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Rustam SD 8A+ by Lucie Hrozová
How are you dealing with your compartment syndrome?
With the forearms, it depends, like now it hurts a lot and I don't climb since then. It is not always the same, but usually, I can only boulder one short session, like a few tries and then three rest days rest. Some days are a bit better and some are like really bad.
The 33-year-old has won 14 WC medals in Ice Climbing and she has also done one of the hardest mix routes in the world, Saphira M15-. This career came to a halt due to a serious shoulder injury. Then in 2019, she did an 8c but she had to stop due to Compartment syndrome. Instead, in May 2020 she started bouldering and within six months she did her first 8A+. More info on comparment syndrome from an 8a training article in 2010.
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…
Grotta Azzurra and Špekmen 8A+ by Jana Svecová (Vincourková)
Jana Svecová (Vincourková) has done Grotta Azzurra (8A+) in Moravský kras and Špekmen (8A+) in Petrohrad. The latter she thought was a soft 8A. The 25-year-old …
Cup of Immortality extension 8C (+) by Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra has had a great day in Moravský kras where he first flashed Vnitřní Svět Vítězů (8B), giving it a personal 8A+ grade. Later he did the FA of Pohár Nesmrtelnosti (prodloužení) 8C (+) (Cup of Immortality extension). "8C/8C+, maybe 8C+, last moves are very specific and hard to grade." The ex…
Jana Švecová sends Svini Mor (8B)
Jana Svecova has done Sviní Mor (8B) in Moravský kras and two 8A+. In the 8a ranking game, the 26-year-old is #2. "Roughly a month ago, I went to Terranova to try a few moves, but unfortunately, it was wet, so we headed to Staré Skály instead, which is another area in Moravian Karst roughly 5’of d…
Grotta Azzurra and Špekmen 8A+ by Jana Svecová (Vincourková)
Jana Svecová (Vincourková) has done Grotta Azzurra (8A+) in Moravský kras and Špekmen (8A+) in Petrohrad. The latter she thought was a soft 8A. The 25-year-old …
Cup of Immortality extension 8C (+) by Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra has had a great day in Moravský kras where he first flashed Vnitřní Svět Vítězů (8B), giving it a personal 8A+ grade. Later he did the FA of Pohár Nesmrtelnosti (prodloužení) 8C (+) (Cup of Immortality extension). "8C/8C+, maybe 8C+, last moves are very specific and hard to grade." The ex…
Jana Švecová sends Svini Mor (8B)
Jana Svecova has done Sviní Mor (8B) in Moravský kras and two 8A+. In the 8a ranking game, the 26-year-old is #2. "Roughly a month ago, I went to Terranova to try a few moves, but unfortunately, it was wet, so we headed to Staré Skály instead, which is another area in Moravian Karst roughly 5’of d…
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…