere and congregate in the winter temps of Rocklands, South Africa or Australia.
Today, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced their decision to cut sport climbing from the short list of sports being considered for the 2020 Olympics.
