| From: | USA 🇺🇸 |
| Date of birth: | 1st January 1997 |
| Age: | 28 years old |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 182 cm |
| Hardest Boulder (Worked): | 9A |
| Hardest Boulder (Flash): | 8B |
| Hardest Sport (Worked): | 9a |
Nathaniel Coleman is an American boulderer with multiple hard boulder ascents and a very impressive competition record. The early years of Nathaniel's career focused mainly on competition climbing, securing multiple boulder world cup podiums in 2015. Nathaniel's focus then switched to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in which he secured the silver medal.
In recent years Nathaniel has developed his rock climbing portfolio significantly. In 2020 he did the first ascent of Grand Illusion 8C+/V16 whilst training for the Olympics. Nathaniel's most notable ascent to date is that of No One Mourns the Wicked. Nathaniel proposed 9A/V17 for this in 2024 with the problem, which adds an 8B/V13 intro into Defying Gravity 8C/V15, taking him 22 sessions.
14 recorded ascents.
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Six Million Dollar Man | 9c (approx) | Lead | did not finish | ||
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| Empath | 9a | Lead | worked | Between 21st Oct 2020 and 1st Nov 2020 | |
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Fourth ascent.
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| Lee Majors | 8c+ | Lead | worked | 2018 | |
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First ascent.
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| No One Mourns the Wicked | 9A | Boulder | worked | Dec 2024 | |
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First ascent. 22 sessions.
References[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-giNU1trE0 [2] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEQAyiKuAiy/ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzhKy-ZVwM4 [4] https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HfCRiNeaykstyY12M5b6i? |
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| Grand Illusion | 8C+ | Boulder | worked | 2020 | 8C+ |
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First ascent. 9 sessions.
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| Defying Gravity | 8C | Boulder | worked | Between 13th Nov 2023 and 15th Dec 2023 | |
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Fourth ascent.
References[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTqxoMsPlg [2] https://gripped.com/profiles/nathaniel-coleman-talks-sending-defying-gravity-v15/ |
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| Hailstorm | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | ||
| Old Milwaukee | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | ||
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First ascent.
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| Skincifer | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | 8B | |
| Transience | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | ||
| Speed of Sound | 8B+ | Boulder | worked | ||
| Kwetsa | 8B | Boulder | worked | 2024 | |
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First ascent.
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| Li | 8B | Boulder | flash | 17th Feb 2024 | |
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| Slashface | 8B | Boulder | flash | 17th Feb 2024 | |
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