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A star is born 9a FA by Enrique Beltran
”The first time that I tried the route was in april after the send of Supernowa (9a). A star is born is totally my style: campus, dynamik and powerfull but the heat came in summer and I left it. In september there are a lot of motivation in this sector because Daniel Fuertes did his project Excelsior (9a+) and I did good links but I needed to wait for good conditions for the send.”
What is the background of the name?
Dani got the news that he was going to be a father, for the second time, the day that he finished bolting the line.
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…
Excelsior 9a+ FA by Dani Fuertes (42)
Daniel Fuertes has done the FA of Excelsior (9a+) in Foz de Zafrané. The 42-year-old did his first 8a in 1997 and now he has done 1 258 up to 9a+. Last week he …
Supernowa 9a by Enrique Beltrán Blasco
Enrique Beltrán Blasco, who did his first 8b just 2.5 years ago, has done Supernowa (9a) in Vadiello. "The truth is that it has been a psychologically hard pr…
Priorato de Sion 9a by Enrique Beltrán Blasco
Enrique Beltran Blasco has done Priorato de Sion (9a) in Alquezar. Daniel Fuertes bolted it and later in 2008, Ramon Julian made the FA suggesting 8c+ but as wi…
Excelsior 9a+ FA by Dani Fuertes (42)
Daniel Fuertes has done the FA of Excelsior (9a+) in Foz de Zafrané. The 42-year-old did his first 8a in 1997 and now he has done 1 258 up to 9a+. Last week he …
Supernowa 9a by Enrique Beltrán Blasco
Enrique Beltrán Blasco, who did his first 8b just 2.5 years ago, has done Supernowa (9a) in Vadiello. "The truth is that it has been a psychologically hard pr…
Priorato de Sion 9a by Enrique Beltrán Blasco
Enrique Beltran Blasco has done Priorato de Sion (9a) in Alquezar. Daniel Fuertes bolted it and later in 2008, Ramon Julian made the FA suggesting 8c+ but as wi…
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…