Drew Ruana

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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
138 contributions since 24th March 2021.
34 contributions since 3rd June 2024.
13 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
138 contributions since 24th March 2021.
34 contributions since 3rd June 2024.
13 contributions since 4th August 2025.
ben
6 contributions since 28th January 2025.

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Ascents

60 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
The Assassin 9a Lead | worked 13th Feb 2016
First ascent.

Smith's hardest route to date.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUHuxJPttXk
Brave New World 9a Lead | worked 19th Oct 2016
First ascent.
Just Do It 8c+ Lead | worked 22nd Nov 2014

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5om6lG_d8
New World Order 8c+ Lead | worked 1st Aug 2015
To Bolt or Not to Be 8b+ Lead | worked Apr 2013

Aged 13.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Megatron 9A Boulder | did not finish
Over 110 sessions.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWcHFl3AV6c

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NsgCSJraqY
Sleepwalker 8C+ Boulder | worked 26th Jan 2020 8C+
8 sessions.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B7zPaDap17g/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql4XnjGclLw

[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/19c5qgd/comment/kixjpq4/
Creature from the Black Lagoon 8C+ Boulder | worked 16th Aug 2020

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9LZH9DRD-/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xorFvE4Zt8Y
Bloody Sunday SDS 8C+ Boulder | worked 30th Apr 2021
First ascent.

References

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

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPQM-2MabLs
Insomniac 8C+ Boulder | worked 9th Jul 2021 8C+
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKU4iJDtVL/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZD3wY2-ULY

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYW1dK9Fz9M
Distortion 8C+ Boulder | worked Aug 2022
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXpzvwOyh1/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBb9DYxQyA8

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mdcU78FbLU
The Ice Knife SDS 8C+ Boulder | worked 5th Oct 2022 8C+
Second ascent. Around 35 sessions.

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
Bookkeeping 8C+ Boulder | worked 21st Dec 2022
First ascent.

References

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

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CmczvuaOGRn/
Maxwell's Demon Low 8C+ Boulder | worked 16th Feb 2023
First ascent.
Howl at the Moon SDS 8C+ Boulder | worked 17th May 2023
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CsYqCaWLqkB/
The Nest 8C Boulder | worked 29th Jan 2020

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B74kBmcp3dw/
Pegasus 8C Boulder | worked 10th Feb 2020
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZD7BpJF6u/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XdHE7JCza/

[3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Lcv-J76Wc(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Lcv-J76Wc)
Paint it Black 8C Boulder | worked 5th Mar 2020
1 session.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B9VjE0jjLVs/
Box Therapy 8C Boulder | worked 18th Jul 2020 8C+
Second ascent.

References

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

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8VwgjiZKIo
Echalo 8C Boulder | worked 26th Sep 2020
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CFm0gdYDEkf/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHtXZX2tElQ
Traffic 8C Boulder | worked 12th Feb 2021

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CLLAgtRD2kw/
Deathstar 8C Boulder | worked 21st Mar 2021
Third ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CMqTuDoDUx4/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv2qGjyChS0
Dystopia 8C Boulder | worked 30th Mar 2021
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CNB54OFjUn3/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWydR0r60fA
The Game 8C Boulder | worked 14th Apr 2021

References

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

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeJKkxbrx7Q
Sound of Violence 8C Boulder | worked 18th Apr 2021

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyU-o5jKzT/
Spidy 8C Boulder | worked 23rd Apr 2021
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-2n0XDeQE/
Variant 8C Boulder | worked Before 9th Aug 2021
First ascent.
Delirium 8C Boulder | worked 2022

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObMfh8bLZu4
Dire Wolf 8C Boulder | worked 16th Apr 2022
First ascent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaVdtKn6-w

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcdODFpFu8y/
Big Arms 8C Boulder | worked Jul 2022
First ascent.

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/
The Player 8C Boulder | worked 7th Oct 2022
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cjbqo7Kg3wY/

[2] https://youtu.be/rD4tiFwFSB0
Gateway 8C Boulder | worked 2023
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CupC2Inrrew/=
Everything Gneiss 8C Boulder | worked 31st Jan 2023

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIKr05uwrT/
Howl at the Moon 8C Boulder | worked 6th May 2023

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr6j9yJuhvX/
Railway 8C Boulder | worked 9th Jun 2023

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
Bloody Sunday Low Left 8C Boulder | worked
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTbYesqk4Uk
Freakshow 8C Boulder | worked 8B+
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAYzthQdVkU
Direct North 8B+ Boulder | worked 31st Dec 2015
Squoze 8B+ Boulder | worked 9th Sep 2019

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qCwYhj079/
White Noise 8B+ Boulder | worked 30th Sep 2020

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CFwzORGD3vZ/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09jyswiVGoY
Dicktopia 8B+ Boulder | worked 7th Oct 2020

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBnZEfjNTp/
Tron 8B+ Boulder | worked Nov 2020

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvTkwRjttN/?hl=en
Maxwell's Demon 8B+ Boulder | worked 2022
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW6QSAqFVro
The Mandala SDS 8B+ Boulder | worked 2022

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufCcZiOraWA
The Ice Knife 8B+ Boulder | worked Jun 2022 8C

References

[1] https://youtu.be/_v0R90XMsq4

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cei7afWuN_R/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZDktz8qlA
Sinawav 8B+ Boulder | worked Before 12th Aug 2022

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOrw5F-cQMs
The Eagle and the Hawk 8B+ Boulder | worked 12th Aug 2022

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwDZY7Pc_Uc
Ozymandias 8B+ Boulder | worked 6th Oct 2022
First ascent.

References

[1] https://youtu.be/73f0vj0TUnQ?t=92
The Purge 8B+ Boulder | worked Before 31st Dec 2022

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK9pymSMl40
Anti Panic 8B+ Boulder | worked Before 28th May 2023

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFbgFTlxP0c
The Wheel of Wolvo 8B+ Boulder | worked 26th Jun 2023
Insurgency 8B+ Boulder | worked
Ode to the Modern Man 8B+ Boulder | worked

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVExFfiTpSg
Shadow Walker 8B+ Boulder | worked
When Life Gives You Lemons Low 8B+ Boulder | worked
The Grey 8B+ Boulder | worked

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojcMyjXefIg
Midnight Express 8B+ Boulder | worked
Hailstorm 8B+ Boulder | worked
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6-ehV-qnnQ
Spidey 8B+ Boulder | worked 8C
Second ascent.
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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade