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L’insoutenable légèreté de l'être 8B flash by Tristan Chen
”The climb is totally bodacious, I tried to climb it the day before but it was still wet after a rainstorm so I could only feel the grips and not give rips (tires). Luckily this one also doesn’t require too much micro beta so there are fewer opportunities to mess up the sequence through the bottom. And then I just held to dream and pulled through the mantle.”
Having done Dreamtime last month. How can you explain being in your best shape ever?
I’ve dedicated my entire being to this sport for the last fifteen years, spending all of my free time engrossed in every possible microcosm it has to offer. And I’m glad to see that it’s finally paying some dividends. I also quit my job recently so I’m finally able to travel a bit.
Are you following any specific training regime?
I don’t like to climb in gyms right now since it eats too much precious skin, but I do some daily calisthenics around the house (100 push ups, 100 pulls ups, 100 sit ups).
How long will you stay in Font and when do you plan to start working?Today is my last day in Europe, but I plan on road tripping around the US a bit when I get back (fingers crossed Hueco is cold enough on Monday to finish off Desperanza). And I’ll start working again whenever I run out of money, so in about six-nine months.
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…
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…
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 …
Trafic 8b trav (8A+) by Fanny Gibert
Fanny Gibert reports on Insta that she has done the traverse Trafic (8B) in Fontainebleau. In Font, they use specific traverse grades which, in difficulty, are …
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…
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 …
Trafic 8b trav (8A+) by Fanny Gibert
Fanny Gibert reports on Insta that she has done the traverse Trafic (8B) in Fontainebleau. In Font, they use specific traverse grades which, in difficulty, are …
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…