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Following the leader 9a+ by Alex Garriga
The route consists of around 23 moves of power endurance. Most of the holds are two fingers and crimps. Then something around 8b to the top. I was very close in October but due to an injury and Covid, I couldn't finish the work. These days I returned doing it earlier than expected."
During the last 12 months, the 23-year-old has done 19 routes 8c to 9a+ FAs and he is #6 in the 8a ranking game. Alex says that there are many old forgotten routes in Cuenca which he has cleaned and sometimes added a bolt to before doing the FA. Still many open projects exist. The reason for him to do so many of them is both Covid travel restrictions but also because he simply like doing all routes he can. "I'm going to start bolting some routes now."
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…
Outer ring R2 9a (+) FA by Alex Garriga
Alex Garriga reports on Insta that he has done the FA of Outer ring R2 9a (+) in Cuenca. It is an extension to an 8c he did in April which shares the top of El …
Panorama 8c+/9a by Alex Garriga
Alex Garriga has done Jorge Diaz-Rullo's Panorama giving it a personal 8c+/9a grade confirming other repeaters thoughts. Alex did the 22 meter route on his nint…
Autoengaño 9a Alex Garriga
Alex Garriga, who previously in 2021 has done four 9a+', has done Los Inconformistas 8c+ (9a) and Autoengaño 9a in Rodellar. The first took six sessions and the…
Outer ring R2 9a (+) FA by Alex Garriga
Alex Garriga reports on Insta that he has done the FA of Outer ring R2 9a (+) in Cuenca. It is an extension to an 8c he did in April which shares the top of El …
Panorama 8c+/9a by Alex Garriga
Alex Garriga has done Jorge Diaz-Rullo's Panorama giving it a personal 8c+/9a grade confirming other repeaters thoughts. Alex did the 22 meter route on his nint…
Autoengaño 9a Alex Garriga
Alex Garriga, who previously in 2021 has done four 9a+', has done Los Inconformistas 8c+ (9a) and Autoengaño 9a in Rodellar. The first took six sessions and the…
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…