Vertical-Life
Lost and Found 8B and The Penrose step 8B+ by Katie Lamb
The 24-year-old did her first, out of ten 8B's, less than two years ago and her first, out of four, 8B+ nine months ago. For almost one year, she has been the #1 in the female ranking game.
How has this dramatic progress been possible?
My progression is primarily because I focused on being a smart scaler, not just a strong scaler. Be smart about your temps and your rest during your sesh.
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 Penrose Step 8B+ by Katie Lamb
Katie Lamb does her fourth 8B+, The Penrose Step (8B+) in Leavenworth (WA) in just two sessions. "Mini trip up to visit the fam - rained out for all but two days. Got it done in the eleventh hour w some try hard and stamina I didn't know I had. Incredible line and special moment with Keen and Andy."…
The Abbatoir 8A+ (B) by Katie Lamb
Katie Lamb has done The Abattoir (8A+) in Yosemite (CA). "Shouts to Keen for the last minute beta change to end the epic. Left hand to the lip then right to jug...nails snails! April 24 what a day." In total, the 24-year-old has done 34 boulders 8A+ to 8B+ and she is #1 in the ranking game like s…
Carlo Traversi sends Magic Line 8c+ trad
Carlo Traversi did Magic Line (8c+) in Yosemite (CA) three months ago. Ron Kauk did the "pinkpoint" (gear preplaced) FA in 1996, suggesting 8c. The first repeat was done by his son Lonnie in 2016. Two years later, he did the clean FA placing the gear on lead and upgrading it to 8c+. There are only t…
The Penrose Step 8B+ by Katie Lamb
Katie Lamb does her fourth 8B+, The Penrose Step (8B+) in Leavenworth (WA) in just two sessions. "Mini trip up to visit the fam - rained out for all but two days. Got it done in the eleventh hour w some try hard and stamina I didn't know I had. Incredible line and special moment with Keen and Andy."…
The Abbatoir 8A+ (B) by Katie Lamb
Katie Lamb has done The Abattoir (8A+) in Yosemite (CA). "Shouts to Keen for the last minute beta change to end the epic. Left hand to the lip then right to jug...nails snails! April 24 what a day." In total, the 24-year-old has done 34 boulders 8A+ to 8B+ and she is #1 in the ranking game like s…
Carlo Traversi sends Magic Line 8c+ trad
Carlo Traversi did Magic Line (8c+) in Yosemite (CA) three months ago. Ron Kauk did the "pinkpoint" (gear preplaced) FA in 1996, suggesting 8c. The first repeat was done by his son Lonnie in 2016. Two years later, he did the clean FA placing the gear on lead and upgrading it to 8c+. There are only 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…