Vertical-Life
Le pied à coulisse (8C) by Hugo Parmentier
"It is a great satisfaction and achievement to have lived fully and consciously this ascent during a weekend rich in successes. I did my first 8A+ flash Les Ombres d'Opalines (8A+) the day before. This is the result of several years dedicated to bouldering. About 4 or 5 years ago, I started to work on my weaknesses in order to pass a step in sport climbing that I was the most used to. It’s also a childhood dream to achieve an 8C boulder. Although it’s cliché, I’m learning to appreciate my path, to live well with failures, and frustrations, to live fully successes, to realize how lucky I am and also to congratulate myself on my choices. Long way to go 🤘 I’ve also done Le surplomb de la mée assis (8B+) the other day. For the next months, I have still some projects in the forest for this spring like the classic The Big Island (8C) and I’m currently training for the world cup circuit as well as some hard routes in south France."
The 24-year-old has been an active competition climber for some ten years and as a junior, he made it to the podium, three times in the World Championship. In the World Cup, his best result is #9.
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…
The Big Island 8C by Thijs van Delden
Thijs van Delden reports on Insta that he has done The Big Island (8C) in Fontainebleau, projecting it for a dozen or so sessions. Can you tell us more about …
The Big Island (8C) by Stephan Vogt
Stephan Vogt, who did his first 8C in 2021 but only two 8A’s, due to work, last year, has sent The Big Island (8C) in Fontainebleau. (c) Max Rauber Can you tel…
Le pied à coulisse 8C (+) by Camille Coudert
Camille Coudert, who last year sent Soudain seul (9A), has done Le pied à coulisse 8C in Fontainebleau, Insta video. It was put up by Guillaume Glairon-Mondet a…
The Big Island 8C by Thijs van Delden
Thijs van Delden reports on Insta that he has done The Big Island (8C) in Fontainebleau, projecting it for a dozen or so sessions. Can you tell us more about …
The Big Island (8C) by Stephan Vogt
Stephan Vogt, who did his first 8C in 2021 but only two 8A’s, due to work, last year, has sent The Big Island (8C) in Fontainebleau. (c) Max Rauber Can you tel…
Le pied à coulisse 8C (+) by Camille Coudert
Camille Coudert, who last year sent Soudain seul (9A), has done Le pied à coulisse 8C in Fontainebleau, Insta video. It was put up by Guillaume Glairon-Mondet a…
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…