In the final competition of the year Mina Markovic (SLO) and Sachi Amma (JPN) clinched their titles as the world‘ best Lead climbers in 2012. Slovenia’s Lead queen fixed her second success in a row with place 1 in Kranj, the men’s stage victory went to Jakob Schubert (AUT), fledgling winner of the Overall World Cup 2012 (Lead, Speed, Boulder).A long, thrilling, diversified and successful sport climbing year 2012 is now history. With the last competition in Kranj (SLO) from November 17th-18th the last decisions in the IFSC World Cup were made – and that in a quite gripping...

Even though late, I finally bring a short report of World youth Championships in Imst 2011. Just ten days before the WYCH started in Imst, an European youth cup took place there on the same venue. One could take it as a part of training and so did a lot of competitors, even from another continents. But now I gonna aim for the most prestigious competition of the year for youth climbing. First two days were the qualification rounds on. Each day I had one route.

Danny Hart, the newly crowned Wold Champ used Five Ten's Cyclone during his epic run this past weekend. The combo of Stealth Rubber and SPD clips proved to be ideal for the wet conditions.