Will Bosi
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | GB |
| Date of birth: | 27th December 1998 |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 9A |
| Hardest Boulder (Flash): | 8B+ |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 9b |
| Hardest Sport (Flash): | 8b+ |
| Social Media |
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One of the new generation of British climbers who has come up through the comp scene and applied his talents to the rock.
Podcasts
- Lattice Training, November 2021
- Lattice Training, April 2021
- The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast, July 2022
- Jam Crack Podcast, March 2023
Pics + Vids
Monk Life (8B+)
Practice of the Wild (8B+)
Hubble (9a)
Northern Lights (9a)
Alphane (9A)
Alphane (9A)
Flash Flood (8B)
Big Paw (8B+)
Dreamtime (8C)
Hazel Grace Stand Start (8B+)
Hooligan (8c+)
Seraphim (8c)
Ulls de Bruixa (8C, FA)
La Furia de Jabali (9a+, FA)
Last Night (9a, FA)
Brandenburg Gate (9a+, FA)
La Ley Indignata (9a)
First Ley (9a+)
Mutation (9a+)
Transform (8c)
Fat Lip (8B)
King Capella (9b, FA)
Gepresster Hase (8B+)
Persian Dawn (8c+)
Red Snapper (8A+)
Highlander (8B+)
Home (8B)
Voyager (8B)
4X+1 (8B)
Weeding the Lip (8B)
Flip Flopera (8B)
Flipnic (8B)
Ephyra (8C+)
The Dagger (8B+)
Sviní Mor (8B)
Charizard (8B+)
Bulbasaur (8C, FA)
Iceberg (8C)
Tekuté Štěstí (8C)
Drift (8C)
Pata Ledovce (8C)
The Southern Hooligan (9a, FA)
Silent Singer (8C)
Trance (8C, FA)
Outliers (8C)
Superman SDS (8B+)
Bewilderness (8B+)
Isla de Encanta (8B)
Tomahawk (8B+)
Serenata (8C)
Beautiful Mind (8C, FA)
Honey Badger (8C+, FA)
Ascents
80 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| 2015 | Transform | 8c (Lead) | 2nd July 2015 | |
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Fourth ascent. |
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| Monk Life | 8B+ (Boulder) | 19th October 2015 | ||
| 2016 | Rainshadow | 9a (Lead) | 2nd May 2016 | |
| Hubble | 9a (Lead) | 25th October 2016 | ||
| 2017 | Jungle Speed | 9a (Lead) | 9th April 2017 | |
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Fourth go. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2017/04/jungle_speed+a_muerte_by_will_bosi-71065 |
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| El Món de Sofía | 8b+ (Lead Flash) | 11th April 2017 | ||
| A Muerte | 8c+ (Lead) | 18th April 2017 | ||
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2017/04/jungle_speed+a_muerte_by_will_bosi-71065 |
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| Evolution | 8c+ (Lead) | 4th July 2017 | ||
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Third go! |
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| The Prow | 8A (Boulder) | 30th July 2017 | ||
| Make it Funky | 8c (Lead) | 30th November 2017 | ||
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In a day. |
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| 2018 | Hunger | 9a (Lead) | 3rd April 2018 | |
| Practice of the Wild | 8B+ (Boulder) | 27th September 2018 | ||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2020 | La Capella | 9b (Lead) | 5th February 2020 | |
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Second ascent of a 9b by a brit, and the first british repeat of an established 9b. |
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| Bewilderness | 8B+ (Boulder) | 2nd June 2020 | ||
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4th go. |
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| Tomahawk | 8B+ (Boulder) | 26th June 2020 | ||
| Superman SDS | 8B+ (Boulder) | 6th July 2020 | ||
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/07/superman_sit_start_font_8b+_for_will_bosi-72380 |
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| Serenata | 8C (Boulder) | 3rd September 2020 | ||
| Isla de Encanta | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 19th September 2020 | ||
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CFUyD9lDCn7/ https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/09/will_bosi_flashes_isla_de_encanta_font_8b-72493 |
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| 2021 | La Furia de Jabali | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 4th February 2021 |
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CNLJim4DrRs/ https://www.8a.nu/news/king-capella-9b+-fa-and-9b-fa-etc-by-will-bosi-hc28s |
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| Last Night | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | 6th February 2021 | |
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https://www.8a.nu/news/king-capella-9b+-fa-and-9b-fa-etc-by-will-bosi-hc28s |
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| Ulls de Bruixa | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 11th February 2021 | |
| First Ley | 9a+ (Lead) | 24th February 2021 | ||
| Estado Crítico | 9a (Lead) | 24th February 2021 | ||
| Bhai Po | 8B+ (Boulder) | 1st March 2021 | ||
| La Ley Indignata | 9a (Lead) | 2nd March 2021 | ||
| King Capella | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 9th March 2021 | |
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Ten sessions, with three sessions just to work out the first sequence. https://www.instagram.com/p/CM_596cjKLX/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXcedGd3R78 https://www.8a.nu/news/king-capella-9b+-fa-and-9b-fa-etc-by-will-bosi-hc28s |
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| The Wild West | 8c+ (Lead) | 23rd May 2021 | ||
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Second ascent? |
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| Northern Lights | 9a (Lead) | 11th June 2021 | ||
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2 sessions. Belay on the successful go from Ben Moon! |
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| Foundations Edge | 8C (Boulder) | 23rd September 2021 | ||
| Hazel Grace Stand Start | 8B+ (Boulder) | 27th September 2021 | ||
| Highlander | 8B+ (Boulder) | 28th September 2021 | ||
| Gepresster Hase | 8B+ (Boulder) | 28th September 2021 | ||
| Mutation | 9a+ (Lead) | October 2021 | ||
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The long awaited second ascent after 4 years and 40 sessions.
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2021/11/first_repeat_of_mutation_9a_by_will_bosi_proposes_9a+-72918 [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CVxr19WLZRL/ |
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| Red Snapper | 8A+ (Boulder Flash) | 3rd October 2021 | ||
| Dulcifer | 8A+ (Boulder) | 3rd October 2021 | ||
| Scarred for Life | 8B+ (Boulder) | 11th October 2021 | ||
| Brandenburg Gate | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 7th November 2021 | |
Eight sessions. Will suggested lower end 9a+. |
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| Persian Dawn | 8c+ (Lead) | 10th November 2021 | ||
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Third ascent. |
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| Hooligan | 8c+ (Lead) | 17th November 2021 | ||
| Keen Roof | 8B (Boulder) | 19th November 2021 | ||
| Seraphim | 8c (Solo) | 19th November 2021 | ||
[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/united-kingdom/peak-district/sectors/raven-tor/routes/seraphim |
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| Fat Lip | 8B (Boulder) | 5th December 2021 | ||
| 2022 | Below Zero | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 16th January 2022 |
| Voyager | 8B (Boulder) | 20th January 2022 | ||
| Home | 8B (Boulder) | 23rd January 2022 | ||
| Roofolution | 9a (Lead) | March 2022 | ||
| Flipnic | 8B (Boulder) | 7th March 2022 | ||
| Flip Flopera | 8B (Boulder) | 7th March 2022 | ||
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Third go after getting tantalisingly close on the flash. |
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| 4X+1 | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 7th March 2022 | ||
| Snatch Low | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 10th March 2022 | |
| Weeding the Lip | 8B (Lead) | 15th March 2022 | ||
| Stevolution | 9a (Lead) | 17th March 2022 | ||
| Sviní Mor | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 27th March 2022 | ||
| Drift | 8C (Boulder) | 27th March 2022 | ||
| Pata Ledovce | 8C (Boulder) | 4th April 2022 | ||
| Bulbasaur | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 7th April 2022 | |
| Charizard | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 7th April 2022 | ||
| Ghost Rider | 8C (Boulder) | 9th April 2022 | ||
| Tekuté Štěstí | 8C (Boulder) | 11th April 2022 | ||
| Iceberg | 8C (Boulder) | 12th April 2022 | ||
| Prehistorik | 8B+ (Boulder) | 28th April 2022 | ||
| The Southern Hooligan | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | May 2022 | |
| Silent Singer | 8C (Boulder) | 6th June 2022 | ||
| Trance | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 9th June 2022 | |
| Outliers | 8C (Boulder) | 12th June 2022 | ||
| Free at Last | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 25th June 2022 | |
References |
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| Beautiful Mind | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 14th July 2022 | |
| Honey Badger | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 10th August 2022 | |
| Raggamuffin | 8B+ (Boulder) | 13th August 2022 | ||
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Will broke a foothold on his first go which made the sit unfeasible. However he then did the problem from a crouch start and suggested 8B+ for this. |
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| Crescendo | 8B+ (Boulder) | 24th August 2022 | ||
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Will used some different beta which he found a little easier than the original sequence. |
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| Crescendo SDS | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | September 2022 | |
| Alphane | 9A (Boulder) | 31st October 2022 | ||
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About 13 days of effort spread over a couple of trips. Before the first ascent Will had been playing on the boulder with Dave Graham and trying some of the moves. At the time the line seemed too futuristic so he didn't dedicate to it. After Shawn Raboutou made the first ascent Will got psyched on the line again and headed out with Aidan Roberts, initially just to try the line and then, when he made quick progress, to send it.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdgyVDDNAZ/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/11/will_bosi_claims_the_third_ascent_of_alphane-73186 |
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| Vecchio Leone | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 2nd November 2022 | ||
| Forgotten Gem | 8C (Boulder) | 6th November 2022 | ||
| Ephyra | 8C+ (Boulder) | 8th November 2022 | ||
| Big Paw | 8B+ (Boulder) | December 2022 | ||
| The Dagger | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 6th December 2022 | ||
| Dreamtime | 8C (Boulder) | 6th December 2022 | ||
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Will was close on the flash, slipping off after the crux! He finished the problem off on his fourth try. |
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| Flash Flood | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 8th December 2022 | ||
| 2023 | Graceland | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 7th February 2023 | |
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Capella | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 9th March 2021 | 9b+ |
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Ten sessions, with three sessions just to work out the first sequence. https://www.instagram.com/p/CM_596cjKLX/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXcedGd3R78 https://www.8a.nu/news/king-capella-9b+-fa-and-9b-fa-etc-by-will-bosi-hc28s |
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| La Capella | 9b (Lead) | 5th February 2020 | 9b (soft) | |
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Second ascent of a 9b by a brit, and the first british repeat of an established 9b. |
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| La Furia de Jabali | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 4th February 2021 | 9b |
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CNLJim4DrRs/ https://www.8a.nu/news/king-capella-9b+-fa-and-9b-fa-etc-by-will-bosi-hc28s |
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| Brandenburg Gate | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 7th November 2021 | 9a+ |
Eight sessions. Will suggested lower end 9a+. |
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| Free at Last | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 25th June 2022 | 9a+ |
References |
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| First Ley | 9a+ (Lead) | 24th February 2021 | ||
| Mutation | 9a+ (Lead) | October 2021 | 9a+ | |
|
The long awaited second ascent after 4 years and 40 sessions.
[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2021/11/first_repeat_of_mutation_9a_by_will_bosi_proposes_9a+-72918 [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CVxr19WLZRL/ |
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| Last Night | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | 6th February 2021 | |
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https://www.8a.nu/news/king-capella-9b+-fa-and-9b-fa-etc-by-will-bosi-hc28s |
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| The Southern Hooligan | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | May 2022 | |
| Rainshadow | 9a (Lead) | 2nd May 2016 | ||
| Hubble | 9a (Lead) | 25th October 2016 | 9a | |
| Jungle Speed | 9a (Lead) | 9th April 2017 | ||
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Fourth go. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2017/04/jungle_speed+a_muerte_by_will_bosi-71065 |
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| Hunger | 9a (Lead) | 3rd April 2018 | ||
| Estado Crítico | 9a (Lead) | 24th February 2021 | ||
| La Ley Indignata | 9a (Lead) | 2nd March 2021 | ||
| Northern Lights | 9a (Lead) | 11th June 2021 | ||
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2 sessions. Belay on the successful go from Ben Moon! |
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| Roofolution | 9a (Lead) | March 2022 | ||
| Stevolution | 9a (Lead) | 17th March 2022 | ||
| A Muerte | 8c+ (Lead) | 18th April 2017 | ||
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2017/04/jungle_speed+a_muerte_by_will_bosi-71065 |
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| Evolution | 8c+ (Lead) | 4th July 2017 | ||
|
Third go! |
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| The Wild West | 8c+ (Lead) | 23rd May 2021 | ||
|
Second ascent? |
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| Persian Dawn | 8c+ (Lead) | 10th November 2021 | ||
|
Third ascent. |
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| Hooligan | 8c+ (Lead) | 17th November 2021 | 8c+ | |
| Transform | 8c (Lead) | 2nd July 2015 | ||
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Fourth ascent. |
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| Make it Funky | 8c (Lead) | 30th November 2017 | ||
|
In a day. |
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| Seraphim | 8c (Solo) | 19th November 2021 | 8c | |
[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/united-kingdom/peak-district/sectors/raven-tor/routes/seraphim |
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| El Món de Sofía | 8b+ (Lead Flash) | 11th April 2017 | ||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphane | 9A (Boulder) | 31st October 2022 | ||
|
About 13 days of effort spread over a couple of trips. Before the first ascent Will had been playing on the boulder with Dave Graham and trying some of the moves. At the time the line seemed too futuristic so he didn't dedicate to it. After Shawn Raboutou made the first ascent Will got psyched on the line again and headed out with Aidan Roberts, initially just to try the line and then, when he made quick progress, to send it.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CkdgyVDDNAZ/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/11/will_bosi_claims_the_third_ascent_of_alphane-73186 |
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| Honey Badger | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 10th August 2022 | |
| Ephyra | 8C+ (Boulder) | 8th November 2022 | 8C/8C+ | |
| Ulls de Bruixa | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 11th February 2021 | |
| Bulbasaur | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 7th April 2022 | |
| Trance | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 9th June 2022 | |
| Beautiful Mind | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 14th July 2022 | |
| Serenata | 8C (Boulder) | 3rd September 2020 | ||
| Foundations Edge | 8C (Boulder) | 23rd September 2021 | ||
| Drift | 8C (Boulder) | 27th March 2022 | 8C (soft) | |
| Pata Ledovce | 8C (Boulder) | 4th April 2022 | ||
| Ghost Rider | 8C (Boulder) | 9th April 2022 | ||
| Tekuté Štěstí | 8C (Boulder) | 11th April 2022 | ||
| Iceberg | 8C (Boulder) | 12th April 2022 | ||
| Silent Singer | 8C (Boulder) | 6th June 2022 | ||
| Outliers | 8C (Boulder) | 12th June 2022 | ||
| Forgotten Gem | 8C (Boulder) | 6th November 2022 | 8C | |
| Dreamtime | 8C (Boulder) | 6th December 2022 | ||
|
Will was close on the flash, slipping off after the crux! He finished the problem off on his fourth try. |
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| Below Zero | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 16th January 2022 | |
| Crescendo SDS | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | September 2022 | 8B+ |
| Monk Life | 8B+ (Boulder) | 19th October 2015 | ||
| Practice of the Wild | 8B+ (Boulder) | 27th September 2018 | 8C | |
| Bewilderness | 8B+ (Boulder) | 2nd June 2020 | ||
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4th go. |
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| Tomahawk | 8B+ (Boulder) | 26th June 2020 | ||
| Superman SDS | 8B+ (Boulder) | 6th July 2020 | ||
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https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/07/superman_sit_start_font_8b+_for_will_bosi-72380 |
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| Bhai Po | 8B+ (Boulder) | 1st March 2021 | ||
| Hazel Grace Stand Start | 8B+ (Boulder) | 27th September 2021 | ||
| Highlander | 8B+ (Boulder) | 28th September 2021 | 8B+ | |
| Gepresster Hase | 8B+ (Boulder) | 28th September 2021 | 8B+ | |
| Scarred for Life | 8B+ (Boulder) | 11th October 2021 | ||
| Charizard | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 7th April 2022 | ||
| Prehistorik | 8B+ (Boulder) | 28th April 2022 | ||
| Raggamuffin | 8B+ (Boulder) | 13th August 2022 | 8B+ | |
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Will broke a foothold on his first go which made the sit unfeasible. However he then did the problem from a crouch start and suggested 8B+ for this. |
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| Crescendo | 8B+ (Boulder) | 24th August 2022 | 8B | |
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Will used some different beta which he found a little easier than the original sequence. |
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| Big Paw | 8B+ (Boulder) | December 2022 | ||
| The Dagger | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 6th December 2022 | 8B/8B+ | |
| Graceland | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 7th February 2023 | 8B | |
| Snatch Low | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 10th March 2022 | |
| Isla de Encanta | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 19th September 2020 | ||
|
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFUyD9lDCn7/ https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/09/will_bosi_flashes_isla_de_encanta_font_8b-72493 |
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| Keen Roof | 8B (Boulder) | 19th November 2021 | ||
| Fat Lip | 8B (Boulder) | 5th December 2021 | ||
| Voyager | 8B (Boulder) | 20th January 2022 | ||
| Home | 8B (Boulder) | 23rd January 2022 | ||
| 4X+1 | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 7th March 2022 | ||
| Flipnic | 8B (Boulder) | 7th March 2022 | 8B/8B+ | |
| Flip Flopera | 8B (Boulder) | 7th March 2022 | ||
|
Third go after getting tantalisingly close on the flash. |
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| Weeding the Lip | 8B (Lead) | 15th March 2022 | 8B+ | |
| Sviní Mor | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 27th March 2022 | ||
| Vecchio Leone | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 2nd November 2022 | ||
| Flash Flood | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 8th December 2022 | ||
| Red Snapper | 8A+ (Boulder Flash) | 3rd October 2021 | ||
| Dulcifer | 8A+ (Boulder) | 3rd October 2021 | ||
| The Prow | 8A (Boulder) | 30th July 2017 | ||
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