Comments on: The Hardest Boulder Problems in the World (2022 Update)

By: Bri

Bri — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 03:11:59 +0000

In reply to Timon. Don't think Dwoods has upgraded any others but he has downgraded. Creature from the black lagoon. Its been considered soft for a bit now.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:07:13 +0000

Will Bosi with Honey Badger in the UK @ 8C+ FA, yet to have a repeat.

Aidan Roberts with Isles Of wonder, sit start 8C+. Extension/FA, yet to have a repeat.

Grades should stick. Brits like to sandbag

By: Avery

Avery — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:12:37 +0000

In reply to Thomas. Revisited the podcast; Drew mentioned that Griffin climbed the sit-start to No Additives in Joe's Valley, but looks like it's "just" V15 according to Griffin's post on 27crags.

By: Tony Julianelle

Tony Julianelle — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:30:35 +0000

What is the current feeling about the unrepeated problems by Jim Holloway?
Meathook at Horsetooth Reservoir outside of Fort Collins

Slapshot, outside of Boulder.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:23:33 +0000

Spray of Light in Rocklands, 8C by Daniel Woods. Repeated by James Squire and Ryuichi Murai at least. James Squire has also done two 8C’s in the UK, The World Is Yours (f8C) and Ambition (f8C). Will Bosi has done 9 x 8C boulders this year according to his ytube

By: Timon

Timon — Mon, 23 May 2022 08:31:08 +0000

In reply to André Lima. Shawn recently made an insta post in which he calls the low start of Foundations Edge: Fuck the System (V16/8C+). Apparently he has climbed another 2 hard (probably V16) projects in Switzerland recently.

By: Timon

Timon — Tue, 10 May 2022 11:28:30 +0000

Daniel Woods has updated his 8A profile ascents in which ice knife (sit start) has been upgraded to V16. Probably a few other ones too, but since I don’t have an 8A.nu profile I can’t see all of them. I’ve also heard a lot of comments on Lucid Dreaming V15, that it’s probably one of the hardest boulders in the world, would make sense with such a few ascents… V16 might in the end be the appropiate grade? Time will tell.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:36:27 +0000

Griffin Whiteside put up a lesser-known V16 in bishop I believe Drew Ruana talks about it in his podcast with thundercling climbing, apparently, it’s very upper end v16

By: Thomas Moirarty

Thomas Moirarty — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:33:11 +0000

Griffin Whiteside has sent Sleepwalker, his ascent was third or 4th I believe he’s tagged in a post of him doing it

By: André Lima

André Lima — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:30:15 +0000

Hey Man great post. But I think you missed one of Shawn’s 16 FA : Foundations Edge Sit in Switzerland.
Also Living Large was upgraded to 16.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 04:28:35 +0000

Griffin Whiteside has also done Sleepwalker (fourth ascent).

By: Pedro

Pedro — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 07:04:19 +0000

Nacho Sanchez recently added “Daños con-laterales”, 8c+, in Fortuna, Spain.