Vertical-Life
Double Pounder 8A by Miriam Borgstrom (18)
"Double double, toiled and troubled my way through the satisfying and bicepy line Double Pounder 8A—a low start to Pounding Sand, a 7B I sent two years ago. Returning to this line with half the beta catalogued required only two sessions to send from the depths below. To unlock the send, I used a nearly impossible hyper-extended insert into a mail slot, creating a double-useful hand stack. After reaching the lip, it took another 20 seconds and a dozen finger crawls to secure the victory match. This was a very rewarding, ultra desperate, and somewhat ugly send."
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…
Jabberwocky Direct 8A by Miriam Borgstrom (17)
Miriam Borgstrom has done her third 8A, in Red Rock (NV). The 17-year-old did her first 7C+, out of 19, at age 15. (c) Quentin Borgstrom "I sent Jabberwocky 7…
Meadowlark Lemon Stand 8B by Katie Lamb
Katie Lamb has done Meadowlark Lemon Stand (8B) in Red Rock (NV). ”So fun, pretty bloc, more than a little sandy. The 25-year-old has done eight boulders 8B to 8B+, over the last 12 months, and is #1 in the ranking game.
Sleepwalker 8C+ by Ryuichi Murai
Ryuichi Murai, who already has five 8C+ ascents to his name, reports on Insta that he has done in Red Rock (NV), after projecting it for eight days. (c) Momoka…
Jabberwocky Direct 8A by Miriam Borgstrom (17)
Miriam Borgstrom has done her third 8A, in Red Rock (NV). The 17-year-old did her first 7C+, out of 19, at age 15. (c) Quentin Borgstrom "I sent Jabberwocky 7…
Meadowlark Lemon Stand 8B by Katie Lamb
Katie Lamb has done Meadowlark Lemon Stand (8B) in Red Rock (NV). ”So fun, pretty bloc, more than a little sandy. The 25-year-old has done eight boulders 8B to 8B+, over the last 12 months, and is #1 in the ranking game.
Sleepwalker 8C+ by Ryuichi Murai
Ryuichi Murai, who already has five 8C+ ascents to his name, reports on Insta that he has done in Red Rock (NV), after projecting it for eight days. (c) Momoka…
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…