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Olympic photographers comments
"Everybody looks fit and prepared! Everybody seems very psyched to be here and ready to compete! I mean Janja and Tomoa look like they are absolutely dominant in bouldering. I believe Tomoa is running sub 6 seconds and Alberto is running a lot of sixes. Janja and Miho are both pretty speedy now as well"
Jon Glassberg, 8a member who has done 8C, reports also with pics through his Insta and we got some further comments.
"We have been at the wall every day and shooting the whole process. It’s amazing. It feels like a new era for climbing and a huge international celebration of our sport.
Pretty much everyone you would expect to be in good form is looking strong and most people have come a long way with speed climbing times. Lots of sub 8sec times in practice for the men very consistently and women were looking fast as well. Two Russians and 1 polish competitor did not attend training so we were not able to get a good read on them…
It’s really interesting since so much time has passed since qualifying for the Olympics in 2019 how people have handled an extra year of training and maintaining peak fitness. Some have injuries, some are looking very fit, overall it’s been a wild ride but very exciting to let the world in on how cool climbing is."
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…
Most ascents by top-ranked
1 435 Rafael Passos, 1 124 Adam Ondra, 843 Jamie Emerson, 817 David Graham, 785 Daniel Woods, 692 James Webb, 675 Ramon Julian, 649 Mathieu Bouyoud, 645 Jon Cardwell, 638 Nick Duttle, 623 Jon Glassberg, 596 Chris Zehani, 560 Brion Voges, 556 Jerney Kruder, 502 Joey Kinder Did we forget any?
8c slab by Paige Claasen
Jon Glassberg who has been around making films with many of the top guys during the many years reports on Facebook, "Paige Claassen just sent one of the worlds hardest slabs! "Art Attack (8c) at Sasso Remeno, Italy! 2nd ascent since the FA in 2004! I could not even believe my eyes. Nearly the last…
Glassberg sets the bar at 8C
Jon Glassberg has a personal best of 8B but he is aiming for The Big Island 8C in Fontainebleau. Read his blog on La Sportiva describing his process and plan wh…
Most ascents by top-ranked
1 435 Rafael Passos, 1 124 Adam Ondra, 843 Jamie Emerson, 817 David Graham, 785 Daniel Woods, 692 James Webb, 675 Ramon Julian, 649 Mathieu Bouyoud, 645 Jon Cardwell, 638 Nick Duttle, 623 Jon Glassberg, 596 Chris Zehani, 560 Brion Voges, 556 Jerney Kruder, 502 Joey Kinder Did we forget any?
8c slab by Paige Claasen
Jon Glassberg who has been around making films with many of the top guys during the many years reports on Facebook, "Paige Claassen just sent one of the worlds hardest slabs! "Art Attack (8c) at Sasso Remeno, Italy! 2nd ascent since the FA in 2004! I could not even believe my eyes. Nearly the last…
Glassberg sets the bar at 8C
Jon Glassberg has a personal best of 8B but he is aiming for The Big Island 8C in Fontainebleau. Read his blog on La Sportiva describing his process and plan wh…
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…