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On 10 November 2025, Elias Iagnemma established 'Exodia' at Rifugio Barbara in Val Pellice, Italy. The Italian climber has put forward the grade 9A+/V18, making it the first of its grade and quite possibly the hardest boulder problem in the world.

Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret has made quick work of Dreamtime at Cresciano, the first 8C boulder problem in the world put up by Fred Nicole in 2000.

German climber Yannick Flohé has repeated the 8C+ boulder problem 'Story of Three Worlds' in Cresciano, Switzerland.

American climber Michaela Kiersch has made the first female ascent of Dreamtime, Fred Nicole’s masterpiece at Cresciano hailed as the first 8C boulder problem in the world.

The video of German climber Yannick Flohé repeating Ephyra 8C+ at Chironico in January 2023.

The video of British rock climber Aidan Roberts flashing Momentum (8B+) in Val Bavona, Switzerland

Last Saturday German climber Florian Wientjes sent his first 8C+ boulder problem, Off the wagon low in Val Bavona, Switzerland.

The video of Yannick Flohé making the first ascent of the 8c+ boulder problem 'Return of the Dreamtime' at Cresciano.

At Cresciano in Switzerland 23-year-old German athlete Yannick Flohe has made the first ascent of the 8C+ boulder problem 'Return of the Dreamtime'.

At Siurana in Spain Pietro Vidi has reepated Last Night (9a), while at Margalef the 20-year-old Italian repeated Bumbayé (8c+).

On Tuesday 6 December 2022 at Cresciano in Switzerland William Bosi from Scotland flashed The Dagger 8B+ and sent Dreamtime 8C on his 4th attempt.

The video of 19-year-old Italian climber Pietro Vidi who sent his first 8C boulder problem, Dreamtime put up by Fred Nicole at Cresciano in Switzerland.

In February 2022 Kim Marschner at Chironico in Switzerland made the first ascent of the 8C boulder problem Forgotten Gem. A month earlier at Cresciano the 24-year-old German had repeated the 8C bloc Crystal Ship.

Interview with Simon Lorenzi after the first ascent of Soudain seul, ie the sit start to Big Island at Fontainebleau in France, which the Belgian rock climber has graded 9A.

Watch the video of German climber Alexander Megos sending the 8C boulder problems Dreamtime and The Story of Two Worlds at Cresciano in Switzerland.

Italian boulderer Niccolò Ceria has made the fourth ascent of Gioia at Varazze, the boulder problem established by Christian Core in 2008, graded 8C+ and hitherto repeated by only Adam Ondra and Nalle Hukkataival.