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How Olympian Tom O'Halloran trained for the hardest route in Australia
”I bolted the route in 2014. Started trying it seriously in 2017. Then spent 2018 and 2019 fully dedicated to it. 2020 was injury and Olympics prep. 2021 Olympics. 2022 it didn’t dry out due to epic amounts of rain. Then sent after 9 days this year. I think it’s around 60-70 days total. Many days finding beta. Many days with not the best weather or tactics or whatever else, but also many days giving it everything I have and leaving empty handed. Happy to have it over with and thinking about new projects. There are many which have had to be put aside while I tried this project.
I really don’t know about grade. I prepped a lot better this year than previous years. Plus just being a better climber, coming back after nearly four years away. It’s given me the most amount of trouble than any others route. Though I’d named it Hump of Trouble prior to attempting it. It lived up to its name!”
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…
Tiger Cat 8c flash by Jorge Diaz-Rullo
Jorge Diaz-Rullo has been in Australia since mid September and has logged four 8c+ routes including one he upgraded and one he downgraded, each of which were To…
Tiger Cat 8c flash by Jorge Diaz-Rullo
Jorge Diaz-Rullo has been in Australia since mid September and has logged four 8c+ routes including one he upgraded and one he downgraded, each of which were To…
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…