9b para Brooke Raboutou, que tem apenas 9 anos
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…
Alex Megos reports on Instagram that after a disappointing performance at the Olympics, he traveled to Flatanger and in just five sessions he was able to compl…
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…
Evil Backwards 8B by Brooke Raboutou
Brooke Raboutou, #5 in the Tokyo Olympics, has done Evil Backwards (8B) in . ”Came here 5 years ago and watched Puccio send, thought it was too big for me but really just wasn’t strong enough lol! First go from the bottom :) fun crew, wonderful evening!” In total, the 21-year-old has now done 15 bo…
Climber of 2022 - Draft
8a has published the “Climber of the Year” list for the past 20 years. We base it upon the best information and reporting available, and we give extra credit to climbers performing in both competitions and on the rock. We also take FAs, trad, multi-pitches, and DWS into consideration. Please feel fr…
Brooke Raboutou doing The Traphouse, 8B (+)
Brooke Raboutou takes a nasty mono finger lock and sends The Traphouse (8B+) in Fontainebleau on her first session. Paul Robinson put it up as an 8B+ in 2011 and most have agreed on that grade. Is Brooke using another sequence compared to how you did the FA?Yes, it looks like the kneebar for the fir…
Evil Backwards 8B by Brooke Raboutou
Brooke Raboutou, #5 in the Tokyo Olympics, has done Evil Backwards (8B) in . ”Came here 5 years ago and watched Puccio send, thought it was too big for me but really just wasn’t strong enough lol! First go from the bottom :) fun crew, wonderful evening!” In total, the 21-year-old has now done 15 bo…
Climber of 2022 - Draft
8a has published the “Climber of the Year” list for the past 20 years. We base it upon the best information and reporting available, and we give extra credit to climbers performing in both competitions and on the rock. We also take FAs, trad, multi-pitches, and DWS into consideration. Please feel fr…
Brooke Raboutou doing The Traphouse, 8B (+)
Brooke Raboutou takes a nasty mono finger lock and sends The Traphouse (8B+) in Fontainebleau on her first session. Paul Robinson put it up as an 8B+ in 2011 and most have agreed on that grade. Is Brooke using another sequence compared to how you did the FA?Yes, it looks like the kneebar for the fir…
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…
Janja Garnbret reports with an Instagram video that she has done the first female ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Bügeleisen sit-start (8C) in Maltatal. Two years…