9b climbers com/Kans Jul 9, 2024 · Became the first person to climb 9b+ and 9c routes. On the 5. The hardest boulder solved was at the boulder grade of V17 (9A) for men and V15/V16 (8C/8C+) for women. 9b+, 9b+ hard or 9c? Since the Austrian's redpoint ascent of one of the hardest sport climbing routes in the world Jakob Schubert the climbing scene speculated about what grade Schubert would propose. 15c) with La Dura Dura in 2013. Bibliographie is a circa 35-metre (115 ft) sport climbing route on a limestone cliff on the southern face of Céüse mountain, near Gap and Sigoyer, in France. El austriaco, que ha destacado en varias ocasiones rebajando grados extremos como en el caso de King capella en Siurana, realizó su único encadenamiento confirmado de 9b+ en noviembre de 2019, con la segunda repetición de Perfecto mundo en Margalef. The route starts up Rainshadow before breaking slightly rightward to join and finish up Bat Route . Stefano Ghisolfi participates in all three disciplines of the climbing sport, namely, Lead, Bouldering and Speed climbing. Beide Routen wurden von Chris Sharma erschlossen. Approximately 8B/+ to a bad rest in to an 8B+/C boulder [1], 18 moves with Stefano Ghisolfi's sequence. In addition, the skill level of the climber has also been included. Die erste 9b+ folgte mit „Change“ im Jahr 2012 und die erste 9c „Silence“ folgte dann im Jahr 2017. 15 front, Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven sent La Planta de Shiva (5. [7] The climbing media have speculated on why La Dura Dura had not had a third ascent (even by 2022, when the 9b+ route from 2020 Sep 5, 2014 · Super Smash Bros. 15c club includes eight climbers: Ondra, Sharma, Megos, Ghisolfi, Schubert, Bailey, Bouin, and Díaz-Rullo. 15 ascents as the next contestant (the formidable Alex Megos). Final Thoughts & Takeaways Hopefully, this article has introduced you to the world of 9c climbing and the people battling for their place on the holy grail. 9b/9b+ Fifth ascent. Si tratta della prima ascesa femminile di una via di questa difficoltà. 15b to date, but we’d bet more names will Sep 28, 2020 · Stefano is a leading competition climber having taken medals in the Climbing World Cup and Youth Climbing World Championships. info which helped to fill in a few gaps. Janja Garnbret sent two V15s, and French climber Marine Thevenet sent V15 in Spain. Jun 25, 2023 · Angy is an Austrian powerhouse that has achieved the unachievable. There are a variety of different systems used around the world to define rock climbs grades. If the latter it will probably be the first female to climb this grade. Hard Sport Climbing Ascents by Women More Change Log; Ascents by women of routes graded 9a+ or harder. Established by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023 and repeated by Will Bosi in February 2025, this fierce, intense overhang stands as one of the hardest sport climbs in the world. The route is his sixth of the grade and - in his opinion - his second-hardest redpoint to date after DNA 9c. Dec 2, 2023 · Located in Drena, near Arco, Italy, Excalibur was conquered by Italian climber, Stefano Ghisolfi, marking its first ascent. [b] [5] [12] In June 2017, aged 46, McClure completed long term project Rainman, Britain's first-ever 9b (5. B. See full list on climbernews. On November 2, 2015, he made the first free ascent (FFA) of Lapsus, in Andonno (), a 70-hold sport climbing route for which he proposed a grade of 9b (5. 15b/c), thus making La Dura Dura the world's first 9b+. 15c) route. I. Raboutou, the French-American daughter of Didier Raboutou and Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and sister of elite boulderer Shawn Raboutou, adds this Feb 6, 2023 · Despite Excalibur being his first new route at 9b+, Ghisolfi is one of the most experienced climbers in the world at 9b and above, having climbed ten 9b routes, and made repeats of a further three 9b+'s, in Perfecto Mundo (9b+), Change (L1+L2) (9b+), and Bibliographie (9b+), which he downgraded from 9c. In 2009, at age 16, he won his first gold medal in lead climbing World Cup and first silver medal in lead Climbing World Championships in the adults category. In total, 115 climbers have now climbed a 5. The first 9b in the UK and the hardest route climbed by a Brit at the time it was first climbed. Butterfly vine (Callaeum macroptera) is a fast-growing climber that can cover a large area and quickly provide shade. The difficulties are listed in increasing order of difficulty. Feb 5, 2023 · Excalibur is an 9b+ Sport route. He repeated Adam Ondra’s Move (5. The Italian climber Laura Rogora made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi’s Erebor a route that had been given a slash grade by Ghisolfi, 9b/+. He obtains the best results in Lead climbing and has climbed Perfecto Mundo, a 5. 15d, Silence, remains unrepeated. 15b) route, Madame Ching. While the 9b+ grade will need to be confirmed, the young climber's other nails-hard redpoints would suggest the grade will stick. Sep 13, 2022 · Coral vine (Antigonon leptopus), like calico vine, grows in zone 9b as a woody vine and in 9a as an herbaceous perennial. 15c first ascents: Ondra, Megos, Bouin, Ghisolfi, and Díaz-Rullo. The 23-year-old climber dedicated endless time and training to prepare for such a difficult feat. Another 5. Sharma was the only rock climber of this "first potential 9b" group that would go on to climb further consensus 9b-graded sport-climbing routes in his climbing career, which he did with Golpe de Estado (2008), and Neanderthal (2009); Sharma also went on to climb at 9b+ (5. Oct 29, 2018 · Rock Types and Geology for Climbers Hardest Trad Routes. The route was bolted in 2009 by Ethan Pringle, and was first ascended by Alexander Megos on 5 August 2020. These days, Sharma owns a successful chain of climbing gyms in Spain , and a reality T. 15b. 15b) graded sport climbing route (King Capella in 2021), and by 2023, was one of only a small group of climbers in the world to have completed a V17 (9A) boulder Apr 1, 2023 · Jakob Schubert Jakob Schubert en ‘Perfecto mundo’ 9b+ de Margalef. Alex Honnold is undoubtedly the most famous climber on earth today. Sep 28, 2023 · This is how Jakob Schubert rates the sport climbing route BIG aka Project Big. Cosi Fan Tutte Three years later, after sending Ali Hulk, in the spring of 2013, Magnus returned to Rodellar, Spain, this time at the Piscineta sector, climbing one of his most famous routes, Cosi Fan Tutte 8c+. Dec 31, 2024 · More women also entered the 15er club this year. 15b) route, and in 2020, she achieved yet another incredible feat by completing the first free ascent of a 9b (5. Sep 13, 2022 · Adam is known now for climbing probably the hardest route in the world – “Silence” 9c – as well as having completed the most 9b+ routes, and flashed and onsighted the hardest sports routes. 15c/9b+) in Ceuse, France. 15c (9b+) route, being only one of four people to do so. Es folgten im Jahr 2006 die erste 9a+/9b „Es Pontas“ und im Jahr 2008 mit „Jumbo Love“ die erste 9b. For some it was clear that he would go for grade 9c. 15b); that grade would still make it the hardest section of rock climbing ever done by anyone, anywhere. La Dura Dura is a 50-meter (160 ft) sport climb in Oliana, Spain. 15c) route, Change (Flatanger, NOR) Nov 7, 2017 · Watch Austrian climber Angela Eiter make history by becoming the first woman — and third person — to successfully free climb a 9b-rated route, at "La Planta de Shiva" in Villanueva del Rosario Apr 8, 2025 · American rock climber Brooke Raboutou has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b+ with her redpoint of 'Excalibur' at Arco, Italy. A relative unknown in 2006, he seemed to burst onto the scene in 2007 when he free soloed Yosemite’s Astroman and Rostrum in a day, matching Peter Croft’s 1987 feat. SHI-G : The live streaming crew from Japan !http://shigaming. Canary vine is another great performer, which bears small but copious deeply lobed, skirted yellow blooms. 15c) sport route Perfecto Mundo (Margalef, ESP), he became the fourth climber in history to redpoint a route at that grade, after Adam Ondra, Chris Sharma, and Alex Megos. 15b), [5] [13] [14] with PlanetMountain saying: "Steve McClure is the climber who almost single-handedly has dictated the pace of cutting-edge sport climbing in the UK. The best male sport climbers. Only Adam Ondra and Seb Bouin, the world William (Will) Bosi (born 27 December 1998) is a Scottish professional rock climber specializing in sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing. To date, the 5. Only three other women besides Verhoeven have climbed 5. As well as the line Stefano climbed there is also the potential for adding a hard 4 move boulder problem in to the start of the route. The line is short, steep, and powerful. Sep 18, 2023 · With this climb, Magnus became a legit member of the exclusive 9b climbers club, one that has a select number of climbers to this day. 15c). This film tells the Mar 29, 2021 · Bosi made the first ascent of a new route in Siurana called King Capella. Nov 30, 2021 · The first ascent of Perfecto Mundo was cracked by Alexander Megos in May 2018, making it Megos’ first 9b+, as well as the first route of this grade which didn’t have the first ascent made by Adam Ondra. 15c or harder may be coming soon in 2023. 15c / 9b+), the world's hardest climb at the time. The hardest onsight was at the grade of 9a (5. Thanks to Jonas Wiklund who's list on github was used as the basis for this list, and hardclimbs. G 9c in 2023) and boulder problems (fifth ascent of Alphane 9A in 2023). May 6, 2022 · Ondra retains his title as the best sport climber in history — he has three times as many 5. However, back in the day when he toured with his parents, he regularly broke records for the youngest ascents. Apr 25, 2025 · A list of almost all ascents of sport climbing routes graded 9b or harder. Apr 10, 2025 · This might raise the question of whether Excalibur goes easy for a 9b+, but the fact is that some of sport climbing's greats have tried and failed to get up it, including the legendary Adam Ondra. The German put 15 climbing days into the route before clipping the chains, one of the longest projects in Mego’s climbing career to date. Practically all the hardest climbs in the country are his, starting Jun 6, 2023 · If there’s one topic that’s guaranteed to get the climbing community hot and bothered, it’s the number 9 followed by the letter C. Roped A list of all the sport routes 9b or harder that have currently been climbed, including details of the first ascent. Pushing the limit is what drives climbing, attracts the media and the public and thus opens even more opportunities for development and progress. Slash grades usually suggest uncertainty about the difficulty of a route so future consensus could end up being 9b or 9b+. Silence (also Project Hard), is a 45-metre (148 ft) severely overhanging sport climbing route in the granite Hanshelleren Cave in Flatanger Municipality, Norway. He repeated Alex Megos’s Bibliographie (5. This is one of the hardest routes in Italy that has puzzled top climbers such as Adam Ondra, Will Bosi and Jakob Schubert. [6]On December 7, 2018, after climbing the 9b+ (5. Five of these climbers have put up 5. 15d) for men and 9b+ (5. Even in 2023, the elusive 9c climbing grade is still a highly coveted prize, with very few people even possessing the ability to send the hardest climbing grade ever established. 15 route, and 38 have climbed a 5. Known for her formidable strength and laser-focus, Eiter has been a role model for aspiring climbers, especially women, to pursue excellence in the sport. 15b). Breakdown is roughly 8a/+ ( Raindogs without grabbing the chains) to 8A to 8c+. Laura Rogora (born 28 April 2001) is an Italian rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and in competition climbing (and competition lead climbing in particular). 15c) route Apr 9, 2025 · In climbing the route, Raboutou becomes the first woman to climb a route at 9b+, marking the first time that a new grade has been broken into within women's sport climbing since Angela Eiter's ascent of La Planta de Shiva (9b) in 2017. Oct 25, 2023 · These female climbers will inspire you to start scaling peaks today. 9b 22nd Oct 2017 Apr 9, 2025 · Clamoroso ad Arco! Brooke Raboutou ha scalato Excalibur (9b+). Ondra’s landmark 5. V show on H. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Apr 17, 2024 · She pushed the boundaries for female climbers by being the first woman to successfully climb a 9b route, raising the bar for competitive sport climbing. As of October 2024, the hardest single-pitch redpoint was at the grade of 9c (5. It only lists ascents at the climbers hardest grade, so each climbers has a single entry on the list. 14d) for men and 8c (5. Apr 9, 2025 · But don't be fooled; it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision—a 9b+ never is. Its black marked yellow Nov 17, 2020 · Alex Megos is one of only a handful of climbers to have climbed 9b+ when he made the first ascent of “Perfecto Mundo” – originally a Chris Sharma project. By 2022, Bouin is regarded as one of the strongest sport climbers in the world, being only the second-ever climber to establish a route graded 9c (5. Sep 13, 2022 · Mandevilla is one of the more tropical climbing vines for zone 9. Chris Sharma and Adam Ondra spent two years working together to climb La Dura Dura (5. The masterpiece of 6 years and 7 month … is here. Its long-lasting red, pink, or white flowers are great for attracting bees. Ondra is the first climber to redpoint a route with a proposed grade of 9c (5. 15 sessions. 15b/9b) in Spain this year—twice. Sébastien Bouin, nicknamed Seb Bouin, (born 7 April 1993) is a French rock climber born in Draguignan. He gave Akira 9b (5. Below you will find a table that compares the different climbing grades across the five most popular systems. It has large usually pink but also red and white blooms that resemble a Hibiscus. 15c (9b+). The action-packed story behind Angela Eiter's record-breaking 9b climb on La Planta de Shiva in Spain in October 2017. 15d), with DNA [] in 2022, and one of only a handful of climbers to create a new route at the grade of 9b+ (5. In 2012, at age 19, he redpointed the world’s first 9b+ (5. 15d) (Silence, 2017), [3] the first climber to redpoint a 9b+ (5. This list aims to list any male sport climber who has climbed 9b or harder. 14d) route onsight and has consistently pushed the boundaries of difficulty with his first ascents of multiple 9a+ and 9b routes. Comparison of Indoor Climbing Grades Feb 22, 2022 · Alex Honnold by Jimmy Chin. Being able to pass the boulder problem at the beginning from the ground for the first time and then climbing the 50 meter complete line was a physical and mental fight that I will never forget. Bosi is only the second British sport climber in history to redpoint a 9b (5. O with the name ‘The Climb’. Jul 23, 2023 · The first 9a+ climber , and then the first 9b , while bolting and climbing the world’s newest and hardest routes. Lead climbing is a more advanced form of climbing that requires the climber to clip into protection points along the route as they ascend. Where is your limit? Would you recognise it? For Steve McClure it’s an endless series of matchstick edges and nothing holds, high above the Yorkshire Dales. In 2021, she became the third-ever female climber in history to redpoint a 9b (5. The climb is located in Drena, near Ghisolfi’s hometown of Arco, Italy. Outside he’s incredibly accomplished and was the fourth climber to climb 9b+ on “Perfecto Mundo” in Margalef back in 2018. Among these elite spider-men and women, approximately 38 routes 9b or harder were ticked in the 2022/2023 season alone, with Seb Bouin adding yet another gnarly ascent to his tick list by putting up an FA of 9c. Dec 18, 2021 · The 22-year-old Scot William Bosi is one of the strongest climbers in the world. He’s also won multiple Italian Lead Climbing Championships. Climbing vines for zone 9 don't have to bloom to be attractive. Jakob Schubert is an Austrian climber, and one of the best all rounders of his generation with many comp achievements (Bronze in the 2020 Tokyo olympics, winning the World Championships in 2023), sport routes (third ascent of Perfecto Mundo 9b+ in 2019, first ascent of B. Zone 9 Vines for Foliage. 15d), and it is an important route in rock climbing history. Jun 23, 2024 · Lead climbing grades take into account the technical difficulty of the moves, the overall challenge of the route, and the risk level involved in climbing without a top-rope. With the first ascent of King Capella (9b + / 9b) at the latest, Bosi moved into the international spotlight. Feb 5, 2023 · Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi, 29, has made the first ascent of his long-term project, Excalibur, giving it a grade of 5. Rouhling, Fernandez, Andrada, or Caldwell Dec 21, 2024 · French climber Seb Bouin, 31, is well on his way to being the most accomplished sport climber of all time. And he claims that none of the holds was . 14b) for women. 15b/c/9b+), both in Flatangar, Norway. 15b)-graded sport climbing route, with her ascent of Erebor in Italy. Aug 16, 2023 · He was the first climber to send a 9a (5. In this video the guys from Lattice Training accompany him and show a typical training session by Bosi. Incredibly, Raboutou's ascent is also her first in the ninth grade, skipping 9a, 9a+, and 9b. The crag has become known as a popular destination for sport climbing thanks to its high concentration of hard routes – most of which were put up by Chris Sharma – including; Papichulo (9a+), Fight or Flight (9b), and of course La Dura Dura (9b+). When Czech climber Adam Ondra made the first free ascent on 3 September 2017, it became the first rock climb in the world to have a proposed climbing grade of 9c (5. 15c) for women. 15c/9b+) and Change (5. La ventiseienne climber del Colorado, medaglia d’argento Nov 21, 2024 · French climber Sébastien Bouin has made the first ascent of Wolf Kingdom (9b+) at Pic St Loup in Languedoc-Roussillon, southern France and proposed 9b+. Brawl, Ice Climbers. In August 2022, French climber Seb Bouin, and climbing partner of Ondra, made the third ascent of Change and felt the discovery of a kneebar graded it 9b/9b+ (5. Jun 15, 2012 · Pinches, slopers, crimps, and pockets lead to a jug rest near the lip of the roof where, on “redpoint,” Rouhling was handed a rope to lead the last fifteen feet of climbing. She became the first woman in history to climb a 9b (5. Along with Stefano Ghisolfi, they spent a few weeks working on it, Alex sending it first after 16 days and Stefano a few months later. The history and development of rock climbing is marked and driven by the ascension of ever harder climbs. com Jun 11, 2023 · As we stand in June 2023, 54 climbers have muscled their way up a grade 9b or harder. 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