Alan Watts


Quick Info

Nationality: US
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8b+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E8

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZFlVQpnjT/

[2] Interview with planetmountain https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

Contributors: remus

Quick Info

Nationality: US
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8b+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E8

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Added at 07:05 on 19 May 2021
Grand Illusion (E8)
Added at 16:01 on 04 January 2022

Ascents

9 recorded ascents.

Year Climb Grade Ascent Date
1983 Watts Tots 7b (Lead worked) Feb 1983
First ascent.

The beginning of sport climbing in Smith...and the US

Chain Reaction 7b+ (Lead worked) Mar 1983
First ascent.

A seminal first ascent in US and World Sport climbing

1984 Split Image 7c (Lead worked) 1984
First ascent.
Heinous Cling 7b+ (Lead worked) Apr 1984
First ascent.
1985 Grand Illusion E8 (Lead worked) 1985

https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/939315069468002

Revelations (Pre-1999) 8a+ (Lead worked) 1985

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

Darkness at Noon 7c+ (Lead worked) Mar 1985
First ascent.
1986
1987
1988 Scarface 8b+ (Lead worked) 1988

Second ascent.

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

1989 To Bolt or Not to Be 8b+ (Lead worked) Apr 1989

Fifth ascent.

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

Climb Grade Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Scarface 8b+ (Lead worked) 1988

Second ascent.

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

To Bolt or Not to Be 8b+ (Lead worked) Apr 1989

Fifth ascent.

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

Revelations (Pre-1999) 8a+ (Lead worked) 1985

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

Darkness at Noon 7c+ (Lead worked) Mar 1985
First ascent.
Split Image 7c (Lead worked) 1984
First ascent.
Chain Reaction 7b+ (Lead worked) Mar 1983
First ascent.

A seminal first ascent in US and World Sport climbing

Heinous Cling 7b+ (Lead worked) Apr 1984
First ascent.
Watts Tots 7b (Lead worked) Feb 1983
First ascent.

The beginning of sport climbing in Smith...and the US

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