Drew Ruana


Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a

Alongside other goals, Drew is trying to tick every problem 8B+ or harder in Colorado.

References

[1] AMA on reddit.com/r/climbharder, January 2023 https://www.reddit.com/r/climbharder/comments/100qfg5/pro_rock_climber_drew_ruana_ama/

[2] AMA on reddit.com/r/climbharder, June 2023 https://www.reddit.com/r/climbharder/comments/14bxa21/drew_ruana_ama_round_2/

Contributors
150 contributions since 24th March 2021.
34 contributions since 3rd June 2024.
34 contributions since 18th November 2025.
25 contributions since 4th August 2025.
ben
6 contributions since 28th January 2025.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a

Alongside other goals, Drew is trying to tick every problem 8B+ or harder in Colorado.

References

[1] AMA on reddit.com/r/climbharder, January 2023 https://www.reddit.com/r/climbharder/comments/100qfg5/pro_rock_climber_drew_ruana_ama/

[2] AMA on reddit.com/r/climbharder, June 2023 https://www.reddit.com/r/climbharder/comments/14bxa21/drew_ruana_ama_round_2/

Contributors
150 contributions since 24th March 2021.
34 contributions since 3rd June 2024.
34 contributions since 18th November 2025.
25 contributions since 4th August 2025.
ben
6 contributions since 28th January 2025.

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Ascents

63 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
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Smith's hardest route to date.

References

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

Brave New World First ascent. 9a Lead | worked 19th Oct 2016
New World Order 8c+ Lead | worked 1st Aug 2015

Aged 13.

Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade

Feels harder for 16 than a lot of the other 16s I've done. I think the fact that it does not have a second ascent while Creature [from the Black Lagoon], Box [Therapy], Sleepwalker, all those ones have been repeated quite a few times. [2]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLkD07LQRl/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwoS56c08Fk

Drew originally took 8C+ for this boulder, but after Shawn and Brooke Raboutou did it he stated he agreed with their downgrade to 8C

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyeC_9j-7u/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8VwgjiZKIo

Variant First ascent. 8C Boulder | worked Before 9th Aug 2021

This was called “Small Arms” v12, then holds broke (or got pried off 🤷‍♂️)…. Gonna go with “Big Arms”? First ascent post break, probably in the V15 range. Lincoln Lake’s version of Squamish’s Singularity . Get some!

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzX3hQlb-C/

Drew mentioned that a small foothold had broken off since the FA, but it did not affect the original beta.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaYYVvpOY3U

[2] https://www.8a.nu/news/drew-ruana-cant-stop-sending

Hummingbird 8C Boulder | worked 11th Jun 2023
Direct North 8B+ Boulder | worked 31st Dec 2015
The Wheel of Wolvo 8B+ Boulder | worked 26th Jun 2023

First ascent post-break.

Midnight Express 8B+ Boulder | worked
When Life Gives You Lemons Low 8B+ Boulder | worked
Shadow Walker 8B+ Boulder | worked
Insurgency 8B+ Boulder | worked
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