Kryptonite 9a | Climbing History

Climber	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Tommy Caldwell	Lead \| worked	1999
First ascent.
Yuji Hirayama	Lead \| worked	20th May 2001	8c+
References [1] On The Edge Issue 109, page 12 [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I2t2T-FoZc
Dave Graham	Lead \| worked	14th Sep 2008	9a (soft)
Joe Kinder	Lead \| worked	24th Sep 2008	9a
Jonathan Siegrist	Lead \| worked	3rd Sep 2010	9a
Carlo Traversi	Lead \| worked	23rd Mar 2015	9a
Jon Cardwell	Lead \| worked	11th Apr 2015	9a (soft)
Margo Hayes	Lead \| worked	Jun 2020
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CCADXzhJpOo/
Paige Claassen	Lead \| worked	Jun 2020	9a
Tommy FA'd the year I started climbing, and this route has always seemed mythical in its level of difficulty. [1] References [1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/united-states/the-fortress/sectors/the-fortress-of-solitude-9f0la/routes/kryptonite-37eb8
Dan Mirsky	Lead \| worked	24th Dec 2020	8c+
Matt Segal	Lead \| worked	2023
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8y2XGhb5rA [2] https://www.8a.nu/news/matt-segall-sends-kryptonite-9a-surrounded-by-snow-and-icicles
Zach Miller	Lead \| worked	31st Mar 2026	8c+
Olivia Ogier	Lead \| worked	2nd May 2026	8c+ (hard)

Kryptonite | 9a Sport route at the Fortress of Solitude

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