Video: Daniel Woods in his brutal ring-lock boulder Adrenaline (8C+)

Sharp and painful holds combined with icy temperatures – that's winter bouldering in Colorado. Accompany the American bouldering pros Daniel Woods and Nina Williams on tough climbs like Adrenaline (8C+), Freakshow (8C) or The Heist (8+).

As Daniel Woods last winter after more than a year of planning Adrenaline (8C+), he spoke from his most painful boulder so farA bad ring lock made the high-end boulder not only a physical problem, but also a mental challenge.

Filmmaker Bobby Sorich has captured the difficult process of the first ascent of Adrenaline in an aesthetic video, as well as the first repeat of Drew Ruana's testpiece Freakshow (8C) and Nina Williams Ascent of The Heist (8A+)

That might interest you

+ + +

Credits: Cover picture Bobby Sorich

Jakob Schubert repeats “DNA” – the first confirmed 9c in climbing history

Hundreds of spectators watched as the Tyrolean climber clipped the anchor of Seb Bouin's "DNA" in the Verdon Gorge. With his live ascent, Schubert created a climbing moment that will go down in history – as the first repeat of a 9c route, currently the highest grade in sport climbing.

World Cups, World Championships & Olympic Qualification | World Climbing presents its 2027 season calendar

2027 will be an important year for competition – with qualification for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a World Championship in the Czech Republic and a full World Cup calendar in bouldering, lead, speed and para climbing.

Hard Sends: Sébastien Bouin on the first ascent of “Le Chant des Muses” (9b)

In April 2026, Bouin successfully completed his project "Le Chant des Muses" on the Romeyer Wall in the Drôme region. A film by Black Diamond shows the exceptional French climber behind the scenes and his journey to the successful ascent.

News

Jakob Schubert repeats “DNA” – the first confirmed 9c in climbing history

Hundreds of spectators watched as the Tyrolean climber clipped the anchor of Seb Bouin's "DNA" in the Verdon Gorge. With his live ascent, Schubert created a climbing moment that will go down in history – as the first repeat of a 9c route, currently the highest grade in sport climbing.

World Cups, World Championships & Olympic Qualification | World Climbing presents its 2027 season calendar

2027 will be an important year for competition – with qualification for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a World Championship in the Czech Republic and a full World Cup calendar in bouldering, lead, speed and para climbing.

Hard Sends: Sébastien Bouin on the first ascent of “Le Chant des Muses” (9b)

In April 2026, Bouin successfully completed his project "Le Chant des Muses" on the Romeyer Wall in the Drôme region. A film by Black Diamond shows the exceptional French climber behind the scenes and his journey to the successful ascent.

Silvan Schüpbach: New, wild climbing route in the Bernese Oberland

Silvan Schüpbach and Janluca Kostner have made the first complete free climb of "Untergang der Titanen" (8a) on the north face of the Gross Wellhorn. The 600-meter route in the Bernese Alps remains consistently difficult over its 20 pitches.