Pain makes me stronger 8c+ by Chiara Hanke
In 2019, she become the first female in Frankenjura to do a 9a, Sever the Wicked Hand commenting. ”I started climbing at the age of 13 after a shoulder surgery. Before that I was passionate about wakeboarding. Actually I just wanted to get fit for wakeboarding again quickly. A climbing hall had opened around the corner from me at the time. That was so much fun for me that I stayed with it. Then everything went very fast: competitions, member of the national team, more competitions. I didn‘t get to really climb outside until the end of 2017, when I started climbing again after a knee injury lasting almost 3 months. That was a lot of fun for me and motivation! In 2018 I only climbed outside besides training. Wallstreet was certainly a highlight of it. For me it was and still is important to climb many routes and climbb in general. I really don't like to try routes to often. Then I have the feeling not to climb any more and I miss just doing moves."
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…
Alex Megos reports on Instagram that after a disappointing performance at the Olympics, he traveled to Flatanger and in just five sessions he was able to compl…
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…
Moritz Winkler has flashed in Frankenjura. The 26-year-old was pushing hard on rock and in comps as a teenager and had previously only done one 8c+. "Short ro…
Action Directe (9a) by Vojta Trojan
Vojta Trojan, who already has eight 9a's to his name, has done Action Directe (9a) in Frankenjura. "The day of the send AD was all wet when we got there - I did…
Sever the Wicked Hand (9a) by Pepa Šindel, 15
Pepa Šindel, who last autumn sent his first 9a+, has done Sever The Wicked Hand (9a) in Frankenjura. (c) Petr Piechowicz Can you tell us more about the ascent? …
Moritz Winkler has flashed in Frankenjura. The 26-year-old was pushing hard on rock and in comps as a teenager and had previously only done one 8c+. "Short ro…
Action Directe (9a) by Vojta Trojan
Vojta Trojan, who already has eight 9a's to his name, has done Action Directe (9a) in Frankenjura. "The day of the send AD was all wet when we got there - I did…
Sever the Wicked Hand (9a) by Pepa Šindel, 15
Pepa Šindel, who last autumn sent his first 9a+, has done Sever The Wicked Hand (9a) in Frankenjura. (c) Petr Piechowicz Can you tell us more about the ascent? …
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…
Janja Garnbret reports with an Instagram video that she has done the first female ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Bügeleisen sit-start (8C) in Maltatal. Two years…