| From: | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth: | 27th January 1993 |
| Age: | 32 years old |
| Gender: | Female |
| Height: | 164 cm |
| Weight: | 58 kg |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8B+ |
| Hardest Boulder (Flash): | 7C |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 8b |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Ned Feehally | |
| Leah Crane | |
Shauna Coxsey is a British boulderer and one of the strongest female climbers in the UK. She has won two bouldering world cups, firstly in 2016 and then in 2017.
While she was primarily a competition climber in her early career (up to the 2020 Tokyo olympics) she did occasionally climb outside, with highlights such as the first female ascent of New Base Line 8B+ in 2014, making her one of a handful of women to have climbed 8B+ at the time.
Since retiring from competitions and having a child she has switched focus to bouldering outdoors.
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20171209231653/http://www.shaunacoxsey.co.uk/
42 recorded ascents.
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| El Koala R1 | 8b | Lead | worked | 17th Oct 2013 | |
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| Watermark | 8a | Lead | worked | Mar 2009 | |
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Presumably Shauna has done something harder than 8a?! References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/03/shauna_coxsey_on_form_in_spain-46278 |
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| Raindogs | 8a | Lead | worked | Mar 2009 | |
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Age 16. |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| New Base Line | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | Jul 2014 | |
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First female ascent.
With this ascent Shauna became only the third woman to climb 8B+ after Tomoko Ogawa and Ashima Shiraishi. References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2014/07/shauna_coxsey_climbs_new_base_line_8b+-69038 |
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| Hazel Grace Stand Start | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 3rd Jan 2024 | |
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First female ascent.
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| Fotofobia SDS | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 28th Feb 2024 | |
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1 session. First female ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C38Y_DVMaEa/?img_index=1 [2] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3-xvjGsX0L/ [3] https://www.8a.nu/news/shauna-coxsey-ticks-fotofobia-8b%2B-in-a-day-vfxkw |
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| Mito SDS | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 6th Feb 2025 | |
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Third ascent. 2 sessions. First female ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DF5XyEGMaop/ [2] Date confirmed via email correspondence |
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| Nuthin' But Sunshine | 8B | Boulder | worked | 26th Jun 2013 | |
| A Bigger Belly | 8B | Boulder | worked | 28th Sep 2013 | |
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First female ascent.
A little controversially Shauna used a heel hook on a hold that is eliminated:
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/e9plDeqiqt/ [2] https://web.archive.org/web/20131005234708/http://www.shaunacoxsey.co.uk/2013/10/a-fine-line/ |
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| One Summer in Paradise | 8B | Boulder | worked | 3rd Jul 2014 | |
| Merlin's Beard | 8B | Boulder | worked | 21st Sep 2019 | |
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| Flip Flopera | 8B | Boulder | worked | May 2023 | |
| Hydro | 8B | Boulder | worked | Jun 2023 | |
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First female ascent.
References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2023/07/hydro_8b_for_shauna_coxsey-73388 |
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| Wild Wild West | 8B | Boulder | worked | 23rd Feb 2024 | |
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First female ascent.
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| Pin y Pon | 8B | Boulder | worked | Between 23rd Feb 2024 and 26th Feb 2024 | |
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First female ascent.
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| The Boss | 8B | Boulder | worked | Apr 2024 | 8B+ |
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First female ascent.
References[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C6b-lFlKj8r/ [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/05/shauna_coxsey_climbs_the_boss_8b+-73667 |
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| Fat Lip | 8B | Boulder | worked | Apr 2024 | |
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1 session.
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| Superman | 8B | Boulder | worked | 29th Jun 2024 | |
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| Lupin | 8B | Boulder | worked | Before 11th Mar 2025 | |
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Second ascent. 2 sessions.
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| Pilgrim | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | Jun 2011 | |
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Shauna was 18 at the time. As of 2020, the youngest British woman to climb 8A+? Probably also the first british woman to climb 8A+? Claire Murphy climbed some which were later downgraded. References[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/06/shauna_coxsey_climbs_pilgrim_-_v12-62564 |
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| Mind Matters | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | Jun 2012 | |
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| Riddles in the Park | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | Jun 2012 | |
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| In Hell | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 12th Jul 2012 | |
| Ropes of Maui | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 5th Apr 2016 | |
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First female ascent.
References[1] http://onbouldering.com/shauna-coxsey-climbs-ropes-of-maui-8b-v13/ |
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| Forever More SDS | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 5th Nov 2023 | |
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| Permanent Midnight | 8A+ | Boulder | worked | 25th May 2024 | |
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| Zoo York | 8A | Boulder | worked | 16th Jan 2012 | |
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| Tsunami | 8A | Boulder | worked | 2013 | |
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| Diesel Power | 8A | Boulder | worked | 2014 | |
| Pendragon | 8A | Boulder | worked | 27th Jul 2017 | |
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| Kraft | 8A | Boulder | worked | 2018 | |
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| Young, Youth and Manhood | 8A | Boulder | worked | 2023 | |
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| Tourniquet | 8A | Boulder | worked | 25th Feb 2023 | |
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| Thick End of the Wedge | 8A | Boulder | worked | 3rd Sep 2023 | |
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| Freak Brothers | 8A | Boulder | worked | ||
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| Roof of a Baby Buddha | 7C+ | Boulder | worked | ||
| The Yorkshireman SDS | 7C+ | Boulder | worked | ||
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| Lou Ferrino | 7C+ | Boulder | repeat | ||
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| Hitchhiker's Direct SDS | 7C+ | Boulder | worked | ||
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Second go.
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| Rock Atrocity | 7C | Boulder | worked | Jun 2009 | |
| Cosmic Wheels | 7C | Boulder | flash | 2023 | |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Renegade Master | E8 | Solo | ground up | Nov 2017 | |
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Third go.
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