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Eagle-4 9b (a+) by Pierre Le Cerf
The 21-year-old has previously done nine routes 8c+/9a and harder including one 9a+. At the same time, he has been an active competition climber since 2015 and in both 2018 and 2019, he won a Euro Boulder Youth Cup.
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…
Julia Chanourdie climbs Joe Blau (8c+)
Julia Chanourdie, who is probably best known for climbing Eagle-4 (9b) in 2020, reports on Instagram that she has done Joe Blau (8c+) in Oliana. (c) Williclimb …
Alex Ventajas onsights Panonoramix (8b+)
Alex Ventajas, who two months ago did his first 9a+, has onsighted Panonoramix (8b+) in St Léger. The 23-year-old has previously done six 8b's onsight and in th…
Musson brothers, 12 and 17, send 8c and 8c+
Nathan Musson (12) and Maël Musson (17) have, respectively, done La théorie des cordes (8c) in St Léger and La proue debridée (8c+) in Roche de rame. Their m…
Julia Chanourdie climbs Joe Blau (8c+)
Julia Chanourdie, who is probably best known for climbing Eagle-4 (9b) in 2020, reports on Instagram that she has done Joe Blau (8c+) in Oliana. (c) Williclimb …
Alex Ventajas onsights Panonoramix (8b+)
Alex Ventajas, who two months ago did his first 9a+, has onsighted Panonoramix (8b+) in St Léger. The 23-year-old has previously done six 8b's onsight and in th…
Musson brothers, 12 and 17, send 8c and 8c+
Nathan Musson (12) and Maël Musson (17) have, respectively, done La théorie des cordes (8c) in St Léger and La proue debridée (8c+) in Roche de rame. Their m…
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…