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Baumwesen 9a by Roland Wagner (41)
The route was FA’ed by Jakob Kronberger in 2017 and hasn’t seen an ascent since. I feel very privileged that with climbing we get to choose our "battles". Life’s been really good up there with no end in sight! Onward!” (c) Chris Krah
Interestingly, the 41-year-old had only done one 9a prior to 2021, and in January he did his Sehnsucht 9a/+. Then he also provided five reasons why he thinks he could send his hardest route by the age of 40+:
1. Motivation/Obsession 2. Hard structured multi-task training 3. Injury-free 4. Lucky with conditions 5. Inspiration.
Jernej Kruder sends Martin Krpan (9a) sans knee pads
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Welcome to Vertical-Life Web
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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…
Old Maid 8c+ by Roland Wagner (38)
Roland Wagner has done his second 8c+ in 2018, Old Maid in Wilhelmswand. "One of my favorite and hardest routes. Quite the challenge... 12 days total." Including also two 8c's this year, the good news is that the 38 year old is at his peak.
First 9a by Roland Wagner (35)
Roland Wagner, who previosuly has done one 8c+ in 2009, has done Klem Loskot's Intermezzo XY gelöst 9a in Plombergstein. "Tried it in 2009 and came very close, but the San Diego adventure (8a: Post Doc) was calling and I had to walk away. Five years later after 11 days of giving it my all and Maddie…
Old Maid 8c+ by Roland Wagner (38)
Roland Wagner has done his second 8c+ in 2018, Old Maid in Wilhelmswand. "One of my favorite and hardest routes. Quite the challenge... 12 days total." Including also two 8c's this year, the good news is that the 38 year old is at his peak.
First 9a by Roland Wagner (35)
Roland Wagner, who previosuly has done one 8c+ in 2009, has done Klem Loskot's Intermezzo XY gelöst 9a in Plombergstein. "Tried it in 2009 and came very close, but the San Diego adventure (8a: Post Doc) was calling and I had to walk away. Five years later after 11 days of giving it my all and Maddie…
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…