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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…
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…
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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…
Tom Bolger does first repeat of Maya 9a+
Tom Bolger reports on Insta that he has repeated Maya 9a+ in which Ramon Julian made the FA of in 2016. It is 40 meters long with some tough mono moves. (c) Ga…
Widowmaker 9a by Loic Zehani
Loic Zehani has done the third repeat of Widowmaker (9a) in Margalef, in just two tries. Vincent Palau bolted the five-star route and then Ramon Julian did the …
Priorato de Sion 9a by Enrique Beltrán Blasco
Enrique Beltran Blasco has done Priorato de Sion (9a) in Alquezar. Daniel Fuertes bolted it and later in 2008, Ramon Julian made the FA suggesting 8c+ but as wi…
Tom Bolger does first repeat of Maya 9a+
Tom Bolger reports on Insta that he has repeated Maya 9a+ in which Ramon Julian made the FA of in 2016. It is 40 meters long with some tough mono moves. (c) Ga…
Widowmaker 9a by Loic Zehani
Loic Zehani has done the third repeat of Widowmaker (9a) in Margalef, in just two tries. Vincent Palau bolted the five-star route and then Ramon Julian did the …
Priorato de Sion 9a by Enrique Beltrán Blasco
Enrique Beltran Blasco has done Priorato de Sion (9a) in Alquezar. Daniel Fuertes bolted it and later in 2008, Ramon Julian made the FA suggesting 8c+ but as wi…
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…
Janja Garnbret reports with an Instagram video that she has done the first female ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Bügeleisen sit-start (8C) in Maltatal. Two years…
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…