Vertical-Life
Junior 8a participants of 2022
1. Oriane Bertone (17) - FRA
2. Chaehyeon Seo (19) - KOR
3. Maël Musson (16) - FRA
4. Analise Van Hoang (14) USA
5. Iziar Martinez (17) - ESP
1. Colin Duffy (19) - USA
2. Max Bertone (15) - FRA
3. Mejdi Schalck (18) FRA
4. Andrea Chelleris (13) - ITA
5. Matteo Reusa (15) - ITA
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…
Une Arquée pour le criquet 8c by Maël Musson (16)
Maël Musson has done Une Arquée pour le criquet (8c) in Rocher des Brumes. In total, it took the 16-year-old three sessions, including some 15 odd tries, to sen…
Interview with Oriane Bertone
Oriane Bertone, in 2018, at age 12, sent Golden Shadow (8B+) and has since been one of the best female outdoor boulderers. In 2019, she started doing IFSC Youth…
Nuria 8c by Iziar Martinez (17)
Iziar Martinez has done Nuria (8c) and Taladrina (8b+) in Cuenca. (c) Bárbara García García Inés In 2020, she climbed four 8c's, and since then she has focused…
Une Arquée pour le criquet 8c by Maël Musson (16)
Maël Musson has done Une Arquée pour le criquet (8c) in Rocher des Brumes. In total, it took the 16-year-old three sessions, including some 15 odd tries, to sen…
Interview with Oriane Bertone
Oriane Bertone, in 2018, at age 12, sent Golden Shadow (8B+) and has since been one of the best female outdoor boulderers. In 2019, she started doing IFSC Youth…
Nuria 8c by Iziar Martinez (17)
Iziar Martinez has done Nuria (8c) and Taladrina (8b+) in Cuenca. (c) Bárbara García García Inés In 2020, she climbed four 8c's, and since then she has focused…
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…