Climbing History | Sean Bailey

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Year	Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date
2016	Biographie	9a+	Lead \| worked	Aug 2016
2016	Biographie	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BIpRrKFj2MG/
2017
2018	First Ley	9a+	Lead \| worked	Dec 2018
2018	First Ley	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBwzYqBkt6/
2019	Coup de Grace	9a	Lead \| worked	2019
	Coup de Grace	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hatSw5NMOO8
	Joe Mama	9a+	Lead \| worked	Mar 2019
	Joe Mama	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BuhOeZVBDY9/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHzzm8QbhAY
2020	White Noise	8B+	Boulder \| worked	Sep 2020
	White Noise	https://youtu.be/OneTmfEsANI?t=705
	Box Therapy	8C	Boulder \| worked	19th Oct 2020
	Box Therapy	Third ascent. References [1] https://youtu.be/OneTmfEsANI?t=755
	Grand Illusion	8C+	Boulder \| worked	2nd Nov 2020
	Grand Illusion	Second ascent. 3 sessions. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CHGfRRuDwsq/ [2] https://youtu.be/OneTmfEsANI [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/18qaqux/comment/ketss2l/
	Pegasus	8C	Boulder \| worked	22nd Nov 2020
	Pegasus	Second ascent. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CH5sya0jgVq/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl_MwqNhKkk
2021	Ace of Spades	9a+	Lead \| did not finish	9th Jun 2021
	Ace of Spades	Sean was tantalisingly close to flashing the line, falling a couple of moves from the end of the hard climbing. References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OneTmfEsANI&t=180
	Bibliographie	9b+	Lead \| worked	25th Sep 2021
	Bibliographie	Third ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdFUn9J9t3/
2022
2023	Slasher	8B	Boulder \| flash	Nov 2023
	Slasher	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ApUe8pQ5J/
	The Doors of Perception	8C	Boulder \| worked	Dec 2023
	The Doors of Perception	First ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0mrSTtSHbB/
	Lucid Dreaming	8C	Boulder \| worked	Dec 2023
	Lucid Dreaming	Seventh ascent. 5 sessions. Regarding the grade I thought this thing was hard. Significantly harder than any V15s I've tried and I think in a good style for me. [1] References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1QnrzcLlKk/?igsh=bmR0cnJiMTduZzAw
	Spectre	8B	Boulder \| worked	Dec 2023
	Spectre	https://www.instagram.com/p/C1YTHLarfyh/
2024	Devilution	8C+	Boulder \| worked	Jan 2024
	Devilution	First ascent. Keenan Takahashi commenting on Sean's ascent: It is hard to explain without a full conversation, but I truly believe this first move is top 5 hardest in the world right now. It's also a bit unique because the feet are quite high and bunchy, so it suits shorter folks a bit (generally rare for the upper end of hard boulders, at least currently). Time will tell but I feel like this one is certainly one of the hardest of the grade and would not be surprised by an upgrade by future ascensionist(s). So yes, Sean may have climbed V17 in two sessions. References [1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bnU43rvODIPSRk5rsfSnC? [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/C2202DBP8i8/ [3] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2u9q9htHjj/
	Eye in the Sky	8C	Boulder \| worked	Mar 2024
	Eye in the Sky	Second ascent. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C5vkPTJSkRg/?img_index=1

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Bibliographie	9b+	Lead \| worked	25th Sep 2021	9b+
Bibliographie	Third ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdFUn9J9t3/
Biographie	9a+	Lead \| worked	Aug 2016
Biographie	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BIpRrKFj2MG/
First Ley	9a+	Lead \| worked	Dec 2018
First Ley	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BsBwzYqBkt6/
Joe Mama	9a+	Lead \| worked	Mar 2019
Joe Mama	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BuhOeZVBDY9/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHzzm8QbhAY
Ace of Spades	9a+	Lead \| did not finish	9th Jun 2021
Ace of Spades	Sean was tantalisingly close to flashing the line, falling a couple of moves from the end of the hard climbing. References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OneTmfEsANI&t=180
Coup de Grace	9a	Lead \| worked	2019
Coup de Grace	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hatSw5NMOO8

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Devilution	8C+	Boulder \| worked	Jan 2024
Devilution	First ascent. Keenan Takahashi commenting on Sean's ascent: It is hard to explain without a full conversation, but I truly believe this first move is top 5 hardest in the world right now. It's also a bit unique because the feet are quite high and bunchy, so it suits shorter folks a bit (generally rare for the upper end of hard boulders, at least currently). Time will tell but I feel like this one is certainly one of the hardest of the grade and would not be surprised by an upgrade by future ascensionist(s). So yes, Sean may have climbed V17 in two sessions. References [1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bnU43rvODIPSRk5rsfSnC? [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/C2202DBP8i8/ [3] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2u9q9htHjj/
Grand Illusion	8C+	Boulder \| worked	2nd Nov 2020	9a+/9b
Grand Illusion	Second ascent. 3 sessions. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CHGfRRuDwsq/ [2] https://youtu.be/OneTmfEsANI [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/18qaqux/comment/ketss2l/
The Doors of Perception	8C	Boulder \| worked	Dec 2023
The Doors of Perception	First ascent. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0mrSTtSHbB/
Box Therapy	8C	Boulder \| worked	19th Oct 2020	8C+
Box Therapy	Third ascent. References [1] https://youtu.be/OneTmfEsANI?t=755
Pegasus	8C	Boulder \| worked	22nd Nov 2020
Pegasus	Second ascent. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CH5sya0jgVq/ [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl_MwqNhKkk
Lucid Dreaming	8C	Boulder \| worked	Dec 2023
Lucid Dreaming	Seventh ascent. 5 sessions. Regarding the grade I thought this thing was hard. Significantly harder than any V15s I've tried and I think in a good style for me. [1] References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1QnrzcLlKk/?igsh=bmR0cnJiMTduZzAw
Eye in the Sky	8C	Boulder \| worked	Mar 2024
Eye in the Sky	Second ascent. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C5vkPTJSkRg/?img_index=1
White Noise	8B+	Boulder \| worked	Sep 2020
White Noise	https://youtu.be/OneTmfEsANI?t=705
Slasher	8B	Boulder \| flash	Nov 2023
Slasher	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0ApUe8pQ5J/
Spectre	8B	Boulder \| worked	Dec 2023
Spectre	https://www.instagram.com/p/C1YTHLarfyh/

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Ogwen Crack	E7	Lead \| worked
Ogwen Crack	First ascent. Sean climbed a slightly more direct (and possibly eliminate) finish which is probably worth E8. [1] References [1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/craig_braich_ty_du_pen_yr_ole_wen-525/ogwen_crack-263074#overview:~:text=Pokey%20welsh%20puppies-,feedback,-Always%20Hide%20%CE%B2eta

Climb	Grade	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade

Nationality:	US
Date of birth:	20th May 1996
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash):	8B
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9b+
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E7

Nationality:	US
Date of birth:	20th May 1996
Hardest Boulder (Worked):	8C+
Hardest Boulder (Flash):	8B
Hardest Sport (Worked):	9b+
Hardest Trad (Worked):	E7

Sean Bailey

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Slasher (8B)

The Doors of Perception (8C, FA)

Devilution (8C+, FA)

Lucid Dreaming (8C)

Spectre (8B)

Devilution (8C+, FA)

Devilution (8C+, FA)

Eye in the Sky (8C)

Bibliographie (9b+)

Pegasus (8C)

Grand Illusion (8C+)

Joe Mama (9a+)

First Ley (9a+)

Joe Mama (9a+)

Coup de Grace (9a)

Biographie (9a+)

Pegasus (8C)

Ace of Spades (9a+)

White Noise (8B+)

Box Therapy (8C)

Grand Illusion (8C+)

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