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Hungry Dog 8C FA by Sergei Skorodumov
The Russian has been an active competition climber during the last ten years and his best result is getting the silver in the European Championship in 2019. In the world Championship last month, he was 21.
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…
Finger test in Rocklands
Vadim Timonov, Irina Kuzmenko and Sergei Skorodumov showing strong fingers doing ten hard classics in Rocklands including Sergei’s flash of Moon Shadow 8B.
New kingline in Taradell T-Roof 8B
The line was found and cleaned by Chris Sharma and Paul Roca a few years ago. After four days of work, Pol Roca Lopez, Vadim Timonov and Sergei Skorodumov made the first three ascents. Vadim comments, "We spent 2-3 sessions each. At first, the last part seemed impossible, but after we spent a sessio…
Finger test in Rocklands
Vadim Timonov, Irina Kuzmenko and Sergei Skorodumov showing strong fingers doing ten hard classics in Rocklands including Sergei’s flash of Moon Shadow 8B.
New kingline in Taradell T-Roof 8B
The line was found and cleaned by Chris Sharma and Paul Roca a few years ago. After four days of work, Pol Roca Lopez, Vadim Timonov and Sergei Skorodumov made the first three ascents. Vadim comments, "We spent 2-3 sessions each. At first, the last part seemed impossible, but after we spent a sessio…
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…