Shawn Raboutou
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | US |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 9A |
| Hardest Boulder (Flash): | 8B |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 8c |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Giuliano Cameroni | |
| Social Media |
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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
Spectre (8B)
Fuck the System (8C+, FA)
Child of Hell (8C, FA)
Fallen Angel (8C)
The Story of Three Worlds (8C+, FA)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (8C+)
Big Z (8C+, FA)
Livin' Large (8C)
Off the Wagon Low (8C+, FA)
Alphane (9A, FA)
Megatron (9A, FA)
Ascents
21 recorded ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| 2010 | Welcome to Tijuana | 8c (Lead) | 2010 | |
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| 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 | |
| Creature from the Black Lagoon | 8C+ (Boulder) | 30th September 2018 | ||
| Off the Wagon Low | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 27th October 2018 | |
| Foundations Edge | 8C (Boulder) | 19th November 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Livin' Large | 8C (Boulder) | October 2019 | |
| 2020 | Big Z | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 29th December 2020 |
| 2021 | Blade Runner | 8C (Boulder) | July 2021 | |
| Fuck the System | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | July 2021 | |
| Mystic River | 8C (Boulder) | December 2021 | ||
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The same day as Giuliano Cameroni made the first ascent. |
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| 2022 | The Story of Three Worlds | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 2022 |
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Shawn climbed the line twice in a row as he dabbed the tree on his first time around. |
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| Megatron | 9A (Boulder) | ✓ | 2022 | |
The ascent was kept under wraps for a long time. Climbing.com:
References[1] https://www.8a.nu/news/shawns-9as-rumours-qpmk1 [2] https://www.climbing.com/news/shawn-raboutou-alphane-v17/ |
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| Child of Hell | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 2022 | |
| Alphane | 9A (Boulder) | ✓ | 6th April 2022 | |
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After ~25 sessions.
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/ |
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| Insomniac | 8C+ (Boulder) | September 2022 | ||
| 2023 | ||||
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Welcome to Tijuana | 8c (Lead) | 2010 |
| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Megatron | 9A (Boulder) | ✓ | 2022 | |
The ascent was kept under wraps for a long time. Climbing.com:
References[1] https://www.8a.nu/news/shawns-9as-rumours-qpmk1 [2] https://www.climbing.com/news/shawn-raboutou-alphane-v17/ |
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| Alphane | 9A (Boulder) | ✓ | 6th April 2022 | |
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After ~25 sessions.
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/ |
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| Off the Wagon Low | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 27th October 2018 | 8C+ |
| Big Z | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 29th December 2020 | |
| Fuck the System | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | July 2021 | |
| The Story of Three Worlds | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 2022 | |
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Shawn climbed the line twice in a row as he dabbed the tree on his first time around. |
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| Creature from the Black Lagoon | 8C+ (Boulder) | 30th September 2018 | ||
| Insomniac | 8C+ (Boulder) | September 2022 | ||
| Child of Hell | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | 2022 | |
| 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 | |
| Foundations Edge | 8C (Boulder) | 19th November 2018 | ||
| Livin' Large | 8C (Boulder) | October 2019 | ||
| Blade Runner | 8C (Boulder) | July 2021 | ||
| Mystic River | 8C (Boulder) | December 2021 | ||
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The same day as Giuliano Cameroni made the first ascent. |
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| Fallen Angel | 8C (Boulder) | |||
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Second ascent. |
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| The Book Club | 8B+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 2017 | |
| Spectre | 8B (Boulder Flash) | |||
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