Climber Name | # Ascents Recorded | Notes |
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Steve Bancroft | 19 | |
Ted Kingsnorth | 19 | |
Angus Kille | 18 | |
Bernd Zangerl | 18 | |
Domen Škofic | 18 | |
Don Whillans | 18 |
References[1] Bernard Tamworth, comment on Don Whillains' Last Climb [2] https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4384744478304277&set=a.230171883761578 [3] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/948094701923372 [4] With Chris Bonnington on the Central Pillar of Freney https://www.instagram.com/p/CO5502uDiQU/ [5] With Joe Brown https://www.instagram.com/p/B_a_U0Rjqgs/ [6] Interview with Ken Wilson 1972, Mountain Issue 20, page 24 https://climbing-history.org/file/eaff6c84-b054-0d0c-220a-a00119bdff3a/whillans%20wilson%20interview.html [7] Obituary by Paul Nunn in Mountain Issue 105, page 16 |
Jules Marchaland | 18 | |
Kim Carrigan | 18 | Kim Carrigan was a leading figure in Australian rock climbing in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He has put up hundreds of new routes around Australia, particularly at Arapiles. References[1] Interview with Andy Pollitt for UKClimbing.com 11th August 2017 https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/kim_carrigan_and_andy_pollitt-9629 |
Marc le Menestrel | 18 | Features in The Real Thing, Bleau. https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/446421228757391 |
Michiel Nieuwenhuijsen | 18 | |
Mike Owen | 18 | |
Sébastien Berthe | 18 | References[1] Interview with Lucien Martinez on the 100 7A challenge in Fontainebleau, 2024 https://www.grimper.com/news-les-100-7a-aventure-xxl-facon-bleausarde |
Steve Dunning | 18 | |
Allison Vest | 17 | References[1] https://www.climbing.com/people/allison-vest-poem-female-climbers/ |
Arlo Rogers | 17 | |
Felix Wilkins | 17 | |
Fred Rouhling | 17 | Fred Rouhling was a controversial figure during the late 90s and early 2000s. With a string of hard ascents in a relatively off the beaten track location there were many people who doubted his ascents, not helped by the fact that many of his routes were unashamedly chipped (for example De L'Autre Côté du Ciel). His route Akira was particularly contentious. When he made the first ascent he gave it the then unheard of grade of 9b at a time when 9a+ didn't exist. A 2005 profile by Pete Ward [2] helped to dispel some of the more outlandish myths, and many of his routes have now received repeats which confirm their quality and difficulty. However, his route Akira did receive a notable downgrade to 9a after being repeated by Sébastien Bouin and Lucien Martinez. References[1] Interview with Relais Vertical Part 1 https://youtu.be/xqk0nQCNtpY [2] Interview with Relais Vertical Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enFSnkF25eI [3] The Other Side of Fred Rouhling by Pete Ward, 15th June 2012 https://www.climbing.com/people/fred-rouhling/ [4] Interview with camptocamp.org, October 2008 https://www.camptocamp.org/articles/143240/fr/interview-de-fred-rouhling-21-10-2008- [5] https://open.spotify.com/episode/4T8j5taHKyu11HnWMKvxWT? [6] Interview for On The Edge Issue 102, page 40 |
Isabelle Faus | 17 | Isabelle Faus is an American boulderer with many hard ascents to her name. Alongside contemporaries like Alex Puccio she was one of the first women to become established at 8B+. She was also one of the first women to start opening new, hard boulders in the 8B and upwards range. |
Jacky Godoffe | 17 | Bleausard, legend. References[1] Interview in The Project Magazine, 2017 https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/5/13/jacky-godoffe-interview [2] Bleau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIreNKro7QU [3] http://www.grimporama.com/francais/bleau/itw/bl_jg-interview.htm |
James Litz | 17 | References[1] Interview with 8a.nu, 2018 https://www.8a.nu/news/james-litz-9b-profile |