A few News & Notes items from Dai Koyamada, Iker Pou, Alex Johnson, Renan Ozturk and much more…
News & Notes – 1/17/2012
Sport Climbing In Catalunya

Ben Spannuth Repeats Era Bella (5.14d)
Looking at Ben Spannuth’s 8a scorecard we can see that he’s had a nice trip to Spain climbing several 5.14s and just recently repeating Chris Sharma’s Era Bella (5.14d) in Margalef. Part of his motivation for the send? One Dani Andrada:
when dani andrada yells venga you climb a muerte

Pair Of 5.14d Repeats In Margalef For Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra checks in with his 8a scorecard to report that he sent two Chris Sharma 5.14d’s in Margalef, Spain in Gancho Perfecto and Era Bella, with the latter going down 2nd try. He also threw in a couple of pedestrian (for him) 5.14a onsights for good measure.
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News & Notes Bonus Edition – 4/29/2011
A few bonus News & Notes from Emily Harrington, Dorothea Karalus, Enzo Oddo and more…
Chris Sharma Working First Round First Minute
Chris Sharma Does First Ascent Of First Round First Minute In Margalef
Chris Sharma nabs the long-awaited FA of his First Round First Minute project in Margalef, Spain

5.14d FA By Chris Sharma
Daila Ojeda reports that Chris Sharma did the FA of Era Bella (5.14d) in Margalef, Spain. Check her blog for a couple of pictures.
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Jimmy Webb’s Climbed 99 Problems And The Island (V14) Was One
February 9, 2012
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Golden Direct Repeated By Ben Spannuth
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Alex Johnson Climbs Lethal Design (V12)
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Jimmy Webb’s Climbed 99 Problems And The Island (V14) Was One
Ok. Horrible title. Forgive me.
Anyway, Jimmy Webb is about a week into his first trip to Font. Last week he managed that one day ascent of Kheops Assis (V14), and according to his 8a scorecard this week he managed a relatively quick repeat of Dave Graham’s The Island a once V15 but now maybe V14 at Coquibus Rumont. This latest ascent puts him at 99 problems V10 or harder in the past 12 months which is notable for being 99 more V10s or harder than I’ve done in my entire life1.
Golden Direct Repeated By Ben Spannuth
Ben Spannuth, who recently started a blog at LT11, grabbed a rare repeat Golden Direct at the Cathedral in Southern Utah according to his 8a scorecard. Golden Direct was first done in 2008 by Joe Kinder at a suggested grade of 5.14d and was subsequently repeated by the likes of Chris Sharma and Jonathan Siegrist. Having climbed five other routes in the 5.14c/d range in the past 6 months, Spannuth felt Golden Direct warranted a grade of 5.14c.
1 CommentAlex Johnson Climbs Lethal Design (V12)
Alex Johnson gave the highballs in Bishop a break to check out the bouldering in Red Rock, Nevada where she repeated the V12 highball Lethal Design according to her 8a scorecard:
great support crew and tons of pads! long and crimpy. worked out all the moves quick and sent first burn.
Since the start of 2012 she has done some eight V10′s or harder across Yosemite, Bishop and Red Rock.
Update: Climbing.com caught up with Johnson to discuss the ascent
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