Paul Robinson
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | US |
| Date of birth: | 28th August 1987 |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8C |
| Hardest Boulder (Flash): | 8B |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 9a+ |
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Paul has climbed over 1000 boulder problems graded 8A or harder.
Podcasts
Pics + Vids
Pirate's Code (8C, FA)
Delirium (8C)
Dicktopia (8C)
Monkey Wedding (8C)
Paint it Black (8C)
Traffic (8C)
Karoshi (8C, FA)
Trust Issues (8B+)
Cosmic Loneliness (8B+, FA)
Ascents
29 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| 2007 | Jade | 8B+ (Boulder) | 23rd August 2007 | |
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Third ascent. |
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| Nagual | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 27th December 2007 | ||
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https://climbingnarc.com/2007/12/paul-robinson-flashes-nagual-v13/ |
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| 2008 | Terremer | 8C (Boulder) | 1st January 2008 | |
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Second ascent. https://www.climbing.com/news/paul-robinson-repeats-terremer-v15v16/ |
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| Amandala | 8B+ (Boulder) | 17th July 2008 | ||
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| 2010 | Lucid Dreaming | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 30th March 2010 |
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Paul originally suggested 8C+, feeling it was a grade harder than Terremer, but later revised this to 8C. |
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| Monkey Wedding | 8C (Boulder) | 24th August 2010 | ||
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Second ascent. |
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| Dreamtime | 8C (Boulder) | 25th November 2010 | ||
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| 2011 | The Story of Two Worlds | 8C (Boulder) | 8th March 2011 | |
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Second ascent. 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. |
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| 2012 | Meadowlark Lemon | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 12th January 2012 (approx) |
| Paint it Black | 8C (Boulder) | 18th April 2012 | ||
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Second ascent. |
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| 2013 | The Ice Knife | 8B+ (Boulder) | 19th May 2013 | |
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Third ascent. https://p-d-robinson.tumblr.com/post/50916208642/the-ice-knife |
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| Jaws II | 9a+ (Lead) | 30th October 2013 | ||
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| White Noise | 8C (Boulder) | 12th November 2013 | ||
| The Nest | 8C (Boulder) | 24th December 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Trieste | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 1st January 2014 |
| In The Depths of Solitude | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 15th July 2014 | |
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| 2016 | Topaz | 8C (Boulder) | 23rd October 2016 | |
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Third ascent. |
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| 2017 | Noise vs. Beauty | 8C (Boulder) | 7th July 2017 | |
| 2018 | Pirate's Code | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 16th July 2018 |
| Delirium | 8C (Boulder) | 27th September 2018 | ||
| Karoshi | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 15th December 2018 | |
| 2019 | Heritage | 8B (Boulder) | 8th January 2019 | |
| 2020 | REM | 8C (Boulder) | 9th March 2020 | |
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Second ascent. |
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| Muscle Car High | 8B (Boulder) | 14th May 2020 | ||
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Paul's 1000th problem graded 8A or harder. |
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| Traffic | 8C (Boulder) | 11th June 2020 | ||
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Third ascent. |
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| 2021 | Dicktopia | 8C (Boulder) | 14th December 2021 | |
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Paul's first 8C after peroneal tendon reconstruction surgery and a double disc replacement. |
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| 2022 | Cosmic Loneliness | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 1st January 2022 (approx) |
| Legacy | 9a (Boulder) | 27th June 2022 | ||
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Third ascent. |
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| Trust Issues | 8B+ (Boulder) | 31st July 2022 | ||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Jaws II | 9a+ (Lead) | 30th October 2013 | ||
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| Legacy | 9a (Boulder) | 27th June 2022 | ||
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Third ascent. |
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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Lucid Dreaming | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 30th March 2010 | 8C |
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Paul originally suggested 8C+, feeling it was a grade harder than Terremer, but later revised this to 8C. |
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| Meadowlark Lemon | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 12th January 2012 (approx) | |
| In The Depths of Solitude | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 15th July 2014 | |
| Pirate's Code | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 16th July 2018 | |
| Karoshi | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 15th December 2018 | |
| Terremer | 8C (Boulder) | 1st January 2008 | ||
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Second ascent. https://www.climbing.com/news/paul-robinson-repeats-terremer-v15v16/ |
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| Monkey Wedding | 8C (Boulder) | 24th August 2010 | ||
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Second ascent. |
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| Dreamtime | 8C (Boulder) | 25th November 2010 | 8C (soft) | |
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| The Story of Two Worlds | 8C (Boulder) | 8th March 2011 | ||
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Second ascent. 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. |
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| Paint it Black | 8C (Boulder) | 18th April 2012 | ||
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Second ascent. |
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| White Noise | 8C (Boulder) | 12th November 2013 | ||
| The Nest | 8C (Boulder) | 24th December 2013 | ||
| Topaz | 8C (Boulder) | 23rd October 2016 | ||
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Third ascent. |
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| Noise vs. Beauty | 8C (Boulder) | 7th July 2017 | ||
| Delirium | 8C (Boulder) | 27th September 2018 | ||
| REM | 8C (Boulder) | 9th March 2020 | 8B+ | |
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Second ascent. |
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| Traffic | 8C (Boulder) | 11th June 2020 | ||
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Third ascent. |
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| Dicktopia | 8C (Boulder) | 14th December 2021 | ||
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Paul's first 8C after peroneal tendon reconstruction surgery and a double disc replacement. |
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| Trieste | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 1st January 2014 | |
| Cosmic Loneliness | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 1st January 2022 (approx) | |
| Jade | 8B+ (Boulder) | 23rd August 2007 | ||
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Third ascent. |
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| Amandala | 8B+ (Boulder) | 17th July 2008 | ||
| The Ice Knife | 8B+ (Boulder) | 19th May 2013 | 8C (soft) | |
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Third ascent. https://p-d-robinson.tumblr.com/post/50916208642/the-ice-knife |
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| Trust Issues | 8B+ (Boulder) | 31st July 2022 | ||
| Nagual | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 27th December 2007 | ||
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https://climbingnarc.com/2007/12/paul-robinson-flashes-nagual-v13/ |
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| Heritage | 8B (Boulder) | 8th January 2019 | ||
| Muscle Car High | 8B (Boulder) | 14th May 2020 | ||
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Paul's 1000th problem graded 8A or harder. |
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