Vertical-Life
Mirko Caballero (12) strikes big again
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…
Mirko Caballero (10) interview
Mirko Caballero is the latest wonderkid, having done three 8As and four 7C+s during the last two months. Here is his first interview. "I started climbing ve…
8b+ by Mirko Caballero (11)
Mirko Caballero has joined the big group of kids having done God's own stone, 8b+ in Red River Gorge."Crazy!!!! The crux sequence felt really hard, probably v10! Soooo psyched to have sent it!!!!!!" As a boulderer, he has done four 8A and harder.
8A+ by Mirko Caballero (11)
Mirko Caballero has done his first 8A+, The Auqarium in Bishop. "Long. Reminds me how much I hate the heel hook on Aquatic Hitchhiker. Still super psyched for m…
Mirko Caballero (10) interview
Mirko Caballero is the latest wonderkid, having done three 8As and four 7C+s during the last two months. Here is his first interview. "I started climbing ve…
8b+ by Mirko Caballero (11)
Mirko Caballero has joined the big group of kids having done God's own stone, 8b+ in Red River Gorge."Crazy!!!! The crux sequence felt really hard, probably v10! Soooo psyched to have sent it!!!!!!" As a boulderer, he has done four 8A and harder.
8A+ by Mirko Caballero (11)
Mirko Caballero has done his first 8A+, The Auqarium in Bishop. "Long. Reminds me how much I hate the heel hook on Aquatic Hitchhiker. Still super psyched for m…
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…