Drew Ruana


Quick Info

Nationality: US
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a
Social Media

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/

Quick Info

Nationality: US
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C+
Hardest Sport (Worked): 9a
Social Media

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/


Lists


Podcasts


Pics + Vids

Paint it Black (8C)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Everything Gneiss (8C)
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Added at 17:02 on 01 February 2023
Mandala SDS (8B+)
Added at 08:03 on 18 March 2022
Maxwell's Demon (8B+, FA)
Added at 11:02 on 13 February 2023
Howl at the Moon (8C)
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Added at 20:05 on 19 May 2023
The Nest (8C)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Bloody Sunday Low Left (8C, FA)
Added at 08:12 on 12 December 2022
Spidy (8C)
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Added at 07:04 on 30 April 2021
Creature from the Black Lagoon (8C+)
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Added at 07:03 on 24 March 2021
Creature from the Black Lagoon (8C+)
Added at 07:03 on 24 March 2021
Box Therapy (8C+)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Box Therapy (8C+)
Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Dystopia (8C, FA)
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Added at 06:03 on 30 March 2021
Dystopia (8C, FA)
Added at 17:06 on 05 June 2022
Sound of Violence (8C)
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Added at 07:04 on 30 April 2021
Death Star (8C)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Traffic (8C)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Dicktopia (8C)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
White Noise (8C)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Pegasus (8C, FA)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Pegasus (8C, FA)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Sleepwalker (8C+)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
Squoze (8C)
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Added at 13:03 on 24 March 2021
The Ice Knife (8B+)
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Added at 05:07 on 20 July 2022
The Ice Knife (8B+)
Added at 05:07 on 20 July 2022
Just Do It (8c+)
Added at 18:04 on 06 April 2022
The Game (8C)
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Added at 18:03 on 07 March 2022
The Game (8C)
Added at 18:03 on 07 March 2022
Echalo (8C, FA)
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Added at 07:03 on 24 March 2021
The Assassin (9a, FA)
Added at 15:04 on 07 April 2022
Dire Wolf (8C, FA)
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Added at 20:04 on 17 April 2022
Dire Wolf (8C, FA)
Added at 20:04 on 17 April 2022
Delirium (8C)
Added at 15:06 on 14 June 2022
Big Arms (8C, FA)
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Added at 21:07 on 11 July 2022
Distortion (8C+, FA)
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Added at 10:08 on 18 August 2022
Insomniac (8C+, FA)
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Added at 11:07 on 11 July 2021
Insomniac (8C+, FA)
Added at 15:06 on 05 June 2022
Insomniac (8C+, FA)
Added at 18:03 on 07 March 2022
Bloody Sunday SDS (8C, FA)
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Added at 07:04 on 30 April 2021
Bloody Sunday SDS (8C, FA)
Added at 10:09 on 22 September 2022
Tron (8B+)
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Added at 16:11 on 16 November 2022
The Player (8C, FA)
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Added at 03:10 on 08 October 2022
The Player (8C, FA)
Added at 03:10 on 08 October 2022
Ozymandias (8B+, FA)
Added at 20:11 on 09 November 2022
The Ice Knife SDS (8C+)
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Added at 21:10 on 26 October 2022
Bookkeeping (8C+, FA)
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Added at 06:12 on 22 December 2022
Bookkeeping (8C+, FA)
Added at 06:12 on 22 December 2022

Ascents

38 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
2013 To Bolt or Not to Be 8b+ (Lead) April 2013

Aged 13.

2014 Just Do It 8c+ (Lead) 22nd November 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5om6lG_d8

2015
2016 The Assassin 9a (Lead) 13th February 2016

Smith's hardest route to date.

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

2017
2018
2019 Squoze 8C (Boulder) 9th September 2019

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qCwYhj079/

2020 Sleepwalker 8C+ (Boulder) 26th January 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7zPaDap17g/

The Nest 8C (Boulder) 29th January 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/B74kBmcp3dw/

Pegasus 8C (Boulder) 10th February 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZD7BpJF6u/

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XdHE7JCza/

Paint it Black 8C (Boulder) 5th March 2020

In a session.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9VjE0jjLVs/

Box Therapy 8C+ (Boulder) 18th July 2020

Second ascent.

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

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

Creature from the Black Lagoon 8C+ (Boulder) 16th August 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9LZH9DRD-/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xorFvE4Zt8Y

Echalo 8C (Boulder) 26th September 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFm0gdYDEkf/

White Noise 8C (Boulder) 30th September 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFwzORGD3vZ/

Dicktopia 8C (Boulder) 7th October 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBnZEfjNTp/

Tron 8B+ (Boulder) November 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvTkwRjttN/?hl=en

2021 Traffic 8C (Boulder) 12th February 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLLAgtRD2kw/

Death Star 8C (Boulder) 21st March 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMqTuDoDUx4/

Dystopia 8C (Boulder) 30th March 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNB54OFjUn3/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWydR0r60fA

The Game 8C (Boulder) 14th April 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWPPBqYNVKl/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeJKkxbrx7Q

Sound of Violence 8C (Boulder) 18th April 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyU-o5jKzT/

Spidy 8C (Boulder) 23rd April 2021

Second ascent.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-2n0XDeQE/

Bloody Sunday SDS 8C (Boulder) 30th April 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CORjzAjDnuM/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPQM-2MabLs

Insomniac 8C+ (Boulder) 9th July 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKU4iJDtVL/

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYW1dK9Fz9M

2022 Mandala SDS 8B+ (Boulder) 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufCcZiOraWA

Delirium 8C (Boulder) 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObMfh8bLZu4

Maxwell's Demon 8B+ (Boulder) 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW6QSAqFVro

Dire Wolf 8C (Boulder) 16th April 2022

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

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcdODFpFu8y/

The Ice Knife 8B+ (Boulder) June 2022

https://youtu.be/_v0R90XMsq4

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cei7afWuN_R/

Big Arms 8C (Boulder) July 2022

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!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzX3hQlb-C/

Distortion 8C+ (Boulder) August 2022

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXpzvwOyh1/

The Ice Knife SDS 8C+ (Boulder) 5th October 2022

The second ascent after a protracted ~35 day siege.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLkD07LQRl/

Ozymandias 8B+ (Boulder) 6th October 2022

https://youtu.be/73f0vj0TUnQ?t=92

The Player 8C (Boulder) 7th October 2022

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cjbqo7Kg3wY/

https://youtu.be/rD4tiFwFSB0

Bookkeeping 8C+ (Boulder) 21st December 2022

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

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmczvuaOGRn/

2023 Everything Gneiss 8C (Boulder) January 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIKr05uwrT/

Maxwell's Demon Low 8C+ (Boulder) 16th February 2023
Howl at the Moon 8C (Boulder) 6th May 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr6j9yJuhvX/

Howl at the Moon SDS 8C+ (Boulder) 18th May 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsYqCaWLqkB/

Climb Grade FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade
The Assassin 9a (Lead) 13th February 2016

Smith's hardest route to date.

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

Just Do It 8c+ (Lead) 22nd November 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5om6lG_d8

To Bolt or Not to Be 8b+ (Lead) April 2013

Aged 13.

Climb Grade FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Insomniac 8C+ (Boulder) 9th July 2021 8C+

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKU4iJDtVL/

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYW1dK9Fz9M

Distortion 8C+ (Boulder) August 2022

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXpzvwOyh1/

Bookkeeping 8C+ (Boulder) 21st December 2022

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

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmczvuaOGRn/

Maxwell's Demon Low 8C+ (Boulder) 16th February 2023
Howl at the Moon SDS 8C+ (Boulder) 18th May 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsYqCaWLqkB/

Sleepwalker 8C+ (Boulder) 26th January 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7zPaDap17g/

Box Therapy 8C+ (Boulder) 18th July 2020

Second ascent.

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

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

Creature from the Black Lagoon 8C+ (Boulder) 16th August 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9LZH9DRD-/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xorFvE4Zt8Y

The Ice Knife SDS 8C+ (Boulder) 5th October 2022 8C+

The second ascent after a protracted ~35 day siege.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkLkD07LQRl/

Pegasus 8C (Boulder) 10th February 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ZD7BpJF6u/

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8XdHE7JCza/

Echalo 8C (Boulder) 26th September 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFm0gdYDEkf/

Dystopia 8C (Boulder) 30th March 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNB54OFjUn3/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWydR0r60fA

Bloody Sunday SDS 8C (Boulder) 30th April 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CORjzAjDnuM/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPQM-2MabLs

Dire Wolf 8C (Boulder) 16th April 2022

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

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcdODFpFu8y/

Big Arms 8C (Boulder) July 2022

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!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CfzX3hQlb-C/

The Player 8C (Boulder) 7th October 2022

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cjbqo7Kg3wY/

https://youtu.be/rD4tiFwFSB0

Bloody Sunday Low Left 8C (Boulder)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTbYesqk4Uk

Squoze 8C (Boulder) 9th September 2019

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qCwYhj079/

The Nest 8C (Boulder) 29th January 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/B74kBmcp3dw/

Paint it Black 8C (Boulder) 5th March 2020

In a session.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9VjE0jjLVs/

White Noise 8C (Boulder) 30th September 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFwzORGD3vZ/

Dicktopia 8C (Boulder) 7th October 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBnZEfjNTp/

Traffic 8C (Boulder) 12th February 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLLAgtRD2kw/

Death Star 8C (Boulder) 21st March 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMqTuDoDUx4/

The Game 8C (Boulder) 14th April 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWPPBqYNVKl/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeJKkxbrx7Q

Sound of Violence 8C (Boulder) 18th April 2021

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNyU-o5jKzT/

Spidy 8C (Boulder) 23rd April 2021

Second ascent.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-2n0XDeQE/

Delirium 8C (Boulder) 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObMfh8bLZu4

Everything Gneiss 8C (Boulder) January 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIKr05uwrT/

Howl at the Moon 8C (Boulder) 6th May 2023

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr6j9yJuhvX/

Maxwell's Demon 8B+ (Boulder) 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW6QSAqFVro

Ozymandias 8B+ (Boulder) 6th October 2022

https://youtu.be/73f0vj0TUnQ?t=92

Tron 8B+ (Boulder) November 2020

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvTkwRjttN/?hl=en

Mandala SDS 8B+ (Boulder) 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufCcZiOraWA

The Ice Knife 8B+ (Boulder) June 2022 8C

https://youtu.be/_v0R90XMsq4

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cei7afWuN_R/

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