Defying Gravity | 8C Boulder problem

8a.nu
See also No One Mourns the Wicked.

The crux first move is 8B+ on it's own, with a tricky ~8Aish sequence still to do after you stick the start.

Contributors
remus
70 contributions since 7th April 2021.
Mattsparksy
11 contributions since 5th May 2025.
eric.jerome
4 contributions since 21st October 2024.

Pics + Vids

No pics or vids yet.

Ascents

9 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Daniel Woods Boulder | worked 16th Nov 2013
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BPSi6G1g34Y/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELflS9U08HU
Jimmy Webb Boulder | worked 21st Nov 2014
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40j-3y7aJJ8
Noah Wheeler Boulder | worked 13th Nov 2023
Third ascent.

8 years later. With campus-board beta because my span is slightly too short to keep good tension on the low feet. Amazing how there's so many different ways to do the boulder dependant on one's body type, each providing similar difficulty and top-tier nuanced movement. Proudest send so far. [2]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Czl8iEvOB_p/

[2] https://www.8a.nu/crags/bouldering/united-states/south-platte/sectors/thunder-ridge/routes/defying-gravity/

[3] https://www.climbing.com/news/noah-wheeler-makes-the-long-awaited-3rd-ascent-of-defying-gravity/

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaGaI8NQppg
Nathaniel Coleman Boulder | worked Between 13th Nov 2023 and 15th Dec 2023
Fourth ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTqxoMsPlg

[2] https://gripped.com/profiles/nathaniel-coleman-talks-sending-defying-gravity-v15/
Austin Geiman Boulder | worked 20th Oct 2024
Over 100 sessions.

Austin stuck the crux first move in 2013 but dropped another tricky move slightly higher up.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBaTBszppsH/
Adam Shahar Boulder | worked 15th Nov 2024

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DCab3WOunKK/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQebIhpZ-z0
Colin Duffy Boulder | worked 1st Dec 2024
1 session. 8 attempts.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DDFi3BsSGm1/?img_index=1

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6yiXZVcyrQ
Hamish McArthur Boulder | worked 4th May 2025
1 session.

Less than 2 hours!
Beckett Hsin Boulder | worked 19th Oct 2025
1 session.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DQCvy91D-3w/