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Multiverse 8C by Taylor McNeill
Do you know why it was 8B+ originally?
If I remember correctly, Jimmy had never done an established 8C at that time and didn’t feel comfortable calling it harder. The boulder is in the middle of nowhere, about an hour of driving on dirt roads. Also is quite hard. Daniel came really close in the spring, I bet it will see another ascent soon.
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…
Austin Purdy does the Multiverse (8C)
Austin Purdy has repeated James Webb's The Multiverse (8C) in Neverland. Webb put it up as an 8B+ in 2014 and it took eight years until it was repeated with an …
Variant 8C by Taylor McNeil
Taylor McNeill, who previously has done four 8C'd and one 8C+, has done Drew Ruana's Variant (8B+) in Mt Evans. "I did the easier start a few days ago, We can…
Insomniac (8C+) by Woods and Webb
Daniel Woods and James Webb sent Insomniac (8C+) last year. Here is the Webb interview and the Woods article
Austin Purdy does the Multiverse (8C)
Austin Purdy has repeated James Webb's The Multiverse (8C) in Neverland. Webb put it up as an 8B+ in 2014 and it took eight years until it was repeated with an …
Variant 8C by Taylor McNeil
Taylor McNeill, who previously has done four 8C'd and one 8C+, has done Drew Ruana's Variant (8B+) in Mt Evans. "I did the easier start a few days ago, We can…
Insomniac (8C+) by Woods and Webb
Daniel Woods and James Webb sent Insomniac (8C+) last year. Here is the Webb interview and the Woods article
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…