Paul Robinson

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Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Date of birth: 28th August 1987
Age: 38 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a+
Contemporaries
Daniel Woods
Jimmy Webb
Nalle Hukkataival

Paul has climbed over 1000 boulder problems graded 8A or harder.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/paul-robinson-climbs-1000-boulders-8a-or-harder.html

Contributors
312 contributions since 1st February 2021.
74 contributions since 3rd June 2024.
26 contributions since 3rd October 2025.
TdG
14 contributions since 12th September 2025.
7 contributions since 24th January 2025.
6 contributions since 24th November 2024.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Date of birth: 28th August 1987
Age: 38 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a+
Contemporaries
Daniel Woods
Jimmy Webb
Nalle Hukkataival

Paul has climbed over 1000 boulder problems graded 8A or harder.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/paul-robinson-climbs-1000-boulders-8a-or-harder.html

Contributors
312 contributions since 1st February 2021.
74 contributions since 3rd June 2024.
26 contributions since 3rd October 2025.
TdG
14 contributions since 12th September 2025.
7 contributions since 24th January 2025.
6 contributions since 24th November 2024.

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Ascents

93 recorded ascents.

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Well this one sure was a process for me!!! the first boulder was my true epic and it took a while to get it sorted and then the top dead point got wpic and i fell there 6 TIMES!!!! today it clicked and it all came together... just in time too! leaving tomorrow! A huge thanks to everyone in New England! Everyone up at the crag has been super supportive to me over the past few weeks and it feels nice to be back home on the east coast for a bit! :)leaving rumney with a smile on my face!

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8p5jUdgtg
Legacy Third ascent. 9a Lead | worked 27th Jun 2022

Surprisingly, this was Paul's first sport FA after many years of establishing boulder problems.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ7j0w8PoiU/?img_index=1

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3MvPoCokwE
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References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hL74YHjfn/

[2] https://youtu.be/rO3OjG9o3nc

References

[1] https://www.climbing.com/news/paul-robinson-repeats-terremer-v15v16/

[2] https://youtu.be/7yBFxG0brpU?t=114

Paul originally suggested 8C+, feeling it was a grade harder than Terremer, but later revised this to 8C.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/lucid-dreaming-new-extreme-boulder-problem-at-the-buttermilks-bishop.html

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW8quECO0Fc

a childhood dream realized. amazing to climb on this perfect boulder. 3rd asc after break. Revisiting the boulder 8C seems fair post break. low end.
Trip Hop 4 sessions. 8C Boulder | worked 7th Feb 2011 8C

The problem didn't go down without a bit of a fight, after Paul dabbed a tree right at the end of the problem before coming back to finish it off a few days later.
Angama (Fata I Helvete en Traversée) Second ascent. 8C Boulder | worked 23rd Mar 2011

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0wPQJZ5o1g
The New Chapter First ascent. 8C Boulder | worked 20th Mar 2013
The Nest 8C Boulder | worked 24th Dec 2013
In The Depths of Solitude First ascent. 8C Boulder | worked 15th Jul 2014 8C
Topaz Third ascent. 8C Boulder | worked 23rd Oct 2016

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbHrM3IhGiU

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I4kp3yYfYo

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vLPmVAwlo

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQo1Dr9Bb7s
G-Master Third ascent? 8C Boulder | worked 2024

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV8niY4DgBQ
Jade Third ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 23rd Aug 2007
Ode to the Modern Man 8B+ Boulder | worked 4th Sep 2007
Midnight Express Fifth ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 15th Mar 2008
Amandla 8B+ Boulder | worked 17th Jul 2008
New Base Line 8B+ Boulder | worked 24th Sep 2008

References

[1] https://youtu.be/mHZC0B6OFfk?t=1093
Ninja Skills Second ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 3rd Dec 2010
From Dirt Grows the Flowers (Left) 8B+ Boulder | worked 12th Dec 2010
La Force du Destin Second ascent. 3 sessions. 8B+ Boulder | worked 17th Feb 2011 8B+
Mirta First ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 9th Jul 2011 8B+
Paranormal Activity First ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 29th Jul 2011
The Traphouse First ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 10th Dec 2011 8B+
Mirror Reality 8B+ Boulder | worked 17th Apr 2012
Blood of a Young Wolf Fourth ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 13th Feb 2013
Insurgency Second ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 13th Apr 2013

References

[1] https://p-d-robinson.tumblr.com/post/50916208642/the-ice-knife
Warpath Fourth ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 29th Sep 2013
Warrior Up 8B+ Boulder | worked 2nd Oct 2013
The Grey 8B+ Boulder | worked 12th Nov 2013 8B+ (soft)

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/gmdMWFgmOE/
The Purge 8B+ Boulder | worked 18th Nov 2013
Trieste First ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 1st Jan 2014
Komodo Fourth ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 21st Nov 2014
Neon Desert 8B+ Boulder | worked 13th Feb 2015
Between Earth and Sky First ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 29th Jun 2015 8B+

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcJsTjtL4rM
Owning the Weather Third ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 20th Aug 2015
The Dragon's Guardian First ascent. Similar To Paint it Black. 8B+ Boulder | worked Before 15th Jul 2016 8B+/8C
To Your Scattered Bodies Go Third ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 29th Oct 2016 8B+ (soft)
Cosmic Artifact 8B+ Boulder | worked 26th Jun 2017 8B+
Noise vs. Beauty Third ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 7th Jul 2017
Bügeleisen 1 session. 8B+ Boulder | worked 29th Oct 2017

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwHybHzlfJI
Jumpman 8B+ Boulder | worked 26th Feb 2018
Seventh Circle 8B+ Boulder | worked 27th Dec 2019
Momentum 8B+ Boulder | worked 9th Mar 2020
Reverse Logic First ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 14th May 2020

Paul's first 8C after peroneal tendon reconstruction surgery and a double disc replacement.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeDSvJrkkH/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygPa1XzIErI

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyDv9weBhP0
The Other Side of Infinity First ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 13th Jan 2022
Menage a Trois 2 sessions. 8B+ Boulder | worked 8th Jul 2022
Brass Knuckles 8B+ Boulder | worked 13th Feb 2024
Citrine Second ascent. 8B+ Boulder | worked 4th Aug 2024

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JOQMBs6yO8

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/DD9sbBix-V5/?img_index=10

Second ascent post-break.
Wood Grain Grippin' 8B+ Boulder | worked
Echale 8B+ Boulder | worked
The French Connection 8B+ Boulder | worked
Lost in the Hood 8B+ Boulder | worked
Hello Kitty SDS 8B+ Boulder | worked
The Buttermilker Sit 8B Boulder | worked 4th Aug 2006 8A+

The story goes that Paul left the Hueco Rock Rodeo early so he could beat Daniel Woods to the first ascent.

References

[1] https://climbingnarc.com/2007/12/paul-robinson-flashes-nagual-v13/
Masterpiece Third ascent. 8B Boulder | worked 31st Oct 2009
Bleu Sacré 8B Boulder | worked 7th Feb 2011 8A+
A Simple Knowing First ascent. 8B Boulder | worked 27th Jul 2011

This was 8C before it got chipped and aggresively brushed and eventually destroyed completely.

"...much better in good conditions!!"
King of Limbs Second ascent. 8B Boulder | worked 21st Jun 2012
Wovenhand Second ascent? 8B Boulder | worked 10th Sep 2012
Slasher 8B Boulder | worked 13th Apr 2013 8B (soft)
Tilted World 8B Boulder | worked 22nd Nov 2015
Turpentine (pre-break) Third ascent. 8B Boulder | worked 20th Nov 2016
Heritage 8B Boulder | worked 8th Jan 2019

Paul's 1000th problem graded 8A or harder.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAJVDoqH5J0/

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lFMSzZWlEw

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI3yvLWmf58

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOb-3Cu0Gj8
We Can Build You 8B Boulder | worked 8B+

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/ondemand/38737/128647607#t=8m33s
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