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Condé de choc is Justin Deschamps' first 9a
"I tried for the first time Condé de choc last summer, after having already sent all the 8th graded routes of the sector. I struggled in the lower crux section and especially on this classic jump dyno. I came back stronger this year and tried the route with Adrian Houbron. I found an alternative beta to avoid this impossible dyno (6b for Adrian 😂), using an intermediate tiny crimp instead of jumping. Adrian sent this route quite quickly and I came back the following weekend with better conditions to follow his example. I fell two times at the last move and I managed to stick it in an insane fight at 8 pm to send my first 9a. The vibe was crazy at the crag and my friends supported me a lot during these runs. Now time to join Tanguy (Merard) in Le Pamphlet, [for] the project there." 🤙
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…
Vojta Trojan does Condé de choc (9a)
Vojta Trojan has sent Condé de choc (9a) in Entraygues. "5th go - 100% my style, hard boulder into really good climbing on the top. 3rd preclipped!" (c) Emile P…
Marco Zanone chalks up Condé de choc
Marco Zanone has started September by doing Condé de choc (9a) in Entraygues. “This line climbs very well. Really cool and hard moves all the way to the top. St…
Victor Guillermin, who won the bronze at the Euro Youth Championship last month, has done Condé de choc (9a) in Entraygues. This was the seventh logged ascent i…
Vojta Trojan does Condé de choc (9a)
Vojta Trojan has sent Condé de choc (9a) in Entraygues. "5th go - 100% my style, hard boulder into really good climbing on the top. 3rd preclipped!" (c) Emile P…
Marco Zanone chalks up Condé de choc
Marco Zanone has started September by doing Condé de choc (9a) in Entraygues. “This line climbs very well. Really cool and hard moves all the way to the top. St…
Victor Guillermin, who won the bronze at the Euro Youth Championship last month, has done Condé de choc (9a) in Entraygues. This was the seventh logged ascent 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…