Jonathan Siegrest

Also known as: J Star

Quick Info

Nationality: US
Height: 167 cm
Date of birth: 27th August 1985
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9b
Hardest Sport (Flash): 8c
Social Media

Contributors: remus

Quick Info

Nationality: US
Height: 167 cm
Date of birth: 27th August 1985
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9b
Hardest Sport (Flash): 8c
Social Media
Contributors: remus

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Podcasts


Pics + Vids

Stoking the Fire (9b)
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Added at 17:04 on 17 April 2023
Flex Luthor (9a+)
Added at 08:12 on 14 December 2022
Peruvian Necktie (9b)
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Added at 20:07 on 12 July 2021
Peruvian Necktie (9b)
Added at 16:05 on 28 May 2021
Lapsus (9a+)
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Added at 22:10 on 26 October 2021
Speed Intégrale (9a)
Added at 15:04 on 05 April 2023
Close Encounters (9a+, FA)
Added at 13:04 on 01 April 2022
Digital System (8c)
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Added at 08:04 on 18 April 2022
Kinder Cakes (9a+)
Added at 19:09 on 22 September 2022
One Hundred Proof (9a+, FA)
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Added at 06:10 on 28 October 2022

Ascents

25 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown. Use the other tabs to view these ascents.
Year Climb Grade Ascent Date
2010 To Bolt or Not to Be 8b+ (Lead worked) 14th May 2010
Pure Imagination 8c+ (Lead worked) 13th Oct 2010
First ascent.
2011 Just Do It 8c+ (Lead worked) Jun 2011

http://www.jonathansiegrist.com/2011/06/just-did-it.html

Shadowboxing 9a (Lead worked) 16th Sep 2011
First ascent.

http://www.jonathansiegrist.com/2011/10/shadowboxing.html

Some thoughts from Jonathan from his 2011 blog on the grade. (Since then, the 9a seems to have settled):

"Climbing on the route fresh and having the opportunity to think over the route's difficulty, in addition to the unfortunate new discovery of a knee bar mid-crux has lead me to believe that 14c is a more accurate suggestion. Colorado, and certainly Rifle, have a reputation for stiff grades that I feel I should uphold. Like I've mentioned previously, I think that the best thing we can do with grades is take them lightly, remain honest and strive to keep consistency within an area. To me, 'Kryptonite' remains the standard for 14d on the Western Slope and as much as I would have liked it to, Shadowboxing can not rival it's difficulty."

2012
2013
2014 Biographie 9a+ (Lead worked) Jun 2014

His first of the grade.

https://climbingnarc.com/2014/06/jonthan-siegrist-repeats-realization-biographie-ceuse-5-15a/

Speed Intégrale 9a (Lead worked) 18th Jun 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg-mBOUhR0A

2015
2016
2017 Pachamama 9a+ (Lead worked) 12th Apr 2017

A defining moment in my climbing. Very emotional, a huge step forward. Much harder than anything else I've done.

2018 Bone Tomahawk 9a+ (Lead worked) 28th Mar 2018
Jumbo Love 9b (Lead worked) 17th May 2018
2019 All You Can Eat 9a+ (Lead worked) Mar 2019
First ascent.

https://gripped.com/news/jon-siegrist-sends-new-5-15a-with-all-you-can-eat/

La Planta de Shiva 9b (Lead worked) 5th May 2019
2020 One Hundred Proof 9a+ (Lead worked) Feb 2020
First ascent.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B81bcvQlM7n/

https://gripped.com/profiles/jon-siegrist-sends-new-5-15a-in-nevada/

Nu World 9a+ (Lead worked) 7th Oct 2020
First ascent.
Full Metal Brisket 9a+ (Lead worked) 29th Nov 2020
First ascent.
2021 Ace of Spades 9a+ (Lead worked) 1st May 2021
Peruvian Necktie 9b (Lead worked) 18th May 2021
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3xHu8c0kPc

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CROunMmDYVn/

Lapsus 9a+ (Lead worked) 26th Oct 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgBw7joILb/

2022 Close Encounters 9a+ (Lead worked) 11th Feb 2022
First ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4h5WqldXWs

Seleccion Anal 9a+ (Lead worked) 22nd Mar 2022
Digital System 8c (Lead flash) 12th Apr 2022

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbIbl-sKAa/

Event Horizon 9b (Lead worked) 18th May 2022
First ascent.

The direct finish to Nu World that I've dreamt about for years! After coming back from Spain I starting working hard on this, training for it, and deciphering the intricate beta in the upper two thirds. I was really unsure if I'd have a good shot before leaving town again but in some of the best shape of my life, with a huge and memorable fight in the second half, I climbed it! Very resistant long boulder problem to start, next is a fins style vertical crux, and finally seven bolts of all-out-pumpy and technical climbing with no good rest to the finish. I used one right knee to clip the second bolt. Without question, for my height, and my methods, this route is one of my hardest. It was a total joy to learn this route and climb it. Grateful! [1]

[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/united-states/5g/sectors/white-wall-sector/routes/event-horizon/

Kinder Cakes 9a+ (Lead worked) 13th Aug 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSNK8YZFMoc

Flex Luthor 9a+ (Lead worked) 31st Oct 2022
Fourth ascent.

Very cool to revisit this crag after 12 years! TC [Tommy Caldwell] is forever a massive inspiration for me - I didn't realize how important it would feel to climb on this route. Went fully A Muerte after getting through the bottom crux for the first time. On the grade, for me personally, the route does not compare to the 9b I have done or tried - that being said it is still one of the hardest in Colorado for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QfDDnFS6T8

2023 Stoking the Fire 9b (Lead worked) 16th Apr 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrIniv4McKw/

Climb Grade Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Event Horizon 9b (Lead worked) 18th May 2022
First ascent.

The direct finish to Nu World that I've dreamt about for years! After coming back from Spain I starting working hard on this, training for it, and deciphering the intricate beta in the upper two thirds. I was really unsure if I'd have a good shot before leaving town again but in some of the best shape of my life, with a huge and memorable fight in the second half, I climbed it! Very resistant long boulder problem to start, next is a fins style vertical crux, and finally seven bolts of all-out-pumpy and technical climbing with no good rest to the finish. I used one right knee to clip the second bolt. Without question, for my height, and my methods, this route is one of my hardest. It was a total joy to learn this route and climb it. Grateful! [1]

[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/united-states/5g/sectors/white-wall-sector/routes/event-horizon/

Jumbo Love 9b (Lead worked) 17th May 2018 9b
La Planta de Shiva 9b (Lead worked) 5th May 2019
Peruvian Necktie 9b (Lead worked) 18th May 2021 9b (soft)
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3xHu8c0kPc

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CROunMmDYVn/

Stoking the Fire 9b (Lead worked) 16th Apr 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrIniv4McKw/

All You Can Eat 9a+ (Lead worked) Mar 2019
First ascent.

https://gripped.com/news/jon-siegrist-sends-new-5-15a-with-all-you-can-eat/

One Hundred Proof 9a+ (Lead worked) Feb 2020
First ascent.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B81bcvQlM7n/

https://gripped.com/profiles/jon-siegrist-sends-new-5-15a-in-nevada/

Nu World 9a+ (Lead worked) 7th Oct 2020
First ascent.
Full Metal Brisket 9a+ (Lead worked) 29th Nov 2020
First ascent.
Close Encounters 9a+ (Lead worked) 11th Feb 2022
First ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4h5WqldXWs

Biographie 9a+ (Lead worked) Jun 2014

His first of the grade.

https://climbingnarc.com/2014/06/jonthan-siegrist-repeats-realization-biographie-ceuse-5-15a/

Pachamama 9a+ (Lead worked) 12th Apr 2017

A defining moment in my climbing. Very emotional, a huge step forward. Much harder than anything else I've done.

Bone Tomahawk 9a+ (Lead worked) 28th Mar 2018 9a+ (soft)
Ace of Spades 9a+ (Lead worked) 1st May 2021 9a+ (soft)
Lapsus 9a+ (Lead worked) 26th Oct 2021 9a+ (hard)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVgBw7joILb/

Seleccion Anal 9a+ (Lead worked) 22nd Mar 2022
Kinder Cakes 9a+ (Lead worked) 13th Aug 2022 9a+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSNK8YZFMoc

Flex Luthor 9a+ (Lead worked) 31st Oct 2022 9a+ (soft)
Fourth ascent.

Very cool to revisit this crag after 12 years! TC [Tommy Caldwell] is forever a massive inspiration for me - I didn't realize how important it would feel to climb on this route. Went fully A Muerte after getting through the bottom crux for the first time. On the grade, for me personally, the route does not compare to the 9b I have done or tried - that being said it is still one of the hardest in Colorado for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QfDDnFS6T8

Shadowboxing 9a (Lead worked) 16th Sep 2011
First ascent.

http://www.jonathansiegrist.com/2011/10/shadowboxing.html

Some thoughts from Jonathan from his 2011 blog on the grade. (Since then, the 9a seems to have settled):

"Climbing on the route fresh and having the opportunity to think over the route's difficulty, in addition to the unfortunate new discovery of a knee bar mid-crux has lead me to believe that 14c is a more accurate suggestion. Colorado, and certainly Rifle, have a reputation for stiff grades that I feel I should uphold. Like I've mentioned previously, I think that the best thing we can do with grades is take them lightly, remain honest and strive to keep consistency within an area. To me, 'Kryptonite' remains the standard for 14d on the Western Slope and as much as I would have liked it to, Shadowboxing can not rival it's difficulty."

Speed Intégrale 9a (Lead worked) 18th Jun 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg-mBOUhR0A

Kryptonite 9a (Lead worked)
Pure Imagination 8c+ (Lead worked) 13th Oct 2010 8c+
First ascent.
Just Do It 8c+ (Lead worked) Jun 2011

http://www.jonathansiegrist.com/2011/06/just-did-it.html

Digital System 8c (Lead flash) 12th Apr 2022

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbIbl-sKAa/

To Bolt or Not to Be 8b+ (Lead worked) 14th May 2010
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