Toby Roberts


Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 15th March 2005
Age: 19 years old
Height: 177 cm
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a

Toby won gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics to become the first Brit to medal in a climbing event at the olympics.

References

[1] Interview with Steve McClure and Niall Grimes for the BMC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHiz8LbUqvU

[2] Interview with Ollie Torr for Lattice Training, December 2021 https://latticetraining.com/2021/12/02/interview-with-lattice-client-toby-roberts/

[3] How I won Climbing Gold in Paris, September 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_sB0a4U-MQ

Contributors
15 contributions since 28th July 2021.

Quick Info

From: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth: 15th March 2005
Age: 19 years old
Height: 177 cm
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a

Toby won gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics to become the first Brit to medal in a climbing event at the olympics.

References

[1] Interview with Steve McClure and Niall Grimes for the BMC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHiz8LbUqvU

[2] Interview with Ollie Torr for Lattice Training, December 2021 https://latticetraining.com/2021/12/02/interview-with-lattice-client-toby-roberts/

[3] How I won Climbing Gold in Paris, September 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_sB0a4U-MQ

Contributors
15 contributions since 28th July 2021.

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Ascents

11 recorded ascents.

Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Perfecto Mundo 9b+ Lead | did not finish Oct 2024
Rainshadow 9a Lead | worked 2nd Dec 2020

With this ascent Toby became the youngest brit (aged 15) to climb 9a.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMWMbBK9Txo

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

Batman 9a Lead | worked 11th Oct 2021
Hubble 9a Lead | worked 26th Oct 2021 9a
Stevolution 9a Lead | worked 12th Nov 2021
Gancho Perfecto 9a Lead | worked Oct 2024
Evolution 8c+ Lead | worked 6th Nov 2021
Kaa'bah 8c+ Lead | worked 11th Nov 2021
Bat Route 8c Lead | worked 11th Sep 2021
Revelations 8b Lead | worked Nov 2016

Aged just 11! Toby had to use a significantly different sequence because he was too short for the normal method.

I saw Will Bosi climb it [Hubble] and thought I would love to give it a go and you can never set your heights too high. [1]

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2016/11/revelations_8b_by_11_year-old_toby_roberts-70777

Raindogs 8a Lead | worked Oct 2015
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