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Will Bosi
Will Bosi is a climber from Edinburgh in Scotland. He first came to prominence as a competition climber, but has since become one of the leading climbers across both sport climbing and bouldering. In 2020 he became only the second Brit to climb 9b with La Capella, and in 2025 he made the second ascent of Excalibur (9b+), becoming the first British climber to climb the grade.
Much of Will's most notable climbing since 2022 has been in bouldering. In 2022 he made the first ascent of Honey Badger (8C+) at Badger Cove, and later that year climbed Alphane (9A). He has since added Burden of Dreams (9A), Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) and Spots of Time (9A). In 2025 Will made the first ascent of Realm of Tor'ment (9A), making him the first person to climb five 9A boulders.
Will continues to push himself on projects such as Silence (9c), Terranova (8C+) and the Dumby Project.
References
[1] My Climbing Journey April 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmmMbpCsSuA
[2] Interview with Lattice Training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn1dJNPfAfc
[3] https://www.climbing.com/people/interview-will-bosi-spots-of-time/
[4] Interview with Emil Abrahamsson Jan 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OygaAqejUTg
Will Bosi is a climber from Edinburgh in Scotland. He first came to prominence as a competition climber, but has since become one of the leading climbers across both sport climbing and bouldering. In 2020 he became only the second Brit to climb 9b with La Capella, and in 2025 he made the second ascent of Excalibur (9b+), becoming the first British climber to climb the grade.
Much of Will's most notable climbing since 2022 has been in bouldering. In 2022 he made the first ascent of Honey Badger (8C+) at Badger Cove, and later that year climbed Alphane (9A). He has since added Burden of Dreams (9A), Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) and Spots of Time (9A). In 2025 Will made the first ascent of Realm of Tor'ment (9A), making him the first person to climb five 9A boulders.
Will continues to push himself on projects such as Silence (9c), Terranova (8C+) and the Dumby Project.
References
[1] My Climbing Journey April 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmmMbpCsSuA
[2] Interview with Lattice Training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn1dJNPfAfc
[3] https://www.climbing.com/people/interview-will-bosi-spots-of-time/
[4] Interview with Emil Abrahamsson Jan 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OygaAqejUTg
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Pete Whittaker on Bar Wars (E8)
Amélie Kägi on Flow My Tears (8B)
Tom Randall on Winner Takes All (E7)
Jesús Muñoz on Lur (8B+)
Hamish McArthur on The Singularity (8C)
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Podcasts
Featuring 4014 podcasts. Try searching for a climber to see podcasts with them, or check out some of these podcasts:
- Ethan Salvo on The Testpiece Podcast, August 2024
- Nathan Hoette on CIA - Climbing Intelligence Agency, September 2022
- Stefanie Myr on The Nugget, September 2023
- Johnny Dawes on Jam Crack Podcast, October 2018
Library
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- Masters of Stone 5 - Dan Osman Film
- Asia, Southeastern China, Namcha Barwa (1991) Journal
- New Climbs (1968) Guidebook
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