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No more "+" FA grades in Västervik
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…
8B by Stefan Rasmuussen (40) and Gu
Stefan Rasmussen has done his fifth 8B the last 12 months, Awake the Unkind, in Västervik which was set up by Guntram Jörg, "100 Star line, Best First Ascent I …
Credit to Västervik: Next boulder meet Sep 6-9
Niccolo Ceria has, inspite of some 30 cm snow on the ground, had an amazing week in Västervik, Sweden. The picture shows him on the FA of Primitive SDS 8A+. "…
First 8B+ by Stefan Rasmussen (38)
Stefan Rasmussen has done the first ascent of The Hourglass in Västerviks and is the first 8B+ boulder in Sweden. Stefan is 38 and has previously put up some 20…
8B by Stefan Rasmuussen (40) and Gu
Stefan Rasmussen has done his fifth 8B the last 12 months, Awake the Unkind, in Västervik which was set up by Guntram Jörg, "100 Star line, Best First Ascent I …
Credit to Västervik: Next boulder meet Sep 6-9
Niccolo Ceria has, inspite of some 30 cm snow on the ground, had an amazing week in Västervik, Sweden. The picture shows him on the FA of Primitive SDS 8A+. "…
First 8B+ by Stefan Rasmussen (38)
Stefan Rasmussen has done the first ascent of The Hourglass in Västerviks and is the first 8B+ boulder in Sweden. Stefan is 38 and has previously put up some 20…
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…