In reply to UKC News:
Incredible effort for Sarah - first female 8c in the Frankenjura is a great landmark.
And regarding Markus Bocks route, you get so used to hearing about ascents of hard sport routes that I think its easy to forget just how hard these climbs are but this stood out for me:
"He finally redpointed the project on his 7th attempt of the day"...
I'm sure normally accepted tactics are that the returns diminish after the third redpoint attempt. Just shows the amount of effort and dedication involved.
Good account and history of the route on the moon blog:
http://www.moonclimbing.com/Markus-Bock-climbs-new-9a+-n-904.html