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Brooke and Shawn Raboutou send Box Therapy 8C (+)
She first tried it last year and this year it only took the Olympian a few sessions to send it and her personal grade opinion is 8C. Daniel Woods put it up as an 8C+ and all the three previous repeaters have not commented on the grade. (c) Finn Stack
In the last 12 IFSC competitions Brooke has entered, her worst results was #5. Shawn has previously done two 9A's and overall he has one of the most impressive ticklists in the world.
Their parents are Didier Raboutou, one of the best rock and competition climbers some 30 years ago, and Robyn Erbesfield. She won the first World Cup she entered and in 1995, she won her last and also the world championship. In the 30+ World Cups she entered her worst result was #5 and she won the WC four straight years from 1992. Equally impressive is that she did her first 8c at age 49.
Jernej Kruder sends Martin Krpan (9a) sans knee pads
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Welcome to Vertical-Life Web
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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…
Brooke Raboutou completes an 8A+/B flash in Ticino
Brooke Raboutou, who last month sent Box Therapy (8C), reports on Instagram that she has flashed Nascondino 8A+/B and Darkness 8A+ in Ticino. (c) Matty Hong To…
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…
Alex Puccio sends Chocolate Jesus (8B)
Alex Puccio reports on Instagram that she, on her second session, has sent Chocolate Jesus (8B) in Wild Basin. In total, the runner-up in the World Championship…
Brooke Raboutou completes an 8A+/B flash in Ticino
Brooke Raboutou, who last month sent Box Therapy (8C), reports on Instagram that she has flashed Nascondino 8A+/B and Darkness 8A+ in Ticino. (c) Matty Hong To…
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…
Alex Puccio sends Chocolate Jesus (8B)
Alex Puccio reports on Instagram that she, on her second session, has sent Chocolate Jesus (8B) in Wild Basin. In total, the runner-up in the World Championship…
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…