Vertical-Life
Two 8B's by Rei Kawamata (15)
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…
Hydra 8B (+) by Rei Kawamata (16)
Rei kawamata, #5 in both the Moscow WC as well as in the Youth CH, has done Hydra 8B (+) in Shiobara. Last year he did his first 8B+ there being just 14 years o…
Kruder wins great show for Slovenia again
Jernej Kruder qualified last so he started first in the final where he executed them almost perfectly, doing them all in just eight attempts. He was third into …
Asagimadara 8C by Rei Kawamata (16)
Rei kawamata, who last year was #5 in the Moscow World Cup, has done his first 8C, Asagimadara in Mizugaki. Amazingly, the 16-year-old took it down in just 90 m…
Hydra 8B (+) by Rei Kawamata (16)
Rei kawamata, #5 in both the Moscow WC as well as in the Youth CH, has done Hydra 8B (+) in Shiobara. Last year he did his first 8B+ there being just 14 years o…
Kruder wins great show for Slovenia again
Jernej Kruder qualified last so he started first in the final where he executed them almost perfectly, doing them all in just eight attempts. He was third into …
Asagimadara 8C by Rei Kawamata (16)
Rei kawamata, who last year was #5 in the Moscow World Cup, has done his first 8C, Asagimadara in Mizugaki. Amazingly, the 16-year-old took it down in just 90 m…
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…