Vertical-Life
Four 8B's in a week by Brian Antheunisse
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…
Second and Third 8B by Brian Antheunisse (19)
Brian Antheunisse has done his second 8B, Naguel in Hueco Tanks. Brian is #3 in the Junior Combined ranking game. He did his first 8B when he was 17. Update: Brian just added his third 8B, Diabolique at Hueco Tanks. Brian says, "Incredible compression line! It really is impossible to grade this. …
8B (+) by Brian Antheunisse (19)
Brian Antheunisse has done Evil Backwards, 8B (+) in Mt Evans. "Such a GREAT boulder! My first 8B outside hueco. As for the grade, it's very similar in difficulty to Crown of Aragorn. Kind of quick. My punting curse has ended!"
Second and Third 8B by Brian Antheunisse (19)
Brian Antheunisse has done his second 8B, Naguel in Hueco Tanks. Brian is #3 in the Junior Combined ranking game. He did his first 8B when he was 17. Update: Brian just added his third 8B, Diabolique at Hueco Tanks. Brian says, "Incredible compression line! It really is impossible to grade this. …
8B (+) by Brian Antheunisse (19)
Brian Antheunisse has done Evil Backwards, 8B (+) in Mt Evans. "Such a GREAT boulder! My first 8B outside hueco. As for the grade, it's very similar in difficulty to Crown of Aragorn. Kind of quick. My punting curse has ended!"
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…