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Le Cadafist 9a by Mathieu Bouyoud
Mathieu said he worked the route for two weeks and that he fell at the very top a couple of times. He is working full-time construction climbing gyms in France as well as running a family. The somewhat under-the-radar 31-year-old has also onsighted 81 routes between 8b to 8c.
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…
Mathieu Bouyoud sends La novena enmienda (9a/+)
Mathieu Bouyoud has done La novena enmienda (9a/+) in Santa Linya. Can you tell us more about the ascent? When I saw Adam do it in 2008, I wanted to do it too.…
Bio sharma graphie L1+2 (9a) FA by Mathieu Bouyoud
Mathieu Bouyoud has done the FA of Bio sharma graphie L1+2 (9a) in Rocher de Beverau after trying it over a dozen sessions. The 33-year-old has done 36 routes 9…
Mathieu Bouyoud has done the FA of On a tous au fond du mental (9a) in Grotte des eaux mortes. “One more project done in the small cave near my home. I bolted t…
Mathieu Bouyoud sends La novena enmienda (9a/+)
Mathieu Bouyoud has done La novena enmienda (9a/+) in Santa Linya. Can you tell us more about the ascent? When I saw Adam do it in 2008, I wanted to do it too.…
Bio sharma graphie L1+2 (9a) FA by Mathieu Bouyoud
Mathieu Bouyoud has done the FA of Bio sharma graphie L1+2 (9a) in Rocher de Beverau after trying it over a dozen sessions. The 33-year-old has done 36 routes 9…
Mathieu Bouyoud has done the FA of On a tous au fond du mental (9a) in Grotte des eaux mortes. “One more project done in the small cave near my home. I bolted t…
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…