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Franks's Wild Years 8A+ by Alma Bestvater
The 25-year-old German is an active competition climber who had her best year in 2018 when she was #10 overall in the World Cup. Last year she was #9 in the Euro Combined Championship.
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…
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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…
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…
Noé Looser ticks Frank's wild years 8A (+)
Noé Looser, Lead European Youth Champion in September, has done Frank's wild years 8A (+) in Cresciano. The 17-year-old sent her first 8c at age 13. ”Frank's wa…
Michaela Kiersch has had a great day in Magic Wood, sending The bizarre Ride (8A+), Octopussy (8A) and The bomb is explosion (8A). (c) Susannah Anders”Bizarre …
Two 8A+ by Karo Sinnhuber
Karoline Sinnhuber has done Frank's wild years (8A+) and The North Sail (8A+) in Cresciano. The first one she thought was hard and for the latter she comments. …
Noé Looser ticks Frank's wild years 8A (+)
Noé Looser, Lead European Youth Champion in September, has done Frank's wild years 8A (+) in Cresciano. The 17-year-old sent her first 8c at age 13. ”Frank's wa…
Michaela Kiersch has had a great day in Magic Wood, sending The bizarre Ride (8A+), Octopussy (8A) and The bomb is explosion (8A). (c) Susannah Anders”Bizarre …
Two 8A+ by Karo Sinnhuber
Karoline Sinnhuber has done Frank's wild years (8A+) and The North Sail (8A+) in Cresciano. The first one she thought was hard and for the latter she comments. …
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…