Chris Sharma FA's Sleeping Lion at 9b+
Giancola, who has been filming the whole process and was on-hand during the FA says, "The energy, perseverance and good vibes of this climber make him unique and inspiring. Doing my bit by sharing Chris Sharma’s vision and passion for climbing with the world is simply an honour..."
Elias Iagnemma FA’s The Big Slamm (9A)
Elias Iagnemma, who last year sent Burden of Dreams (9A), reports on Instagram that he has done the FA of The Big Slamm (9A). "It is incredible how it is a prec…
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…
La Rambla 9a+ by Séb Berthe
Sébastien Berthe, famous for all his big wall adventures, has done La Rambla (9a+) in Siurana. "This route has made me dream for 20 years and I am super proud t…
La Rambla 9a+ by Chaehyun Seo (19)
Chaehyeon Seo has done the second female ascent, after Margo Hayes, of La Rambla (9a+) in Siurana. (c) Bernardo Gimenez How many sessions did it take and what w…
The most logged route in 2022: Crosta pànic 7a+
Crosta pànic (7a+) in Siurana is the most logged route on 8a in 2022, with 138 ascents. In total, it has been logged 1 449 times, out of which close to 60 % ons…
La Rambla 9a+ by Séb Berthe
Sébastien Berthe, famous for all his big wall adventures, has done La Rambla (9a+) in Siurana. "This route has made me dream for 20 years and I am super proud t…
La Rambla 9a+ by Chaehyun Seo (19)
Chaehyeon Seo has done the second female ascent, after Margo Hayes, of La Rambla (9a+) in Siurana. (c) Bernardo Gimenez How many sessions did it take and what w…
The most logged route in 2022: Crosta pànic 7a+
Crosta pànic (7a+) in Siurana is the most logged route on 8a in 2022, with 138 ascents. In total, it has been logged 1 449 times, out of which close to 60 % ons…
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…
Irmgard Braun, 72, ticks Le string à Fredo (7c)
Irmgard Braun, who was featured in an interview sending a 7c+ in 2021, has done Le string à Fredo (7c) in Gorges du Tarn. "This year I tried the route on six d…
Michaela Kiersch completes Dreamtime (8C)
Michaela Kiersch has repeated Fred Nicole’s classical Dreamtime (8C) in Cresciano. The Doctor in Hand Therapy has now completed 17 boulders graded 8B or harder,…