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Roxane Durand sends her first 8c at 38!
"A physical, powerful, and methodical path. I put my fingers on it at the end of summer 2021, at first it was abusing me, but today I tamed it! 6 sessions in 2021, 7 in 2022 post-school recovery, and 6 this year to clip this much coveted belay.
My first real 8c, here's the secret recipe: 1 - In the heatwave, return to your post-injury recovery project 2 - Realising we can still move 😊 3 - Lose 20°c in 2 days --> Monostopper the track 4 - Embark with the golden Marjorie Juarez for a day session from Nice, the very last day of my holidays 5 - Whistle at the chain 🤩🥳🎉"
Can you tell us about your climbing background and how you live your daily climbing life?
I started in 2000 and have climbed more and more often over the years. I spent 10 years living near Fontainebleau but I'm more a cliff climber.
I am a Physical Education teacher in high school and since 5 years I live in Nice and have enough free time to climb 3 or 4 times a week on the many crags around Nice like Gorges du Loup, Peillon, Castillon... The climate of the region really allows you to climb in pleasant temperatures 365 days a year 🙂
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…
Bouin's DNA (9c) video is out
Sebastien Bouin made the FA of DNA (9c) in La Ramirole last year. Now the 25 minutes mini-doc is out.
Sebastien Bouin had a record breaking 2022, doing the FA of DNA (9c), Suprême Jumbo Love (9b+), Nordic Marathon (9b/+) and he also repeated Change (9b+). Add t…
Solveig Korherr does Spanish Caravan (8c)
Solveig Korherr has done Spanish Caravan (8c) in La Ramirole. "Revenge on this one after the heat wave. 50m tufa madness. Happy to do the kingline of the cliff.…
Bouin's DNA (9c) video is out
Sebastien Bouin made the FA of DNA (9c) in La Ramirole last year. Now the 25 minutes mini-doc is out.
Sebastien Bouin had a record breaking 2022, doing the FA of DNA (9c), Suprême Jumbo Love (9b+), Nordic Marathon (9b/+) and he also repeated Change (9b+). Add t…
Solveig Korherr does Spanish Caravan (8c)
Solveig Korherr has done Spanish Caravan (8c) in La Ramirole. "Revenge on this one after the heat wave. 50m tufa madness. Happy to do the kingline of the cliff.…
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…