Adam Ondra repeats Flow State 8C (+)

Adam Ondra has done L'oppio dei climbers (8B+) and Flow State (8C) in Val daone. ”8C+ if you are short for sure! Amazing FA by Pietro Vidi.

The next day he flashed Felberqueen (8B) in Felbertal and over just three he sent ten boulders 8A and beyond. In total, the 31-year-old has logged close to 2 400 routes and boulders on Vertical-Life.

Sera Gearhart ticks European Human Being (8A+)

Sera Gearhart, with over 40 boulders 8A and beyond under her belt, has completed European Human Being (8A+) located at 3100 m elevation in RMNP (CO).

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I think I gave myself altitude sickness and I haven’t been able to stomach eating much so I felt super shaky and nauseous yesterday. Very happy that I was able to put it together even feeling so awful! I opted for the double clutch method since it was a bit warm to control the last move. It was cool because that’s not how I usually climb. Beta inspired by Alex Johnson!

Pepa Šindel, who did a 9a+ two years ago, sent Hades (9a) in July. " I tried Hades for the first time in the summer of 2023 and after a few tries I started throwing sharp attempts. Unfortunately, I failed. So we returned to it during the autumn holidays. I was very close, but just felt short... So t…

MP marathon in Verdon by Berthe and Parmentier

Seb Berthe and Hugo Parmentier report from a crazy multi-pitch link-up in Verdon. Last year they did their "Bleau Dans La Peau", 100 x 7A in Font for one day. …