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Jakob Schubert completes Alphane (9A)
"The ride had it all, from inconsistent progress and setbacks, a slip after the hard part, having to wait out bad conditions before feeling worse again on the boulder but somehow battling through, a story of personal perseverance that I'm grateful climbing can provide me with 🥳🥳"
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…
Alphane 9A by Simon Lorenzi
Simon Lorenzi reports on Insta that he has done Alphane (9A) in Chironico. In August, we reported that he had done it in two parts after just five sessions. (c)…
Forgotten G 8C and Ephyra 8C+ by Will Bosi
William Bosi has repeated Kim Marschner's Forgotten Gem (8C) in Chironico. "Amazing boulder that will be a future classic for sure!" (c) Sam Pratt Yesterday, he…
Aidan Roberts flashes Momentum (8B+)
Aidan Roberts has flashed Momentum (8B+) in Valle Bavona, which was put up by Nalle Hukkataival in 2012 as an 8C. On Insta he comments, "Between intermittent rain showers and wavering motivation at the idea of a soggy top-out slab, a weather window opened and I was able to top out on my flash attem…
Alphane 9A by Simon Lorenzi
Simon Lorenzi reports on Insta that he has done Alphane (9A) in Chironico. In August, we reported that he had done it in two parts after just five sessions. (c)…
Forgotten G 8C and Ephyra 8C+ by Will Bosi
William Bosi has repeated Kim Marschner's Forgotten Gem (8C) in Chironico. "Amazing boulder that will be a future classic for sure!" (c) Sam Pratt Yesterday, he…
Aidan Roberts flashes Momentum (8B+)
Aidan Roberts has flashed Momentum (8B+) in Valle Bavona, which was put up by Nalle Hukkataival in 2012 as an 8C. On Insta he comments, "Between intermittent rain showers and wavering motivation at the idea of a soggy top-out slab, a weather window opened and I was able to top out on my flash attem…
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…