Climbing History | Dave Graham

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Year	Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date
2000	To Bolt or Not to Be	8b+ (Lead)		01 Apr 2000
	Nothin' But Sunshine	8B (Boulder)	✓	01 Sep 2000
	C'Était Demain	8A (Boulder Flash)		01 Dec 2000 (approx)
2001	Spectre	8B (Boulder)	✓	10 Jan 2001
	Spectre	https://vimeo.com/4730262
	Sideways Daze	8B (Boulder)	✓	15 Mar 2001
	Action Directe	9a (Lead)		21 May 2001
	Action Directe	Fourth ascent. https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/dave-graham-action-directe.html
2002
2003	Bhai Bon	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	01 Jan 2003 (approx)
2004	Boogalagga	8B (Boulder)		08 Dec 2004
2005	The Story of Two Worlds	8C (Boulder)	✓	09 Jan 2005
	The Story of Two Worlds	The new standard
	From Dirt Grows the Flowers	8C (Boulder)	✓	07 Mar 2005
	Radja	8B+ (Boulder)		25 Oct 2005
	Coup de Grace	9a (Lead)	✓	31 Oct 2005
	Coup de Grace	https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2005/12/david_graham_climbs_coup_de_grace_9a9a+-21787
	Kings of Sonlerto	8A+ (Boulder)	✓	11 Nov 2005
2006	Scarred for Life	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	01 Jan 2006 (approx)
	Terre de Sienne	8B (Boulder)		01 Feb 2006 (approx)
	Terre de Sienne	Second ascent.
	A Muerte	8c+ (Lead)		07 Dec 2006
2007	Biographie	9a+ (Lead)		30 Jul 2007
2007	Biographie	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpSfHQtBdOQ https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/dave-graham-sends-realisation-at-ceuse.html
2008	The Island	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	07 Apr 2008
	The Island	Impressive line in compression, and an old project from the ages back. Huge moves in between slopers and always at my full extension, so very intense climbing. As the weather has been really bad, and my left hand pulley injury keeps me from crimping, I have a been lucky with this one. 3 days of work; hustlin' https://vimeo.com/8594833
	Big Paw	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	27 Nov 2008
2009
2010	Warrior Up	8C (Boulder)		04 Sep 2010
2011	The Ice Knife	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	18 Oct 2011
	Memory is Parallax	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	31 Dec 2011
	Memory is Parallax	In a day and age where each boulder problem is argued to be less and less significant (its not that hard, its not that cool, its not that tall, its not what I like, no one will go there, blah blah blah) I find it truly important to share when things do matter. When something I have done a boulder is significant. I took a lot from this experience as a person, even though I just climbed a rock, it was a massive milestone, and a true personal accomplishment, but it was because of how it fit into my life, where I was when I did it, and where I came from before I started trying it. [1] [1] https://climbingnarc.com/2012/02/fuerza-my-people/
2012	Paint it Black	8C (Boulder)		28 Apr 2012
	The Wheel of Life	9a (Boulder)		08 Jun 2012
	White Noise	8C (Boulder)		07 Oct 2012
2013	Meadowlark Lemon	8C (Boulder)		08 Jan 2013
	The Bridge of Ashes	8C (Boulder)	✓	08 Mar 2013
	The Bridge of Ashes	One of the most challenging projects I have ever completed. I found and cleaned this line over a year ago, and have been trying intermittently ever since. Once I found the right method and realized the boulder was actually climbable, I thought it would be just about having the right skin and conditions. I thought it was in the bag. Oh how I was wrong!
	The Wheel of Wolvo	8C (Boulder)		17 Sep 2013
	Foundations Edge	8C (Boulder)	✓	15 Oct 2013
	Foundations Edge	It was an awesome climb. I battled it out, got super pumped, and didn’t kill myself falling off wet top out. 19 moves, and about 12 meters long, and one my favorite pieces of climbing I have ever done. The sequence is powerful and tensiony, yet flowing. I love the body positions you get into while you climb it. Very athletic, yet balancy. [1] [1] https://climbingnarc.com/2013/11/foundations-edge/ [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/fiyaYYGv6y/
2014
2015	Confessions	8B (Boulder)	✓	14 Feb 2015
2015	Spray of Light	8C (Boulder)		28 Jul 2015
2016	Creature from the Black Lagoon	8C+ (Boulder)		01 Oct 2016 (approx)
	Creature from the Black Lagoon	Second ascent.
	Topaz	8C (Boulder)	✓	12 Oct 2016
	Topaz	https://www.instagram.com/p/BLgeXAUjDFi/
2017
2018	Black Eagle Assis	8C (Boulder)	✓	01 Aug 2018 (approx)
2018	Black Eagle Assis	First repeat since broken holds. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155272484657126
2019	Petrichor	8C (Boulder)	✓	01 Jan 2019 (approx)
	Petrichor	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QckpXxfzgQQ
	Hypnotized Minds	8C+ (Boulder)		11 Oct 2019 (approx)
	Hypnotized Minds	Third ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fYP18AQDV/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx4VA2DgRGk
2020	Ali Hulk (extension total sit start)	9b (Lead)		29 Sep 2020
2020	Ali Hulk (extension total sit start)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6JrnE77MEQ
2021	Roadkill	8C (Boulder)		06 Dec 2021
2021	Roadkill	Dave was working the line with Clément Lechaptois, they sent the line on the same day within 30mins of each other. https://www.instagram.com/p/CXoYlaigA6l/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF7AIgFdFB0
2022	Primitivo	8C (Boulder)		12 Feb 2022
	Primitivo	One of the most technical sequences I have ever accomplished 😅 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbfu-RrAsm_/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpurzd7SB8
	4-Low	8C (Boulder)		28 Feb 2022
	4-Low	Second ascent. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CcDYj5tgcZ_/
	La Rustica	8C (Boulder)		02 Apr 2022
	La Rustica	https://www.instagram.com/p/CdWBRAWMiWt/
	Euclase	8C+ (Boulder)	✓	20 Apr 2022
	Euclase	https://www.instagram.com/p/Cey5A2EDtid/
	Fuck the System	8C+ (Boulder)		25 Jun 2022
	Fuck the System	With a classic “training attempt” I launched into the climb without thinking, found a flow I’d never felt, stuck my release almost accidentally, then carried on move by move with a deep pump, didn’t drop the final traverse section, and summited, completely astonished 🤯 https://www.instagram.com/p/CgSTh4cjGwk/

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Ali Hulk (extension total sit start)	9b (Lead)		29 Sep 2020
Ali Hulk (extension total sit start)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6JrnE77MEQ
Biographie	9a+ (Lead)		30 Jul 2007
Biographie	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpSfHQtBdOQ https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/dave-graham-sends-realisation-at-ceuse.html
Coup de Grace	9a (Lead)	✓	31 Oct 2005	9a+
Coup de Grace	https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2005/12/david_graham_climbs_coup_de_grace_9a9a+-21787
Action Directe	9a (Lead)		21 May 2001
Action Directe	Fourth ascent. https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/dave-graham-action-directe.html
A Muerte	8c+ (Lead)		07 Dec 2006
To Bolt or Not to Be	8b+ (Lead)		01 Apr 2000

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Euclase	8C+ (Boulder)	✓	20 Apr 2022	8C+
Euclase	https://www.instagram.com/p/Cey5A2EDtid/
Creature from the Black Lagoon	8C+ (Boulder)		01 Oct 2016 (approx)
Creature from the Black Lagoon	Second ascent.
Hypnotized Minds	8C+ (Boulder)		11 Oct 2019 (approx)
Hypnotized Minds	Third ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fYP18AQDV/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx4VA2DgRGk
Fuck the System	8C+ (Boulder)		25 Jun 2022
Fuck the System	With a classic “training attempt” I launched into the climb without thinking, found a flow I’d never felt, stuck my release almost accidentally, then carried on move by move with a deep pump, didn’t drop the final traverse section, and summited, completely astonished 🤯 https://www.instagram.com/p/CgSTh4cjGwk/
The Story of Two Worlds	8C (Boulder)	✓	09 Jan 2005
The Story of Two Worlds	The new standard
From Dirt Grows the Flowers	8C (Boulder)	✓	07 Mar 2005
The Bridge of Ashes	8C (Boulder)	✓	08 Mar 2013
The Bridge of Ashes	One of the most challenging projects I have ever completed. I found and cleaned this line over a year ago, and have been trying intermittently ever since. Once I found the right method and realized the boulder was actually climbable, I thought it would be just about having the right skin and conditions. I thought it was in the bag. Oh how I was wrong!
Foundations Edge	8C (Boulder)	✓	15 Oct 2013
Foundations Edge	It was an awesome climb. I battled it out, got super pumped, and didn’t kill myself falling off wet top out. 19 moves, and about 12 meters long, and one my favorite pieces of climbing I have ever done. The sequence is powerful and tensiony, yet flowing. I love the body positions you get into while you climb it. Very athletic, yet balancy. [1] [1] https://climbingnarc.com/2013/11/foundations-edge/ [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/fiyaYYGv6y/
Topaz	8C (Boulder)	✓	12 Oct 2016
Topaz	https://www.instagram.com/p/BLgeXAUjDFi/
Black Eagle Assis	8C (Boulder)	✓	01 Aug 2018 (approx)
Black Eagle Assis	First repeat since broken holds. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10155272484657126
Petrichor	8C (Boulder)	✓	01 Jan 2019 (approx)
Petrichor	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QckpXxfzgQQ
Warrior Up	8C (Boulder)		04 Sep 2010
Paint it Black	8C (Boulder)		28 Apr 2012
White Noise	8C (Boulder)		07 Oct 2012
Meadowlark Lemon	8C (Boulder)		08 Jan 2013
The Wheel of Wolvo	8C (Boulder)		17 Sep 2013
Spray of Light	8C (Boulder)		28 Jul 2015
Roadkill	8C (Boulder)		06 Dec 2021
Roadkill	Dave was working the line with Clément Lechaptois, they sent the line on the same day within 30mins of each other. https://www.instagram.com/p/CXoYlaigA6l/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF7AIgFdFB0
Primitivo	8C (Boulder)		12 Feb 2022
Primitivo	One of the most technical sequences I have ever accomplished 😅 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbfu-RrAsm_/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpurzd7SB8
4-Low	8C (Boulder)		28 Feb 2022
4-Low	Second ascent. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CcDYj5tgcZ_/
La Rustica	8C (Boulder)		02 Apr 2022
La Rustica	https://www.instagram.com/p/CdWBRAWMiWt/
Bhai Bon	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	01 Jan 2003 (approx)
Scarred for Life	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	01 Jan 2006 (approx)
The Island	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	07 Apr 2008
The Island	Impressive line in compression, and an old project from the ages back. Huge moves in between slopers and always at my full extension, so very intense climbing. As the weather has been really bad, and my left hand pulley injury keeps me from crimping, I have a been lucky with this one. 3 days of work; hustlin' https://vimeo.com/8594833
Big Paw	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	27 Nov 2008
The Ice Knife	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	18 Oct 2011	8C
Memory is Parallax	8B+ (Boulder)	✓	31 Dec 2011
Memory is Parallax	In a day and age where each boulder problem is argued to be less and less significant (its not that hard, its not that cool, its not that tall, its not what I like, no one will go there, blah blah blah) I find it truly important to share when things do matter. When something I have done a boulder is significant. I took a lot from this experience as a person, even though I just climbed a rock, it was a massive milestone, and a true personal accomplishment, but it was because of how it fit into my life, where I was when I did it, and where I came from before I started trying it. [1] [1] https://climbingnarc.com/2012/02/fuerza-my-people/
Radja	8B+ (Boulder)		25 Oct 2005
Nothin' But Sunshine	8B (Boulder)	✓	01 Sep 2000
Spectre	8B (Boulder)	✓	10 Jan 2001
Spectre	https://vimeo.com/4730262
Sideways Daze	8B (Boulder)	✓	15 Mar 2001
Confessions	8B (Boulder)	✓	14 Feb 2015	8B+
Shadowfax	8B (Boulder)	✓
Boogalagga	8B (Boulder)		08 Dec 2004
Terre de Sienne	8B (Boulder)		01 Feb 2006 (approx)	8B+
Terre de Sienne	Second ascent.
Kings of Sonlerto	8A+ (Boulder)	✓	11 Nov 2005	8B+
C'Était Demain	8A (Boulder Flash)		01 Dec 2000 (approx)

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Climb	Grade	FA	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
The Wheel of Life	9a (Boulder)		08 Jun 2012

Nationality:	US
Date of birth:	10 November 1981
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash):	8A
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9b
Notable Partnerships
Alizée Dufraisse
Social Media

Nationality:	US
Date of birth:	10 November 1981
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash):	8A
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9b
Notable Partnerships
Alizée Dufraisse
Social Media

Dave Graham

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Ali Hulk (extension total sit start) (9b)

Hypnotized Minds (8C+)

Spectre (8B, FA)

Roadkill (8C)

Foundations Edge (8C, FA)

Hypnotized Minds (8C+)

Petrichor (8C, FA)

Topaz (8C, FA)

Biographie (9a+)

The Island (8B+, FA)

Roadkill (8C)

Primitivo (8C)

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