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Amandine Loury onsights 8b and redpoints 8c in Margalef
” A friend told me that it was maybe possible to onsight Elleanor. At the begining I thought it was too hard. After the send of Canto a la Libertad, I felt very well and I was not pumped. So I thougt, finally maybe it’s possible to try Elleanor onsight. I had very good feeling, it was crazy!
Fin del Conflicto is a route that I tried in October, but I had fallen in the middle section completely pumped. This time I took just two tries to remember the movement, and just two days just before leaving Margalef, I did a try and I went to the top. Fin del Conflicto is a very beautiful route bolted by O. Jimenez and Dani Andrada. There are three sections. The first is the most difficult on small pockets. The second is very very nice on crimps and tufas and the last is stressfull because it’s again difficult on tufas and pockets.”
Jernej Kruder sends Martin Krpan (9a) sans knee pads
Jernej Kruder, who won the Boulder World Cup in 2018, has done Martin Krpan (9a) in Mišja Peč. “I would like to expose something here: I spent many tries on t…
Welcome to Vertical-Life Web
Six years after partnering with 8a.nu, we’re excited to announce the unification of the 8a.nu website and the Vertical-Life app into a single platform: Vertical…
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Doug McConnell, 41, sends Coma Sant Pere (8c+)
Doug McConnell, who did his first 8c+ last year, has done Coma Sant Pere (8c+) in Margalef. The picture by Kerrin Gale is from La Rubia (8c+) Can you tell us a…
Ainhize Belar Barrutia (17) does her fifth 8c
Ainhize Belar Barrutia, who did her first 8c at age 14, has done her fifth, L'espiadimonis (8c) in Margalef. Can you tell us more about your trip to Margalef a…
Two 8b+ OS by Jorge Diaz-Rullo in one day
Jorge Diaz-Rullo has, on the same day, onsighted Fill de Caín (8b+) and Los últimos días del Edén (8b+) in Margalef. The day before he onsighted Pa tu puta madr…
Doug McConnell, 41, sends Coma Sant Pere (8c+)
Doug McConnell, who did his first 8c+ last year, has done Coma Sant Pere (8c+) in Margalef. The picture by Kerrin Gale is from La Rubia (8c+) Can you tell us a…
Ainhize Belar Barrutia (17) does her fifth 8c
Ainhize Belar Barrutia, who did her first 8c at age 14, has done her fifth, L'espiadimonis (8c) in Margalef. Can you tell us more about your trip to Margalef a…
Two 8b+ OS by Jorge Diaz-Rullo in one day
Jorge Diaz-Rullo has, on the same day, onsighted Fill de Caín (8b+) and Los últimos días del Edén (8b+) in Margalef. The day before he onsighted Pa tu puta madr…
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP (Misc/Unsorted). Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew …
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…