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Simon Lorenzi does Burden of Dreams (9A) third ascent!
Lorenzi has previously done the FA of Soudain seul (9A) and repeated Alphane (9A), which makes him the only climber to have done three 9A graded boulder problems.
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…
Elias Iagnemma repeats Burden of Dreams- UPDATED!
Elias Iagnemma reports on Instagram that he has done the fourth ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Burden of Dreams (9A) in Lappnor - Finland. "This is the perfect …
Soudain Seul 9A by Camille Coudert
Camille Coudert sent Soudain seul (9A) in Fontainebleau, one month ago, after 80+ sessions during two years. So did you enjoy some nice rest days once you had sent it and what have you been up to the last month?I went climbing the next day with friends. I have tried some less hard 8C boulders that I…
The Will Bosi Alphane story
William Bosi sent Alphane (9A) last November after projecting it a dozen sessions. "A few sessions back I was unsure as to whether Alphane would go on this trip, the temperature has been unseasonably hot, some rainy days had made it really humid and the route was damp in places. However, the crew …
Elias Iagnemma repeats Burden of Dreams- UPDATED!
Elias Iagnemma reports on Instagram that he has done the fourth ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Burden of Dreams (9A) in Lappnor - Finland. "This is the perfect …
Soudain Seul 9A by Camille Coudert
Camille Coudert sent Soudain seul (9A) in Fontainebleau, one month ago, after 80+ sessions during two years. So did you enjoy some nice rest days once you had sent it and what have you been up to the last month?I went climbing the next day with friends. I have tried some less hard 8C boulders that I…
The Will Bosi Alphane story
William Bosi sent Alphane (9A) last November after projecting it a dozen sessions. "A few sessions back I was unsure as to whether Alphane would go on this trip, the temperature has been unseasonably hot, some rainy days had made it really humid and the route was damp in places. However, the crew …
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…