Alphane 9A by Aidan Roberts
"Alphane however, was a pleasure throughout. Every day of effort, on rock or replica, felt to bear fruit with lessons of subtleties in movement, intricacy of holds and optimising mindset. I’ve got nothing but positive memories surrounding this climb and lots of days sharing methods with friends. It feels as though every session has been a success, almost a shame that there won’t be more to come!"
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…
From dirt grows the flower 8C by Florian Wientjes
Florian Wientjes, who last week did Dreamtime 8B+/C, reports on Insta that he has done From Dirt Grows The Flowers (8C) in Chironico. (c) XaverQuintus.net Coul…
Will Bosi sends Ephyra 8C+
William Bosi repeated James Webb's Ephyra (8C+) in Chironico last year. "Really happy with this one! great moves and very fun to try. Reckon it is bottom end of the grade if it's 8C+. Felt like it was definitely harder than forgotten gem 8C but not as hard as Alphane so either hard 8C or low 8C+. Ti…
Nico Pelorson keeps on sending it
Nico Pelorson has done the FA of Le Braille (9a) in La carriere. Although, it is located only a five min walk from the city centre of Grenoble, the route bolte…
From dirt grows the flower 8C by Florian Wientjes
Florian Wientjes, who last week did Dreamtime 8B+/C, reports on Insta that he has done From Dirt Grows The Flowers (8C) in Chironico. (c) XaverQuintus.net Coul…
Will Bosi sends Ephyra 8C+
William Bosi repeated James Webb's Ephyra (8C+) in Chironico last year. "Really happy with this one! great moves and very fun to try. Reckon it is bottom end of the grade if it's 8C+. Felt like it was definitely harder than forgotten gem 8C but not as hard as Alphane so either hard 8C or low 8C+. Ti…
Nico Pelorson keeps on sending it
Nico Pelorson has done the FA of Le Braille (9a) in La carriere. Although, it is located only a five min walk from the city centre of Grenoble, the route bolte…
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…