Paul Robinson


Quick Info

Nationality: US
Date of birth: 28th August 1987
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a+
Social Media

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

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

Quick Info

Nationality: US
Date of birth: 28th August 1987
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a+
Social Media

Podcasts


Pics + Vids

REM (8C)
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Added at 16:12 on 01 December 2021
Pirate's Code (8C, FA)
Added at 16:12 on 01 December 2021
Delirium (8C)
Added at 16:12 on 01 December 2021
Monkey Wedding (8C)
Added at 16:12 on 01 December 2021
Cosmic Loneliness (8B+, FA)
Added at 07:11 on 23 November 2022
Paint it Black (8C)
Added at 16:12 on 01 December 2021
Traffic (8C)
Added at 17:12 on 01 December 2021
Karoshi (8C, FA)
Added at 17:12 on 01 December 2021
Dicktopia (8C)
Added at 15:12 on 18 December 2021
White Noise (8C)
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Added at 19:12 on 20 December 2021
Terremer (8C)
Added at 10:05 on 15 May 2023
Wave Swoop (8B+)
Added at 15:05 on 15 May 2023
Dicktopia (8C)
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Added at 08:12 on 15 December 2021
Ill Trill (8B+, FA)
Added at 08:04 on 25 April 2023
Trust Issues (8B+)
Added at 15:09 on 27 September 2022

Ascents

36 recorded ascents.

Year Climb Grade FA Ascent Date
2007 Jade 8B+ (Boulder worked) 23rd Aug 2007

Third ascent.

Nagual 8B (Boulder flash) 27th Dec 2007

https://climbingnarc.com/2007/12/paul-robinson-flashes-nagual-v13/

2008 Terremer 8C (Boulder worked) 1st Jan 2008

Second ascent.

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

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

Amandla 8B+ (Boulder worked) 17th Jul 2008
2009
2010 Lucid Dreaming 8C (Boulder worked) 30th Mar 2010

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

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

Monkey Wedding 8C (Boulder worked) 24th Aug 2010

Second ascent.

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

Ill Trill 8B+ (Boulder worked) 12th Oct 2010

https://youtu.be/mHZC0B6OFfk?t=1093

Dreamtime 8C (Boulder worked) 25th Nov 2010

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.

2011 La Force du Destin 8B+ (Boulder worked) 17th Feb 2011
The Story of Two Worlds 8C (Boulder worked) 8th Mar 2011

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.

Mirta 8B+ (Boulder worked) 9th Jul 2011
A Simple Knowing 8B (Boulder worked) 27th Jul 2011
The Traphouse 8B+ (Boulder worked) 10th Dec 2011
2012 Meadowlark Lemon 8B+ (Boulder worked) 12th Jan 2012

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

Paint it Black 8C (Boulder worked) 18th Apr 2012

Second ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0wPQJZ5o1g

2013 The Ice Knife 8B+ (Boulder worked) 19th May 2013

Third ascent.

https://p-d-robinson.tumblr.com/post/50916208642/the-ice-knife

Jaws II 9a+ (Lead worked) 30th Oct 2013

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!

White Noise 8C (Boulder worked) 12th Nov 2013

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

The Nest 8C (Boulder worked) 24th Dec 2013
2014 Trieste 8B+ (Boulder worked) 1st Jan 2014
In The Depths of Solitude 8C (Boulder worked) 15th Jul 2014
2015 Wave Swoop 8B+ (Boulder worked) 12th Aug 2015

Third ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcJsTjtL4rM

2016 Topaz 8C (Boulder worked) 23rd Oct 2016

Third ascent.

2017 Cosmic Artifact 8B+ (Boulder worked) 26th Jun 2017
Noise vs. Beauty 8C (Boulder worked) 7th Jul 2017
2018 Pirate's Code 8C (Boulder worked) 16th Jul 2018

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

Delirium 8C (Boulder worked) 27th Sep 2018

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

Karoshi 8C (Boulder worked) 15th Dec 2018

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

2019 Heritage 8B (Boulder worked) 8th Jan 2019
2020 REM 8C (Boulder worked) 9th Mar 2020

Second ascent.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hL74YHjfn/

Muscle Car High 8B (Boulder worked) 14th May 2020

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

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAJVDoqH5J0/

Traffic 8C (Boulder worked) 11th Jun 2020

Third ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQo1Dr9Bb7s

2021 Dicktopia 8C (Boulder worked) 14th Dec 2021

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

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

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

2022 Cosmic Loneliness 8B+ (Boulder worked) 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyDv9weBhP0

Legacy 9a (Lead worked) 27th Jun 2022

Third ascent.

Trust Issues 8B+ (Boulder worked) 31st Jul 2022

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

Climb Grade FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Jaws II 9a+ (Lead worked) 30th Oct 2013

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!

Legacy 9a (Lead worked) 27th Jun 2022

Third ascent.

Climb Grade FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Lucid Dreaming 8C (Boulder worked) 30th Mar 2010 8C

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

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

In The Depths of Solitude 8C (Boulder worked) 15th Jul 2014
Pirate's Code 8C (Boulder worked) 16th Jul 2018

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

Karoshi 8C (Boulder worked) 15th Dec 2018

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

Terremer 8C (Boulder worked) 1st Jan 2008

Second ascent.

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

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

Monkey Wedding 8C (Boulder worked) 24th Aug 2010 8C

Second ascent.

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

Dreamtime 8C (Boulder worked) 25th Nov 2010 8C (soft)

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.

The Story of Two Worlds 8C (Boulder worked) 8th Mar 2011

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.

Paint it Black 8C (Boulder worked) 18th Apr 2012

Second ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0wPQJZ5o1g

White Noise 8C (Boulder worked) 12th Nov 2013

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

The Nest 8C (Boulder worked) 24th Dec 2013
Topaz 8C (Boulder worked) 23rd Oct 2016

Third ascent.

Noise vs. Beauty 8C (Boulder worked) 7th Jul 2017
Delirium 8C (Boulder worked) 27th Sep 2018

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

REM 8C (Boulder worked) 9th Mar 2020 8B+

Second ascent.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hL74YHjfn/

Traffic 8C (Boulder worked) 11th Jun 2020

Third ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQo1Dr9Bb7s

Dicktopia 8C (Boulder worked) 14th Dec 2021

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

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

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

Ill Trill 8B+ (Boulder worked) 12th Oct 2010

https://youtu.be/mHZC0B6OFfk?t=1093

Mirta 8B+ (Boulder worked) 9th Jul 2011 8B+
The Traphouse 8B+ (Boulder worked) 10th Dec 2011 8B+
Meadowlark Lemon 8B+ (Boulder worked) 12th Jan 2012 8C

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

Trieste 8B+ (Boulder worked) 1st Jan 2014
Cosmic Loneliness 8B+ (Boulder worked) 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyDv9weBhP0

Jade 8B+ (Boulder worked) 23rd Aug 2007

Third ascent.

Amandla 8B+ (Boulder worked) 17th Jul 2008
La Force du Destin 8B+ (Boulder worked) 17th Feb 2011
The Ice Knife 8B+ (Boulder worked) 19th May 2013 8C (soft)

Third ascent.

https://p-d-robinson.tumblr.com/post/50916208642/the-ice-knife

Wave Swoop 8B+ (Boulder worked) 12th Aug 2015

Third ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcJsTjtL4rM

Cosmic Artifact 8B+ (Boulder worked) 26th Jun 2017 8B+
Trust Issues 8B+ (Boulder worked) 31st Jul 2022

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

A Simple Knowing 8B (Boulder worked) 27th Jul 2011
Nagual 8B (Boulder flash) 27th Dec 2007

https://climbingnarc.com/2007/12/paul-robinson-flashes-nagual-v13/

Heritage 8B (Boulder worked) 8th Jan 2019
Muscle Car High 8B (Boulder worked) 14th May 2020

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

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAJVDoqH5J0/

Climb Grade FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade