UKC

The picturesque town of Arco,Italy, was invaded by hordes of muscle-bound rock stars last weekend as the annual Rockmaster competition hit full flow.

Here UKC Editor Jack Geldard gives a full report with words, photos and video.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=56811

In reply to UKC News: The Duel route was 7c+.

So a 15m 7c+ in 1 minute 30 seconds. The finalists did the route 3 times in about 30 minutes, the first time being on-sight.

Cedric, the winner of the bouldering is a monster. Qualification for Boulder & Lead on the Friday, semis for both on the Saturday as well as the lead final, then he wins the bouldering final on the Sunday. And then he does the duel on the Sunday afternoon for a bit of relaxation.

In reply to Graeme Alderson: Wow these guys are amazing! Ramon Puigblanque looks so short next to Ondra, does anyone know how tall he is? Does this mean I can no longer use height as an excuse?

In reply to birthers:

According to his 8a profile he is 1.59m

In reply to birthers: To be fair the only reason Ondra's so tall is cos he has about 3 feet of neck.