Vertical-Life
Two 8A's by Allison Vest
in Joe's Valley (UT); "Took longer than it should have cause I fell on the upper cross a couple times and lost the will to crimp for a second. Climb so nice."
Red Feather in Big Cottonwood Canyon (UT); "Super cool new one up big cottonwood with super unique and finicky edges from Odin. Always psyched to check out new boulders that haven’t had much traffic yet."
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…
Two 8B's by Allison Vest
Allison Vest, who last year did her first 8B+, has sent Pagan Poetry Low (8B) in Joe's Valley (UT), after trying it for some ten sessions. ”I really battled wit…
Masterpiece 8B by Allison Vest in one session
Allison Vest, who the last week sent her third 8B, has made in Joe's Valley (UT). "Woah. Single sesh. What just happened?? Kind of all of a sudden I was standi…
Army of the Dead 8B by Allison Vest
Allison Vest has done Army of the Dead (8B) in Joe's Valley (UT) in four sessions. "Yay! Stoked to put this one together. I really liked the moves on Ghost of W…
Two 8B's by Allison Vest
Allison Vest, who last year did her first 8B+, has sent Pagan Poetry Low (8B) in Joe's Valley (UT), after trying it for some ten sessions. ”I really battled wit…
Masterpiece 8B by Allison Vest in one session
Allison Vest, who the last week sent her third 8B, has made in Joe's Valley (UT). "Woah. Single sesh. What just happened?? Kind of all of a sudden I was standi…
Army of the Dead 8B by Allison Vest
Allison Vest has done Army of the Dead (8B) in Joe's Valley (UT) in four sessions. "Yay! Stoked to put this one together. I really liked the moves on Ghost of W…
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…