Shawn Raboutou


Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Date of birth: 19th April 1998
Age: 26 years old
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 9A
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a+
Notable Partnerships
Giuliano Cameroni

Shawn Raboutou is an extremely strong boulderer from the USA. He's the son of Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and Didier Raboutou and brother to Brooke Raboutou.

Since his 2018 ascent of Off the Wagon SDS Shawn has continued to cement his reputation by establishing many hard problems at 8C+ and above, including Big Z, Fuck the System and The Story of Three Worlds. More recently he's pushed the highest levels with his ascent of Alphane for which he proposed 9A and Megatron, another 9A.

References

[1] Down and up Karma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ9sCAhRh1M?t=481.

[2] Interview with Magnus Midtbø 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiC-ypXGLU

Contributors
32 contributions since 8th February 2021.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Date of birth: 19th April 1998
Age: 26 years old
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 9A
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a+
Notable Partnerships
Giuliano Cameroni

Shawn Raboutou is an extremely strong boulderer from the USA. He's the son of Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and Didier Raboutou and brother to Brooke Raboutou.

Since his 2018 ascent of Off the Wagon SDS Shawn has continued to cement his reputation by establishing many hard problems at 8C+ and above, including Big Z, Fuck the System and The Story of Three Worlds. More recently he's pushed the highest levels with his ascent of Alphane for which he proposed 9A and Megatron, another 9A.

References

[1] Down and up Karma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ9sCAhRh1M?t=481.

[2] Interview with Magnus Midtbø 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BiC-ypXGLU

Contributors
32 contributions since 8th February 2021.

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Ascents

33 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown. Use the other tabs to view these ascents.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First Ley 9a+ Lead | worked 2018
Kangaroo's Limb 9a+ Lead | worked 2024
Welcome to Tijuana 8c Lead | worked 2010
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Megatron 9A Boulder | worked 2022
First ascent.

Shawn started trying the problem in autumn of 2021 but was not able to climb the problem:

It was a really good season so I was able to try it all the way to mid/end December. My season came to an end, my body was starting to fall apart. My whole right arm would just go numb after a try. It was really bad! [4]

He then came back after climbing Alphane in April 2022 to try the line again.

It didn't feel like a good day, I didn't feel like I was going to do it. This one try, I just fucking kept going, I don't know what happened. [4]

The ascent was kept under wraps for a long time. Climbing.com:

While Raboutou was willing to comment on Alphane, he wasn’t ready to disclose what else he’s done that we should know about. Though unverified by Climbing, rumors circulate that Raboutou has also sent the Megatron project, in Colorado, another presumed V17. When asked about it, he simply replied, “I have another cool video coming out soon.” [2]

References

[1] https://www.8a.nu/news/shawns-9as-rumours-qpmk1

[2] https://www.climbing.com/news/shawn-raboutou-alphane-v17/

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_SnuhDXC8/

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_MniTA8MYU

Alphane 9A Boulder | worked 6th Apr 2022 9A
First ascent. Around 25 sessions.

I would fall on the last move twice a day—I only had two tries per day—and I did that for 10 days…. It’s so long, and I had to be fresh to be able to do the last two moves. So I was trying every other day. [But] it wasn’t too stressful because I like to project. … I didn’t feel like I had to climb it, I was more just enjoying it. [3]

References

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

[2] https://youtu.be/Rx6GPpO37C4?t=2564

[3] https://www.climbing.com/news/shawn-raboutou-alphane-v17/

Shaolin 9A Boulder | did not finish
Off the Wagon Low 8C+ Boulder | worked 27th Oct 2018 8C+
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfpAd0St7Q

Big Z 8C+ Boulder | worked 29th Dec 2020 8C+
Fuck the System 8C+ Boulder | worked Jul 2021
The Story of Three Worlds 8C+ Boulder | worked 2022
First ascent.

Shawn climbed the line twice in a row as he dabbed the tree on his first time around.

https://youtu.be/oa0bXWl2RBs

Creature from the Black Lagoon 8C+ Boulder | worked 30th Sep 2018
Insomniac 8C+ Boulder | worked Sep 2022
Devilution 8C+ Boulder | worked Between 1st Jan 2024 and 3rd Apr 2024
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://youtu.be/YafSnTSMOKY?

United 8C+ Boulder | worked 2024
Child of Hell 8C Boulder | worked 2022
Roadkill 8C Boulder | worked 8C
First ascent.
Spray of Light 8C Boulder | worked Jul 2016
Monkey Wedding 8C Boulder | worked Jul 2016
Khoikhoi 8C Boulder | worked 2017
The Finnish Line 8C Boulder | worked 22nd Jun 2018 8C
Foundation's Edge 8C Boulder | worked 19th Nov 2018
Livin' Large 8C Boulder | worked Oct 2019 8C+
Blade Runner 8C Boulder | worked Jul 2021
Mystic River 8C Boulder | worked Dec 2021
Second ascent.

The same day as Giuliano Cameroni made the first ascent.

Box Therapy 8C Boulder | worked Between 7th Oct 2023 and 8th Oct 2023

Back-to-back family ascent with Brooke Raboutou.

References

[1] https://youtu.be/BSvx7_-gPiA?si=SQa43wnrsX3-akQl

Fallen Angel 8C Boulder | worked
Second ascent.

References

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

The Book Club 8B+ Boulder | worked 2017
First ascent.
What's Up Are You Down? 8B+ Boulder | worked Before 1st Jun 2024
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leT2Q13WLIk

Fight Club 8B+ Boulder | worked
First ascent.
Reverse Cowgirl 8B+ Boulder | worked
First ascent.
The Mandala SDS 8B+ Boulder | worked
Spectre 8B Boulder | flash 2021
Dark Waters 8A+ Boulder | worked
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade