Vertical-Life
First 8A by Leo Skinner (just 13)
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…
Paradise Found, first 8C for Leo Skinner
Leo Skinner has sent Paradise Found (8C) in Hartland, which starts from a ladder just by the sea. "Thought I’d do this quick but ended up having an epic falling off the end like 8 times in the most bizarre of ways. Sleeping in the car and 6am start did the job! First 8C and what a sick one at that."…
Louis left 8B by Leo Skinner (15)
Leo Skinner, who did his first 7C+ when he was 11 years old, has done his first 8B, Louis left in Bacon Hole. "I first tried this boulder 3 years ago and did th…
8A+ by Leo Skinner (14)
Leo Skinner has done his first 8A+, Evil Sideways in Dinas Rock and here is the video. "Really psyched to get the 4th ascent of this boulder on my 3rd session!…
Paradise Found, first 8C for Leo Skinner
Leo Skinner has sent Paradise Found (8C) in Hartland, which starts from a ladder just by the sea. "Thought I’d do this quick but ended up having an epic falling off the end like 8 times in the most bizarre of ways. Sleeping in the car and 6am start did the job! First 8C and what a sick one at that."…
Louis left 8B by Leo Skinner (15)
Leo Skinner, who did his first 7C+ when he was 11 years old, has done his first 8B, Louis left in Bacon Hole. "I first tried this boulder 3 years ago and did th…
8A+ by Leo Skinner (14)
Leo Skinner has done his first 8A+, Evil Sideways in Dinas Rock and here is the video. "Really psyched to get the 4th ascent of this boulder on my 3rd session!…
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…