Shawn Raboutou


Quick Info

Nationality: US
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 9A
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8c
Notable Partnerships
Giuliano Cameroni
Social Media

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

Quick Info

Nationality: US
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 9A
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8c
Notable Partnerships
Giuliano Cameroni
Social Media

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


Pics + Vids

Added at 08:02 on 15 February 2021
Added at 21:12 on 18 December 2022
Spectre (8B)
Added at 06:12 on 16 December 2021
Fuck the System (8C+, FA)
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Added at 20:05 on 18 May 2022
Fuck the System (8C+, FA)
Added at 19:02 on 08 February 2023
Child of Hell (8C, FA)
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Added at 18:10 on 05 October 2022
Child of Hell (8C, FA)
Added at 19:02 on 08 February 2023
Fallen Angel (8C)
Added at 11:11 on 11 November 2021
The Story of Three Worlds (8C+, FA)
Added at 06:07 on 21 July 2022
Creature from the Black Lagoon (8C+)
Added at 07:03 on 24 March 2021
The Finnish Line (8C)
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Added at 08:12 on 07 December 2021
Blade Runner (8C)
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Added at 19:07 on 28 July 2021
Big Z (8C+, FA)
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Added at 07:08 on 21 August 2021
Big Z (8C+, FA)
Added at 07:08 on 21 August 2021
Livin' Large (8C)
Added at 17:02 on 12 February 2021
Off the Wagon Low (8C+, FA)
Added at 23:02 on 08 February 2021
Alphane (9A, FA)
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Added at 07:08 on 20 August 2022
Alphane (9A, FA)
Added at 16:08 on 22 August 2022
Insomniac (8C+)
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Added at 05:09 on 09 September 2022
Megatron (9A, FA)
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Added at 17:11 on 15 November 2022
Megatron (9A, FA)
Added at 17:11 on 18 November 2022

Ascents

21 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown. Use the other tabs to view these ascents.
Year Climb Grade FA Ascent Date
2010 Welcome to Tijuana 8c (Lead) 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 Monkey Wedding 8C (Boulder) July 2016
Spray of Light 8C (Boulder) July 2016
2017 The Book Club 8B+ (Boulder) 2017
2018 The Finnish Line 8C (Boulder) 22nd June 2018

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkU11PQDbQs/

Creature from the Black Lagoon 8C+ (Boulder) 30th September 2018

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

Off the Wagon Low 8C+ (Boulder) 27th October 2018

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

Foundations Edge 8C (Boulder) 19th November 2018
2019 Livin' Large 8C (Boulder) October 2019

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

2020 Big Z 8C+ (Boulder) 29th December 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJY_InqD5-V/

https://youtu.be/xcBuV2jlavc

2021 Blade Runner 8C (Boulder) July 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4OoQpjXOb/

Fuck the System 8C+ (Boulder) July 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdtbtv0Jhtf

https://youtu.be/SJ9SZm0pjLo?t=179

Mystic River 8C (Boulder) December 2021

The same day as Giuliano Cameroni made the first ascent.

2022 The Story of Three Worlds 8C+ (Boulder) 2022

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

https://youtu.be/oa0bXWl2RBs

Megatron 9A (Boulder) 2022

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

Child of Hell 8C (Boulder) 2022

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjV0nWWp4j0/

https://youtu.be/SJ9SZm0pjLo?t=972

Alphane 9A (Boulder) 6th April 2022

After ~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/

Insomniac 8C+ (Boulder) September 2022

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiQNMgXAp3T/

2023
Climb Grade FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Welcome to Tijuana 8c (Lead) 2010
Climb Grade FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Megatron 9A (Boulder) 2022

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) 6th April 2022

After ~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/

Off the Wagon Low 8C+ (Boulder) 27th October 2018 8C+

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

Big Z 8C+ (Boulder) 29th December 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJY_InqD5-V/

https://youtu.be/xcBuV2jlavc

Fuck the System 8C+ (Boulder) July 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdtbtv0Jhtf

https://youtu.be/SJ9SZm0pjLo?t=179

The Story of Three Worlds 8C+ (Boulder) 2022

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) 30th September 2018

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

Insomniac 8C+ (Boulder) September 2022

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiQNMgXAp3T/

Child of Hell 8C (Boulder) 2022

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjV0nWWp4j0/

https://youtu.be/SJ9SZm0pjLo?t=972

Roadkill 8C (Boulder)
Spray of Light 8C (Boulder) July 2016
Monkey Wedding 8C (Boulder) July 2016
The Finnish Line 8C (Boulder) 22nd June 2018 8C

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkU11PQDbQs/

Foundations Edge 8C (Boulder) 19th November 2018
Livin' Large 8C (Boulder) October 2019

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

Blade Runner 8C (Boulder) July 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4OoQpjXOb/

Mystic River 8C (Boulder) December 2021

The same day as Giuliano Cameroni made the first ascent.

Fallen Angel 8C (Boulder)

Second ascent.

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

The Book Club 8B+ (Boulder) 2017
Spectre 8B (Boulder Flash)

https://youtu.be/Fc7_SIj8iE0

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