Chuck Odette (67) - The best is yet 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…
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…
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…
Hard core oldtimers
Jibé Tribout (47) #4 in 35+ ranking, Johan Luhr (47) #10 Peache Wüthrich (44) #13 François Tournois-Blanche (45) #22 Thierry Caillaud (45) #26 Beppe Castelli…
8b+ and 8c by Chuck Odette (56)
Chuck Odette who started climbing in 1978 is on his peak being 56 years old. Yesterday he did the FA of Dreadzone, 8b+ in Coliseum where he also earlier this su…
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…
Hard core oldtimers
Jibé Tribout (47) #4 in 35+ ranking, Johan Luhr (47) #10 Peache Wüthrich (44) #13 François Tournois-Blanche (45) #22 Thierry Caillaud (45) #26 Beppe Castelli…
8b+ and 8c by Chuck Odette (56)
Chuck Odette who started climbing in 1978 is on his peak being 56 years old. Yesterday he did the FA of Dreadzone, 8b+ in Coliseum where he also earlier this su…
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…