Vertical-Life
Lead Rankings and Outsiders 2012
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…
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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…
Gypsy Blood 8c+ and JoeDan 8c+ (9a) by Domen Skofic
Domen Škofic, overall Lead WC winner in 2016, has spent the last six weeks mainly climbing in Santa Linya. In the last few days he has done Gypsy Blood (8c+) an…
Priorato de Sion 9a by Enrique Beltrán Blasco
Enrique Beltran Blasco has done Priorato de Sion (9a) in Alquezar. Daniel Fuertes bolted it and later in 2008, Ramon Julian made the FA suggesting 8c+ but as wi…
La Bongada 8c+ by Iziar Martinez (17)
Iziar Martinez has done La Bongada 8c+ in Margalef. Ramon Julian did the FA calling it 8c but later it was upgraded to both 9a and 8c+. (c) Bárbara García Garcí…
Gypsy Blood 8c+ and JoeDan 8c+ (9a) by Domen Skofic
Domen Škofic, overall Lead WC winner in 2016, has spent the last six weeks mainly climbing in Santa Linya. In the last few days he has done Gypsy Blood (8c+) an…
Priorato de Sion 9a by Enrique Beltrán Blasco
Enrique Beltran Blasco has done Priorato de Sion (9a) in Alquezar. Daniel Fuertes bolted it and later in 2008, Ramon Julian made the FA suggesting 8c+ but as wi…
La Bongada 8c+ by Iziar Martinez (17)
Iziar Martinez has done La Bongada 8c+ in Margalef. Ramon Julian did the FA calling it 8c but later it was upgraded to both 9a and 8c+. (c) Bárbara García Garcí…
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…