Vertical-Life
Martin Keller discusses but misses the "holy" grade
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…
Martin Keller has published a a nice passionate blog about his FA of Ninja Skills SDS 8C/+ in Sobrio. It took his some 150 sessions including many during the night. It should be noted that in 2012, Martin put up Der mit dem Fels tanzt after some 100 sessions. In 2016, he did the FA of Highlande…
Daniel Woods' Confessions
Yesterday Daniel Woods had his fancy sticky heels on, hiked up the hill to Cresciano and made the 4th ascent of Dave Graham's 'Confessions', 8B+. Nicely done! Switzerland native Martin Keller is slowly but surely cracking down on all the hard problems around his home and in doing so has also made a…
Martin Keller 8C FA after 100+ days
Martin Keller reports in a very nice and long blog that he after 3 years and 100+ days finally has done the FA of Der mit dem fels tanzt, 8C in Chironico. "...o…
Martin Keller has published a a nice passionate blog about his FA of Ninja Skills SDS 8C/+ in Sobrio. It took his some 150 sessions including many during the night. It should be noted that in 2012, Martin put up Der mit dem Fels tanzt after some 100 sessions. In 2016, he did the FA of Highlande…
Daniel Woods' Confessions
Yesterday Daniel Woods had his fancy sticky heels on, hiked up the hill to Cresciano and made the 4th ascent of Dave Graham's 'Confessions', 8B+. Nicely done! Switzerland native Martin Keller is slowly but surely cracking down on all the hard problems around his home and in doing so has also made a…
Martin Keller 8C FA after 100+ days
Martin Keller reports in a very nice and long blog that he after 3 years and 100+ days finally has done the FA of Der mit dem fels tanzt, 8C in Chironico. "...o…
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP. Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew Ruana and Sean B…
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…