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La menina sixtina R2 8c+ (9a) by Daniel Fuertes (41)
”The first pitch is an endurance 8c, easy for some people but very hard for me. The second pitch is more tricky with very technical kneebars. Sending the first pitch was the hardest for me. It took me about ten sessions. Once I did the first pitch I also did the second pitch."
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…
Las Meninas R2 9a+ by Dani Fuertes (41)
Daniel Fuertes has done Las Meninas R2 9a+ in Rodellar. Two weeks ago he did the first 9a pitch commenting. "It is a gorgeous line bolted by my friend Gonzalo L…
Ali Hulk Extension Total 9a (+) by Blasco and Moreno
Enrique Beltran Blasco and Dani Moreno have done Ali Hulk Extension Total (9a+) in Rodellar, both feeling it is a soft 9a. The two Spaniards now have their sigh…
Dani Moreno has repeated Ali Hulk sit start extension total (9b) in Rodellar, giving it a personal 9a grade. "On the verge of multi-organ failure. The sit start adds difficulty but I don't think it changes the grade, for me a good reference 9a in this style." Moreno did the stand start last year ca…
Las Meninas R2 9a+ by Dani Fuertes (41)
Daniel Fuertes has done Las Meninas R2 9a+ in Rodellar. Two weeks ago he did the first 9a pitch commenting. "It is a gorgeous line bolted by my friend Gonzalo L…
Ali Hulk Extension Total 9a (+) by Blasco and Moreno
Enrique Beltran Blasco and Dani Moreno have done Ali Hulk Extension Total (9a+) in Rodellar, both feeling it is a soft 9a. The two Spaniards now have their sigh…
Dani Moreno has repeated Ali Hulk sit start extension total (9b) in Rodellar, giving it a personal 9a grade. "On the verge of multi-organ failure. The sit start adds difficulty but I don't think it changes the grade, for me a good reference 9a in this style." Moreno did the stand start last year ca…
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…