• Michael Stöckel repeated «Fairplay» 8b at Retschelfels

• Mathieu Provost scaled «Associés direct» 7c+ atWindstein.

• For environment protection reasons climbers and hikers are reminded not to climb the following rocks and routes and walk around in close proximity until August 1.:

• Altschlossfelsen, south-west massif at Eppenbrunn
  Bavariafeld at Wilgartswiesen
  Dingentalturm at Rinnthal
  Durstigfelsen at Dahn
  Freischbachwand at Wilgartswiesen
  Geierstein at Bruchweiler
  Glasfelsen at Erfweiler
  Hinterweidenthaler Steinbruch at Hinterweidenthal
  Hirtsfels at Hirschthal
  Höchstturm at Ludwigswinkel
  Hülsenfelsen at Hauenstein
  Krappenfelsen at Eußerthal
  Leberstein at Waldrohrbach
  Pfaffenfels at Schönau
  Rötzenstein at Gossersweiler
  westliche Kesselwand at Spirkelbach
  Lambrechter Steinbruch at Lambrecht

Partial suspensions:

• Pferchfeldfelsen in Schindhard
  • Everthing east of thefirsdt ramp is closed
  • Ascending the massif only without exit to the summit. Turn round at the last bolt.
  • Follow the instruction of the guards.
• Asselstein south face and Summit near Annweiler

All year suspensions:

• Bänderfels: 'Kaiserweg' and 'Gelber Riß' are closed
  Schafsfelsen: Schandarigipfel

• Ingo Bald managed the first free ascend of «Kuckucksei» at Jungturm. The tec-tour, first done by Oliver Jacob, was rated 10- by Ingo.
• In addistion, Ingo bolted a new entry to «Logical Progression» 10- in Edenkoben. he rated «Regression» 9-/9.
  
• After «Mekka Direkt», Pierre Bollinger added «TNT» 10+ and «Sheets to the Wind» 10+/11-, both at Retschel, to his score.
  
• Andi Ziegler repeated the classic «Windjammer» 10-, formerly the first Pfalz 10-, first done by Michael Schollter in the early 90's.

• Pierre Bollinger finished the first repetition of Pflz top route «Mekka Direkt» 8c+, first don by Julius Westphal in 2005.
  Find more information about «Mekka Direkt» on the palatinum.info Mekka page
  

left: Pierre Bollinger in "Mekka Direkt"

• Christian Frick repeated «Le taille et la gamelle» 8a in Kronthal and «La Traite» 8a in Grotte du Brotsch.
• Thomas Leleu climbed «Hokus Pokus» 8a at Retchelfels, Pfalz.
• David Tass did repetitions of two 8a´s in Gueberschwihr, «L'action du temps» und «Mythoman».
• Arno Köppel did «l'intégrale de Voyage»,8a in Tina Dalle.

info & links: Yann Corby

• Janek Altmaier iterated «Carnage» Fb 7B+.
• Christoph Gabrysch scaled «Rataplat» Fb 7B, «Arrache Cœur» Fb 7C and «Insoutenable Légèreté de l'Etre en départ debout» Fb 7C.
• Sebastian Gerber scored in «Pince-Mi, Pince-Moi» Fb 7B+, «Iceberg raccourci assis» Fb 7B+ and «Iceberg aller-retour» Fb 7C+.
• Stefan Schwender recurred «Carnage».
• Thomas Schwender climbed «Iceberg raccourci assis" and «Infidèle» Fb 7c.

• summitpost.org is a stunning web community with lots or articles about climbing sites all over the world.
  Now, a genuine Pflaz local posted an exhaustive article about climbing in Pfalz with tons of information covering every detail from GPS coordinates of the sites, satelite images of the area, maps, tables with all of the available routes....
  
  Take a look and enjoy yourself!

• Cult-mag Meier spoke with AlexW about «Wilde Jagd» at Asselstein. The 8th degree tour, frist climbed by Rainer Scharfenberger, has cult status in Pfalz.

• Julius Westphal did a stopover in the Luxemburg climbing area Berdorf. As a highlight he climbed all of a sudden the classic «Cima Ovest» 7c+/8a on sight with loose runners!

• PK-Feier at Bärenbrunnerhof on May 6.
• Stefan Glowacz in Mannheim
  On May 12, 2006 Stefan presents «Always at the limit», his new slide show. Location is the engelhorn sports logistic center in Neckarau.
• German sports climbing championship at Pfalz Rock Frankenthal on May 13 and 14.
• Second climbers party in Ettringen on May 13

• mark your calendar:
  In July, the Stonemonkeys host a boulder contest in Zillertal.
  
  Currently, the following information leaked out:
  • date: July 8, 2006
  • place: Mayrhofener Boulderhalle
  • Aftercontest-Party
    
  more information to follow...

• Ingo Bald finished his project to the right of «Teufelskralle» at Kippkopf. The name of the new devil's job is «Die Dämonen». The rating is 8a+ or 10-.
  Ingo said:
  «Avoid the big pebble at the foothold. Will make it last longer!»
• Despite limited spare time, daddy Gerd Schöffl scored the route «Ivan – French Line» 8a+ at Sängerfels.

• »Climb!« – The second issue of the new magazine is on sale since April 19.
  German language!
  
  

• A torn up boar lay dead at the forrester's lodge in Annweiler.
  A spectator:
  „I was at the lodge and was about to warm up at the "Elastica" block when I spotted the gnawed off dead boar underneath the block.... Well, most likely, his mates have taken it apart in the meantime - or have it been the bad boulderers??? *ggg*“

• Christoph Gabrysch repeated the jump boulder classic „La taille est la gamelle“ 8a in Kronthal.
• Sebastian Gerber bouldered „ Tanz den Mussolini“ Fb.7c+/8a at Riesenstein/Heidelberg.
• Youngster Janek Altmeier climbed „Le grimpeur etait presque parfait" 7c at Waldeck.

• Pierre Bollinger climbed « Full metal Techno » 8c+ in Southern France.
• Thomas Leleu managed a repetition of the classic „Take it or leave it“ 8a at Verdon.
• Thomas Wendling repeated« De la terre a la une » 8a in Kronthal.
• Starting April 30, bouldering at Laurenzoboulderfels is tolerated until 4 pm.

Info: Yann Corby