Taylor McNeill

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Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male
Height: 190 cm
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Contributors
62 contributions since 6th June 2021.
49 contributions since 28th May 2024.
25 contributions since 22nd February 2024.
6 contributions since 29th July 2025.
6 contributions since 3rd October 2025.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male
Height: 190 cm
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash): 8B
Contributors
62 contributions since 6th June 2021.
49 contributions since 28th May 2024.
25 contributions since 22nd February 2024.
6 contributions since 29th July 2025.
6 contributions since 3rd October 2025.

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Ascents

23 recorded ascents.

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Moonlight Sonata 8C+ Boulder | worked 3rd Oct 2021
First ascent. 50 sessions.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CUlUU67PBvc/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr5OgcE9Ny0
The Big Island 8C Boulder | worked 23rd Oct 2017
Southern Drawl 8C Boulder | worked 16th Jan 2019 8C (hard)
Second ascent. 15 sessions.
Apparatus 8C Boulder | worked 19th Jan 2021 8C
First ascent.

When I established this line in January 2021, I wasn’t grading first ascents. I later slapped V14 on it without much thought, but now that I’m reflecting on it I’m pretty certain it’s harder. It’s the most difficult boulder I’ve climbed in NC by a long shot and it fits my style really well. This was my main focus for a month and a half long trip and I finished it up on the very last day, with perfect conditions. I’m confident that V15 is more appropriate compared to everything I’ve climbed before and after it. [1]

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc9Rp9lJ6JK/
Variant 8C Boulder | worked 21st Jun 2022 8C
Third Eye Awakening 8B+ Boulder | worked 6th Mar 2017
First ascent.
Warrior Up 8B+ Boulder | worked 8th Sep 2018 8B
Squoze 8B+ Boulder | worked 19th Mar 2019 8C (soft)
4 sessions.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Q9Gw3wJqo
Bone Saw 8B+ Boulder | worked 7th Jan 2020
First ascent.
Trieste 8B+ Boulder | worked 1st Feb 2021

References

[1] https://youtu.be/X6Q9Gw3wJqo?t=81
Zef 8B+ Boulder | worked 26th Jun 2021
Show Your Scars 8B+ Boulder | worked 22nd Oct 2021
When Life Gives You Lemons Low 8B+ Boulder | worked 28th May 2022
The Multiverse 8B+ Boulder | worked 16th Oct 2022 8C
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eD2Kvr3ovk
Severed Arm 8B+ Boulder | worked 2023
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmE4JtpEKB4
The Penrose Step 8B+ Boulder | worked 21st Apr 2023
Sailor's Delight 8B+ Boulder | worked
First ascent.
The Phoenix 8B+ Boulder | worked
Tilted World 8B Boulder | worked 12th Feb 2016 8B (hard)
Levity 8B Boulder | worked 9th Nov 2021 8B+
Third ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CW6fSWnjRl2/
Perilous Moon 8B Boulder | worked 2024
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRyjWIiIT4c
The Right (via Freedom) 8B Boulder | flash
We Can Build You 8B Boulder | worked 8B+
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