Vertical-Life
Arief Nagara, 13, has sent five 8A's and an 8A+ in the last month
”I mentioned to Arief that you'd inquired. He feels the notable thing that he's done is in relation to his progression on ropes. That he basically went from being pretty much stuck at 5.13a/b to doing a 5.14a in just three months. To me what is notable is that he's good at building a broad base for his pyramid--with a lot of climbs at the grade, of varying styles and types of rock. Often his 'first of the grade' is on the soft side, and he knows that, but it helps with the mental motivation, and once there is a breakthrough it becomes about broadening.”
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…
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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…
Melina Costanza sends After Hours (8B)
Melina Costanza has done After Hours (8B) in Huntington Canyon. (c) Zoe Herwitz “I was feeling strong coming off of Nationals last month [where she won both Le…
Karoline Sinnhuber does Lethal Design
Karoline Sinnhuber has done Lethal Design (8A+) in Red Rock. With 135 ascents in the database, the Pete Lowe classic is one of the most logged 8A+ boulders in t…
Maya Ene, 13, sends Southern Smoke (8c+)
Maya Ene, who did her first 8b+ at age 11, has sent Southern Smoke (8c+) in the Red River Gorge (KY), video on her Insta. Earlier this spring she did, Lethal De…
Melina Costanza sends After Hours (8B)
Melina Costanza has done After Hours (8B) in Huntington Canyon. (c) Zoe Herwitz “I was feeling strong coming off of Nationals last month [where she won both Le…
Karoline Sinnhuber does Lethal Design
Karoline Sinnhuber has done Lethal Design (8A+) in Red Rock. With 135 ascents in the database, the Pete Lowe classic is one of the most logged 8A+ boulders in t…
Maya Ene, 13, sends Southern Smoke (8c+)
Maya Ene, who did her first 8b+ at age 11, has sent Southern Smoke (8c+) in the Red River Gorge (KY), video on her Insta. Earlier this spring she did, Lethal De…
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…