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Jungle Speed 8c+ (9a) by Niki Rusev (15)
The 15-year-old has previously done two 9a’s more than a year ago. The Bulgarian is also a very successful competition climber who in 2021 won the Youth World Champion in Boulder and in the European Championship, he won in both Boulder and Speed. In Lead, he has gotten one silver and bronze in the European Cup.
There is a video on his Insta, where he comments. "One interesting fact is that the name of the line is an idea from a Bulgarian (Alex Yanev). The incredible Markus Jung bolted it in 2009 and trough the whole climbing trip they played one board game called ,,Jungle speed”."
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…
Furia de Jabali 9b and a flash of Jungle Speed 8c+ (9a) by Schubert
Jakob Schubert reports on Insta that he has done Furia de Jabali (9b) and that he has flashed Jungle Speed 8c+ (9a) in Siurana. The Austrian, who just did and suggested downgrades of King Capella 9b (+) and La Capella 9b (a+) did not comment on the grades but reported that he did them quickly and du…
Estado Critico 9a by Darius Rapa (16)
Darius Rapa, who last year did his first 9a and won one Euro Youth Cup, has done Estado critico (9a) in Siurana. "Sooo damn happy to clip the chain on this 35 m…
Chris Sharma (41) sends La Reina Mora 9a
Chris Sharma reports on Insta that he has done La Reina Mora in Siurana. "As I battle it out on my main project “Sleeping Lion” these days, I’ve also enjoyed cl…
Furia de Jabali 9b and a flash of Jungle Speed 8c+ (9a) by Schubert
Jakob Schubert reports on Insta that he has done Furia de Jabali (9b) and that he has flashed Jungle Speed 8c+ (9a) in Siurana. The Austrian, who just did and suggested downgrades of King Capella 9b (+) and La Capella 9b (a+) did not comment on the grades but reported that he did them quickly and du…
Estado Critico 9a by Darius Rapa (16)
Darius Rapa, who last year did his first 9a and won one Euro Youth Cup, has done Estado critico (9a) in Siurana. "Sooo damn happy to clip the chain on this 35 m…
Chris Sharma (41) sends La Reina Mora 9a
Chris Sharma reports on Insta that he has done La Reina Mora in Siurana. "As I battle it out on my main project “Sleeping Lion” these days, I’ve also enjoyed cl…
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…