| From | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Date of birth | 12th Aug 1993 |
| Age | 32 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked) | 8C |
| Hardest Boulder (Flash) | 8B |
| Hardest Sport (Worked) | 9b+ |
| Hardest Sport (Onsight) | 9a |
| Hardest Sport (Flash) | 9a |
| Hardest Trad (Flash) | E9 |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 2 |
| World Cups | |
| 🥇 | 1 |
| 🥈 | 5 |
| 🥉 | 4 |
| Appearances | 45 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Yannick Flohé | |
| Christoph Hanke | |
Alex Megos is a German sport climber known for his cutting-edge first ascents, historic onsights, and astonishingly rapid repeats of some of the world’s hardest routes. Hailing from the Frankenjura, he has climbed virtually every hard route in the area. Unsurprisingly, he is exceptionally strong on pockets, though he also has notoriously poor skin.
Alex was the first person in the world to onsight 9a with his ascent of Estado Crítico in Siurana. He has also onsighted TCT (9a), Underground (9a), Intermezzo XY Gelöst (9a) and Mr. Big (9a) making him one of the best first-go climbers in the world alongside Adam Ondra. Other notably quick ascents include La Rambla (9a+) second go, Biographie (9a+) in a session, Demencia Senil (9a+) third go and Red Ram (9a+) third go.
In 2018 Alex established Perfecto Mundo (9b+) in Margalef to become only the third person in the world to have climbed 9b+. In 2020 Alex established Bibliographie (9b+) in Céüse after 60 sessions of work over multiple years. Initially he suggested 9c, though after some repeats it has since settled at 9b+.
Alex is also an experienced competitor with 45 world cup appearances and 10 podium finishes as of the start of 2026.
[1] Interview with RockClimbingUK
[2] Interview with Magnus Midtbø, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMoBcKnJ_h4
[3] Interview with grimper.com (2026) https://www.grimper.com/news-alex-megos-veux-etre-moyen-veux-etre-vraiment-bon
| From | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Date of birth | 12th Aug 1993 |
| Age | 32 years old |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Climbing | |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked) | 8C |
| Hardest Boulder (Flash) | 8B |
| Hardest Sport (Worked) | 9b+ |
| Hardest Sport (Onsight) | 9a |
| Hardest Sport (Flash) | 9a |
| Hardest Trad (Flash) | E9 |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 2 |
| World Cups | |
| 🥇 | 1 |
| 🥈 | 5 |
| 🥉 | 4 |
| Appearances | 45 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Yannick Flohé | |
| Christoph Hanke | |
Alex Megos is a German sport climber known for his cutting-edge first ascents, historic onsights, and astonishingly rapid repeats of some of the world’s hardest routes. Hailing from the Frankenjura, he has climbed virtually every hard route in the area. Unsurprisingly, he is exceptionally strong on pockets, though he also has notoriously poor skin.
Alex was the first person in the world to onsight 9a with his ascent of Estado Crítico in Siurana. He has also onsighted TCT (9a), Underground (9a), Intermezzo XY Gelöst (9a) and Mr. Big (9a) making him one of the best first-go climbers in the world alongside Adam Ondra. Other notably quick ascents include La Rambla (9a+) second go, Biographie (9a+) in a session, Demencia Senil (9a+) third go and Red Ram (9a+) third go.
In 2018 Alex established Perfecto Mundo (9b+) in Margalef to become only the third person in the world to have climbed 9b+. In 2020 Alex established Bibliographie (9b+) in Céüse after 60 sessions of work over multiple years. Initially he suggested 9c, though after some repeats it has since settled at 9b+.
Alex is also an experienced competitor with 45 world cup appearances and 10 podium finishes as of the start of 2026.
[1] Interview with RockClimbingUK
[2] Interview with Magnus Midtbø, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMoBcKnJ_h4
[3] Interview with grimper.com (2026) https://www.grimper.com/news-alex-megos-veux-etre-moyen-veux-etre-vraiment-bon