Vertical-Life
Katie Lamb puts down another two 8B's
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…
Sera Gearhart sends Evil Backwards (8B)
Sera Gearhart has logged her first 8B, Evil Backwards in Mt Evans. "I thought I'd do this boulder quickly because everyone told me I was doing the hard part. Tu…
Becket Hsin, 13, does his fourth and fifth 8B
Beckett Hsin has done Carnage (8B) in Guanella Pass and Evil Backwards (8B) in Mt Evans. In the 8a junior ranking game, the 13-year-old is #2. His brother and …
Sera Gearhart does Carnage 8B, calling it 8A+
Sera Gearhart has done Carnage (8B) in Guanella Pass, after trying it for just two sessions. Since 2022 she has done six 8A+'s and this was her first 8B but s…
Sera Gearhart sends Evil Backwards (8B)
Sera Gearhart has logged her first 8B, Evil Backwards in Mt Evans. "I thought I'd do this boulder quickly because everyone told me I was doing the hard part. Tu…
Becket Hsin, 13, does his fourth and fifth 8B
Beckett Hsin has done Carnage (8B) in Guanella Pass and Evil Backwards (8B) in Mt Evans. In the 8a junior ranking game, the 13-year-old is #2. His brother and …
Sera Gearhart does Carnage 8B, calling it 8A+
Sera Gearhart has done Carnage (8B) in Guanella Pass, after trying it for just two sessions. Since 2022 she has done six 8A+'s and this was her first 8B but s…
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…