Vertical-Life
9a by Seb Bouin in Flatanger
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…
Yet another 8c+ OS by Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra has onsighted yet another 8c+ in Flatanger, Muy Verdes which was bolted by Dani Andrada and the FA was done by Erik Grandelius. Instead of trying to do the FA, Adam did just wait until Erik projected it down after four days. Erik was just amazed after having seen him the first day in th…
Do not trust 8a news because they are personal
Debate/Jens: Erik Grandelius repeated a confirmed 8B+ in Sweden giving it a personal grade of 8A+, which is actually his first 8A+. "It would be nice to believe that I could do an 8B+ in three hours but that is just totally absurd." By checking old published boulder news it is getting clearer by th…
First 9a by Erik Grandelius after reading a book
Erik Grandelius seems to be in the best shape of his life, having onsighed two 8b's and done his first 9a, Cabane au Canada in Rawyl. "We spent two weeks in S…
Yet another 8c+ OS by Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra has onsighted yet another 8c+ in Flatanger, Muy Verdes which was bolted by Dani Andrada and the FA was done by Erik Grandelius. Instead of trying to do the FA, Adam did just wait until Erik projected it down after four days. Erik was just amazed after having seen him the first day in th…
Do not trust 8a news because they are personal
Debate/Jens: Erik Grandelius repeated a confirmed 8B+ in Sweden giving it a personal grade of 8A+, which is actually his first 8A+. "It would be nice to believe that I could do an 8B+ in three hours but that is just totally absurd." By checking old published boulder news it is getting clearer by th…
First 9a by Erik Grandelius after reading a book
Erik Grandelius seems to be in the best shape of his life, having onsighed two 8b's and done his first 9a, Cabane au Canada in Rawyl. "We spent two weeks in S…
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…