Alongside other goals, Drew is trying to tick every problem 8B+ or harder in Colorado.
[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/
41 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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2013 | To Bolt or Not to Be | 8b+ (Lead worked) | Apr 2013 | |
Aged 13. |
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2014 | Just Do It | 8c+ (Lead worked) | 22nd Nov 2014 | |
2015 | ||||
2016 | The Assassin | 9a (Lead worked) | ✓ | 13th Feb 2016 |
Smith's hardest route to date. |
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2018 | ||||
2019 | Squoze | 8C (Boulder worked) | 9th Sep 2019 | |
2020 | Sleepwalker | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 26th Jan 2020 | |
The Nest | 8C (Boulder worked) | 29th Jan 2020 | ||
Pegasus | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 10th Feb 2020 | |
Paint it Black | 8C (Boulder worked) | 5th Mar 2020 | ||
In a session. |
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Box Therapy | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 18th Jul 2020 | ||
Second ascent. |
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Creature from the Black Lagoon | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 16th Aug 2020 | ||
Echalo | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 26th Sep 2020 | |
White Noise | 8C (Boulder worked) | 30th Sep 2020 | ||
Dicktopia | 8C (Boulder worked) | 7th Oct 2020 | ||
Tron | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Nov 2020 | ||
2021 | Traffic | 8C (Boulder worked) | 12th Feb 2021 | |
Death Star | 8C (Boulder worked) | 21st Mar 2021 | ||
Dystopia | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 30th Mar 2021 | |
The Game | 8C (Boulder worked) | 14th Apr 2021 | ||
Sound of Violence | 8C (Boulder worked) | 18th Apr 2021 | ||
Spidy | 8C (Boulder worked) | 23rd Apr 2021 | ||
Second ascent. |
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Bloody Sunday SDS | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 30th Apr 2021 | |
Insomniac | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 9th Jul 2021 | |
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKU4iJDtVL/ |
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2022 | Delirium | 8C (Boulder worked) | 2022 | |
Maxwell's Demon | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 2022 | |
Mandala SDS | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | 2022 | ||
Dire Wolf | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 16th Apr 2022 | |
The Ice Knife | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Jun 2022 | ||
Big Arms | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | Jul 2022 | |
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Distortion | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | Aug 2022 | |
The Ice Knife SDS | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 5th Oct 2022 | ||
The second ascent after a protracted ~35 day siege. |
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Ozymandias | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 6th Oct 2022 | |
The Player | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 7th Oct 2022 | |
Bookkeeping | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 21st Dec 2022 | |
2023 | Gateway | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 2023 |
Everything Gneiss | 8C (Boulder worked) | Jan 2023 | ||
Maxwell's Demon Low | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 16th Feb 2023 | |
Howl at the Moon | 8C (Boulder worked) | 6th May 2023 | ||
Howl at the Moon SDS | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 18th May 2023 | |
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. |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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The Assassin | 9a (Lead worked) | ✓ | 13th Feb 2016 | |
Smith's hardest route to date. |
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Just Do It | 8c+ (Lead worked) | 22nd Nov 2014 | ||
To Bolt or Not to Be | 8b+ (Lead worked) | Apr 2013 | ||
Aged 13. |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Insomniac | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 9th Jul 2021 | 8C+ |
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKU4iJDtVL/ |
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Distortion | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | Aug 2022 | |
Bookkeeping | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 21st Dec 2022 | |
Maxwell's Demon Low | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 16th Feb 2023 | |
Howl at the Moon SDS | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 18th May 2023 | |
Sleepwalker | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 26th Jan 2020 | ||
Box Therapy | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 18th Jul 2020 | 8C+ | |
Second ascent. |
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Creature from the Black Lagoon | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 16th Aug 2020 | ||
The Ice Knife SDS | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 5th Oct 2022 | 8C+ | |
The second ascent after a protracted ~35 day siege. |
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Pegasus | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 10th Feb 2020 | |
Echalo | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 26th Sep 2020 | |
Dystopia | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 30th Mar 2021 | |
Bloody Sunday SDS | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 30th Apr 2021 | |
Dire Wolf | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 16th Apr 2022 | |
Big Arms | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | Jul 2022 | |
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The Player | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 7th Oct 2022 | |
Gateway | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 2023 | |
Bloody Sunday Low Left | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | ||
Squoze | 8C (Boulder worked) | 9th Sep 2019 | ||
The Nest | 8C (Boulder worked) | 29th Jan 2020 | ||
Paint it Black | 8C (Boulder worked) | 5th Mar 2020 | ||
In a session. |
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White Noise | 8C (Boulder worked) | 30th Sep 2020 | ||
Dicktopia | 8C (Boulder worked) | 7th Oct 2020 | ||
Traffic | 8C (Boulder worked) | 12th Feb 2021 | ||
Death Star | 8C (Boulder worked) | 21st Mar 2021 | ||
The Game | 8C (Boulder worked) | 14th Apr 2021 | ||
Sound of Violence | 8C (Boulder worked) | 18th Apr 2021 | ||
Spidy | 8C (Boulder worked) | 23rd Apr 2021 | ||
Second ascent. |
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Delirium | 8C (Boulder worked) | 2022 | ||
Everything Gneiss | 8C (Boulder worked) | Jan 2023 | ||
Howl at the Moon | 8C (Boulder worked) | 6th May 2023 | ||
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. |
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Maxwell's Demon | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 2022 | |
Ozymandias | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 6th Oct 2022 | |
Tron | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Nov 2020 | ||
Mandala SDS | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | 2022 | ||
The Ice Knife | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | Jun 2022 | 8C | |
Spidey | 8B+ (Boulder worked) | 8C | ||
Second ascent. |
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