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Back Road 9a by Stefan Scarperi
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…
Monkey Wedding 8C by Stefan Scarperi
Stefan Scarperi has, in just four sessions, done Monkey Wedding (8C) in Rocklands. Fred Nicole put it up in 2002 as an 8B+ but later it has been upgraded and co…
First 8B by Stefan Scarperi (19)
Stefan Scarperi has done Im Schatten der Großmeister, 8B in Algund. "Second ascent!! The best boulderproblem I have ever done. Felt so easy today, totally my st…
The Italian youngsters are coming strong
Core, Lavarda, Moroni, Caminati, Lavarda, Calibani, Crespi and Manolo are examples of world class climbers from Italy. From a global perspective overall, Italy …
Monkey Wedding 8C by Stefan Scarperi
Stefan Scarperi has, in just four sessions, done Monkey Wedding (8C) in Rocklands. Fred Nicole put it up in 2002 as an 8B+ but later it has been upgraded and co…
First 8B by Stefan Scarperi (19)
Stefan Scarperi has done Im Schatten der Großmeister, 8B in Algund. "Second ascent!! The best boulderproblem I have ever done. Felt so easy today, totally my st…
The Italian youngsters are coming strong
Core, Lavarda, Moroni, Caminati, Lavarda, Calibani, Crespi and Manolo are examples of world class climbers from Italy. From a global perspective overall, Italy …
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…