Vertical-Life
No More Greener Grasses 8A+ by Allison Vest and Alex Johnson
Vest (pictured): "Sent right before the storm and with an already damp top out… spicy. Such a good one!"
Johnson (spotting): "Always been on the life list. 2nd try this trip, remember trying in like 2008 and not being able to do any moves lol. Feeling pretty fit."
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…
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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…
Sara Gearhart does No More Greener Grasses (8A+)
Sara Gearhart, who the last 18 months has done a dozen 8A’s and five 8A+’, has sent No More Greener Grasses (8A+) at Mt Evans. ”So cool to come back to a bou…
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…
Katie Lamb puts down another two 8B's
Katie Lamb has done Evil Backwards (8B), and Death Trout (8B), both at Mt Evans. The 25-year-old has now done 22 boulders 8B to 8B+ and she extends her lead in the 8a ranking game where she has been #1 for more than two years.
Sara Gearhart does No More Greener Grasses (8A+)
Sara Gearhart, who the last 18 months has done a dozen 8A’s and five 8A+’, has sent No More Greener Grasses (8A+) at Mt Evans. ”So cool to come back to a bou…
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…
Katie Lamb puts down another two 8B's
Katie Lamb has done Evil Backwards (8B), and Death Trout (8B), both at Mt Evans. The 25-year-old has now done 22 boulders 8B to 8B+ and she extends her lead in the 8a ranking game where she has been #1 for more than two years.
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…