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Lucien Martinez repeats, Playboy Rode sans Complexe 9a (+)
”Two reasons motivated me to try: first, it’s a king line. The route is 55 meters long, and the higher you climb, the more it’s overhanging, which gives an incredible wall, and the moves are crazy, with a big dyno in the middle. The second reason is to repeat Seb’s route. The problem with Seb’s routes is, in addition to the difficulty, they are long, overhanging, demanding,…which means that to repeat them you need like a kind of special devotion.”
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…
Sans Complexe 9a FA by Erwan Legrand, 14
Erwan Legrand, son of Francois, one of the very best competition climbers in history, has made the FA of the 45 meter long Sans Complexe (9a) in Lourmarin. Add…
Sans Complexe 9a FA by Erwan Legrand, 14
Erwan Legrand, son of Francois, one of the very best competition climbers in history, has made the FA of the 45 meter long Sans Complexe (9a) in Lourmarin. Add…
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…