8B+ by Michele Caminati
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 Michele Caminati
Michele Caminati has done his second 8B+, in Fontainebleau, Kheops Assis and third in total. The suggested grade by the FA was 8C, but all previous repetitors; Graham, Schulte and Landman, also have it as an 8B+.
Dreamtime is still alive
Michele Caminati found that a crucial hold on Dreamtime had broken. Together with Akito Matsushima, they found that the sequence is still possible and he says, …
New quality news policy
Following forum thoughts from Carlo Traversi and Michele Caminati, 8a will also consider quality while selecting which ascents to publish. Normally, we report 8B+ and 9a for males and 8A and 8b+ for females. In the future, we will also report lower grades when the ascent has been recorded with the…
8B+ by Michele Caminati
Michele Caminati has done his second 8B+, in Fontainebleau, Kheops Assis and third in total. The suggested grade by the FA was 8C, but all previous repetitors; Graham, Schulte and Landman, also have it as an 8B+.
Dreamtime is still alive
Michele Caminati found that a crucial hold on Dreamtime had broken. Together with Akito Matsushima, they found that the sequence is still possible and he says, …
New quality news policy
Following forum thoughts from Carlo Traversi and Michele Caminati, 8a will also consider quality while selecting which ascents to publish. Normally, we report 8B+ and 9a for males and 8A and 8b+ for females. In the future, we will also report lower grades when the ascent has been recorded with the…
William Bosi has done the coveted second ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Burden of Dreams (9A) in Lappnor, Finland, confirming the 9A grade. It was put up as the …
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 …