Drew Ruana
Quick Info ˅
| Nationality: | US |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 8C+ |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 9a |
| Social Media |
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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/
Lists
Podcasts
- The Nugget, October 2020
- The Nugget, May 2020
- The Thundercling, September 2020
- The Nugget, September 2022
- The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast, January 2023
- The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast, February 2023
Pics + Vids
The Ice Knife (8B+)
Added at 21:08 on 15 August 2023
Bloody Sunday Low Left (8C, FA)
Added at 08:12 on 12 December 2022
Ozymandias (8B+, FA)
Added at 20:11 on 09 November 2022
Railway (8C)
Added at 05:06 on 12 June 2023
Creature from the Black Lagoon (8C+)
Added at 07:03 on 24 March 2021
Box Therapy (8C+)
Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Bookkeeping (8C+, FA)
Added at 06:12 on 22 December 2022
Maxwell's Demon (8B+, FA)
Added at 11:02 on 13 February 2023
Insomniac (8C+, FA)
Added at 18:03 on 07 March 2022
The Game (8C)
Added at 18:03 on 07 March 2022
Mandala SDS (8B+)
Added at 08:03 on 18 March 2022
Just Do It (8c+)
Added at 18:04 on 06 April 2022
The Assassin (9a, FA)
Added at 15:04 on 07 April 2022
Dire Wolf (8C, FA)
Added at 20:04 on 17 April 2022
Insomniac (8C+, FA)
Added at 15:06 on 05 June 2022
Dystopia (8C, FA)
Added at 17:06 on 05 June 2022
Delirium (8C)
Added at 15:06 on 14 June 2022
The Ice Knife (8B+)
Added at 05:07 on 20 July 2022
Bloody Sunday SDS (8C, FA)
Added at 10:09 on 22 September 2022
The Player (8C, FA)
Added at 03:10 on 08 October 2022
Ascents
41 recorded ascents.
This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown. Use the other tabs to view
these ascents.
| Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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| 2013 | To Bolt or Not to Be | 8b+ (Lead worked) | Apr 2013 | |
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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 |
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Smith's hardest route to date. |
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| 2017 | ||||
| 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 | ||
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In a session. |
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| Box Therapy | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | 18th Jul 2020 | ||
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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 | ||
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Second ascent. |
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| Bloody Sunday SDS | 8C (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 30th Apr 2021 | |
| Insomniac | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 9th Jul 2021 | |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Drew mentioned that a small foothold had broken off since the FA, but it did not affect the original beta. |
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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| The Assassin | 9a (Lead worked) | ✓ | 13th Feb 2016 | |
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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 | ||
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Aged 13. |
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| Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Insomniac | 8C+ (Boulder worked) | ✓ | 9th Jul 2021 | 8C+ |
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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+ | |
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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+ | |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Second ascent. |
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