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Kerry Scott and Maya Madere redpoint Still Life (8c)
Kerry: ”Still Life is a short, bouldery route at the NRG. It has a heart breaker last move- a huge jump off a credit card crimp- that I fell on for over 10 attempts before sending. Maya Madere and I started working it together in November, and we returned in March and again in April to try and send. Normally, I feel like everything has to go perfectly in order for me to send a route, but the send caught me by surprise. I had split [finger] from the attempt before, so I had Tension tape on my index finger, and the route felt the hardest it had felt in a while…. But somehow I managed to pull it together! Maya also sent, which was the cherry on top of a great week.”
Maya: ”Dream team send with Kerry Scott, my hardest & proudest ever. Absolutely stellar line. I use an intermediate edge to bump to the big gaston in the roof and deadpoint right hand off the iron-band crimp for the last move.”
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…
Kerry Scott and Maya Madere send Trebuchet (8c)
Kerry Scott and Maya Madere have done Trebuchet (8c) in New River Gorge (WV). Previously, they have both done several boulders 8A to 8A+, but this was their fir…
Trebuchet 8c flash by William Moss (17)
William Moss has flashed Trebuchet (8c) in New River Gorge (WV). "Omg hardest flash of my life. Probably my proudest moment in climbing yet. First route of the …
Trebuchet 8c by Abigail Humber (17)
Abigail Humber has done the FFA of Trebuchet (8c) in New River Gorge (WV). (c) Karen Lane”To my surprise, it only took me six days to send Trebuchet! I have bee…
Kerry Scott and Maya Madere send Trebuchet (8c)
Kerry Scott and Maya Madere have done Trebuchet (8c) in New River Gorge (WV). Previously, they have both done several boulders 8A to 8A+, but this was their fir…
Trebuchet 8c flash by William Moss (17)
William Moss has flashed Trebuchet (8c) in New River Gorge (WV). "Omg hardest flash of my life. Probably my proudest moment in climbing yet. First route of the …
Trebuchet 8c by Abigail Humber (17)
Abigail Humber has done the FFA of Trebuchet (8c) in New River Gorge (WV). (c) Karen Lane”To my surprise, it only took me six days to send Trebuchet! I have bee…
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…