Chuck Norris

Scott Noy has added another hard problem to Newlands Forest. "Chuck Norris" 7C is a short and technical problem at the Jungle Gym area that packs all of its difficulty into a single crux move. Scott also repeated the Topside classic "Drag Queen" 7C, a problem that some climbers feel is due for a downgrade

The Deviant

Greg Streatfield has opened a new problem at The Classroom in Newlands forest. "The Deviant" 7B+ starts as for "U19 Girls Basketball" and moves left to join "Swim Coach" and tops out as for that problem.

Clinton at Redhill

Clinton Martinengo has repeated "The Untitled Symphony of Self-Destruction" 7C+ at the Vajra area on a solo mission to Redhill. The problem, which reverses Redhill's current hardest "Elfen Lied", was opened by visiting German Johannes Schlemper and has seen only one repeat since, by Emile Esterhuizen.

Seaside Sends

Marijus Šmigelskis has made the 6th ascent of "Ard Ay" 8B at The Seaside area in Topside after about 5 days of attempts spread over the past few weeks.

Marijus and Clinton Martinengo also made a fast send of the right hand finish to "Bubka" 7C+, giving the problem its 4th and 5th ascents. Both lines were originally opened by Jerry Moffat on his visit a few years ago.

The Executioner

At Ikes Boulder in Cecillia Forest, Clinton Martinengo made a fast first ascent of the "The Executioner" 7C+. Clinton almost sent the problem in the last 20 minutes of daylight in one evening session, but kept missing the finishing hold and had to come back the next day for the send. The name refers to the hard dyno that one must execute in order to do the problem, which is then followed by a tricky mantle top out.