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Les Ombres d'Opalines 8A+ by Sera Gearhardt
During three weeks in Fontainebleau, the 25-year-old, who previously has done three 8A+ In 2022, also sent Conviction (8A) and .
Can you tell us more about your latest 8A+ ascent?
Psyched to have had luck with the weather to finish this one off! Our last few days in font were projected to have 100% chance of rain all day, so I'd written off being able to do this one this trip. Luckily, that was not the case and we were able to sneak in a last day best day session! I put a lot of pressure on myself when I realized that I'd have a chance to try again. For a few hours I wasn't climbing well because of my expectations, but once I let go of the outcome it went much more easily :)
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…
Le pied à coulisse (8C) by Hugo Parmentier
Hugo Parmentier has done Le pied à coulisse in Fontainebleau. It was put up by Guillaume Glairon-Mondet and has some five repeats. Hugo, who previously has done…
Soudain Seul 9A by Camille Coudert
Camille Coudert sent Soudain seul (9A) in Fontainebleau, one month ago, after 80+ sessions during two years. So did you enjoy some nice rest days once you had sent it and what have you been up to the last month?I went climbing the next day with friends. I have tried some less hard 8C boulders that I…
Tristan Chen, who last week did in just one session, has flashed in Fontainebleau. The beta he got from having watched several videos. ”The climb is total…
Le pied à coulisse (8C) by Hugo Parmentier
Hugo Parmentier has done Le pied à coulisse in Fontainebleau. It was put up by Guillaume Glairon-Mondet and has some five repeats. Hugo, who previously has done…
Soudain Seul 9A by Camille Coudert
Camille Coudert sent Soudain seul (9A) in Fontainebleau, one month ago, after 80+ sessions during two years. So did you enjoy some nice rest days once you had sent it and what have you been up to the last month?I went climbing the next day with friends. I have tried some less hard 8C boulders that I…
Tristan Chen, who last week did in just one session, has flashed in Fontainebleau. The beta he got from having watched several videos. ”The climb is total…
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…