Vertical-Life
8B (+) by Brian Antheunisse (19)
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…
Second and Third 8B by Brian Antheunisse (19)
Brian Antheunisse has done his second 8B, Naguel in Hueco Tanks. Brian is #3 in the Junior Combined ranking game. He did his first 8B when he was 17. Update: Brian just added his third 8B, Diabolique at Hueco Tanks. Brian says, "Incredible compression line! It really is impossible to grade this. …
First 8c+ by Aleksandra Taistra
Aleksandra Taistra has done her first 8c+, Cosi fan tutte in Rodellar with a three meter finishing slab crux. Brian Antheunisse describes it, "The dream route. 50 meters of overhung tufas over blue water, it doesn't get better than this. This is why I trained for months. This is why I came to Spain…
Second and Third 8B by Brian Antheunisse (19)
Brian Antheunisse has done his second 8B, Naguel in Hueco Tanks. Brian is #3 in the Junior Combined ranking game. He did his first 8B when he was 17. Update: Brian just added his third 8B, Diabolique at Hueco Tanks. Brian says, "Incredible compression line! It really is impossible to grade this. …
First 8c+ by Aleksandra Taistra
Aleksandra Taistra has done her first 8c+, Cosi fan tutte in Rodellar with a three meter finishing slab crux. Brian Antheunisse describes it, "The dream route. 50 meters of overhung tufas over blue water, it doesn't get better than this. This is why I trained for months. This is why I came to Spain…
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…