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White Lightning 9a by BJ Tilden (39)
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…
Hard Twisted 9a+ FA by BJ Tilden (41)
BJ Tilden, who previously has put up seven 9a FAs, has done the FA of Hard Twisted (9a+) in Wolf Point. "A connection of Lions share and Dire wolf with a significant section of new hard climbing. Very psyched on this one!!" Impressively, the 41-year-old does normally manages to climb only two days a…
The top climbers over 40 for 2022
Here is our subjective list of the active 8a members aged 40+ crushing hard in 2022.1. BJ Tilden (42) - USA First 9a+ as well as first two 8B+ in 2022. 2. Chuck Odette (67) - USA 8a+ and 7B+ at age 67!3. Daniel Fuertes (42) - ESP The Spaniard continues to send 9a+' year after year. Last year, he al…
BJ Tilden FA's The Ritual at age 42
BJ Tilden has done the FA of The Ritual (9a) in Ten Sleep Canyon (WY). "Another hard and awesome one in the temple! Not as hard as Pneuma (9a) but seems solid i…
Hard Twisted 9a+ FA by BJ Tilden (41)
BJ Tilden, who previously has put up seven 9a FAs, has done the FA of Hard Twisted (9a+) in Wolf Point. "A connection of Lions share and Dire wolf with a significant section of new hard climbing. Very psyched on this one!!" Impressively, the 41-year-old does normally manages to climb only two days a…
The top climbers over 40 for 2022
Here is our subjective list of the active 8a members aged 40+ crushing hard in 2022.1. BJ Tilden (42) - USA First 9a+ as well as first two 8B+ in 2022. 2. Chuck Odette (67) - USA 8a+ and 7B+ at age 67!3. Daniel Fuertes (42) - ESP The Spaniard continues to send 9a+' year after year. Last year, he al…
BJ Tilden FA's The Ritual at age 42
BJ Tilden has done the FA of The Ritual (9a) in Ten Sleep Canyon (WY). "Another hard and awesome one in the temple! Not as hard as Pneuma (9a) but seems solid i…
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…