All climbers

References

[1] AMA on reddit.com/r/climbing, December 2016 https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/5ijn1s/hi_rclimbing_im_sean_mccoll_current_overall_world/

Stewart Watson is a British climber who now lives in Austria. He also runs a physio practice [1].

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/physiooetztal/.

The best all-round climber in the world [3]

Strong and very bold climber and alpinist. Devout Christian.

Sorensen started rock climbing in Southern California and joined the The Stonemasters. He made hard ascents of the current cutting edge rock climbs in California before taking up Alpinism. In 1977 he climbed multiple hard alpine routes in France and Switzerland and smuggled bibles into then communist Eastern Europe. His tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1979 raised local rock standards despite mainly climbing onsight. He died attempting to solo the north face of Mount Alberta in 1980.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C1sFXT7NjK0/

[2] Niall Grimes and Rick Accomazzo chat about Tobin, 2024 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3SXhH433ltw5RhBrTedv2l?

[3] Accomazzo, Rick (2024). Tobin, the Stonemasters, and Me (1970 -1980); Remembering Tobin Sorenson, the Best Climber in the World. USA, Stonemaster Books.

[4] https://gripped.com/profiles/author-rick-accomazzo-tobin-the-stonemasters-and-me/

Toby won gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics to become the first Brit to medal in a climbing event at the olympics.

In 2025 Toby picked up a shoulder injury which had a significant impact on his performance throughout the season. [5]

References

[1] Interview with Steve McClure and Niall Grimes for the BMC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHiz8LbUqvU

[2] Interview with Ollie Torr for Lattice Training, December 2021 https://latticetraining.com/2021/12/02/interview-with-lattice-client-toby-roberts/

[3] How I won Climbing Gold in Paris, September 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_sB0a4U-MQ

[4] Interview with The Times Dec 2024 https://www.thetimes.com/sport/olympics/article/toby-roberts-interview-sport-climbing-paris-2024-tfsxkrs5t

[5] How I lost my ability to climb... January 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3RliN4C458

Born Robert Alain Philippe. Alain is famous for his solo climbing, and since the mid 90s his solo climbs of skyscrapers.

References

[1] Alain Robert, l’homme qui joue avec la mort Grimper.com, 10th March 2023 https://www.grimper.com/news-alain-robert-homme-joue-mort