The Hardest Trad Routes in the World

A list of all the trad routes E10 or harder that have currently been climbed, including details of the first ascent.

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69 entries on the list.

Climb Grade First Ascent
1 The Dawn Wall E12 Kevin Jorgeson, Between 27th Dec 2014 and 14th Jan 2015
2 The Dawn Wall E12 Tommy Caldwell, Between 27th Dec 2014 and 14th Jan 2015
3 Bon Voyage E12 James Pearson, Between 1st Jan 2023 and 9th Feb 2023
4 Rhapsody E11 Dave MacLeod, 9th Apr 2006
5 Meltdown E11 Beth Rodden, 14th Feb 2008
6 Echo Wall E11 Dave MacLeod, 28th Jul 2008
7 Power Ranger E11 James Pearson, 2017
8 Nothing Lasts E11 Franco Cookson, 9th Apr 2017
9 Tribe E11 Jacopo Larcher, Mar 2019
10 Immortal E11 Franco Cookson, 17th Apr 2021
11 Lexicon E11 Neil Gresham, 4th Sep 2021
12 Blade Runner E11 Ben Harnden, Sep 2022
13 The Best Things In Life Are Free E11 William Moss, 12th Mar 2023
14 Crown Royale E11 Pete Whittaker, Between 23rd Sep 2023 and 28th Sep 2023
15 Magic Line E10 Ron Kauk, 6th Dec 1996
16 Equilibrium E10 Neil Bentley, 24th Feb 2000
17 Doctor Dolittle E10 John Arran, 2001
18 Bellavista E10 Alex Huber, 18th Jul 2001
19 A Moment of Clarity E10 John Gaskins, Feb 2006
20 To Hell and Back E10 Dave MacLeod, 24th Jul 2007
21 The Human Skewer Direct E10 Mark Edwards, Aug 2007
22 Magic Mushroom E10 Tommy Caldwell, May 2008
23 Magic Mushroom E10 Justin Sjong, May 2008
24 Direquiem E10 Sonnie Trotter, 6th May 2008
25 Viceroy E10 Matt Wilder, 2009
26 Smart Went Crazy E10 Matt Segal, Mar 2009
27 Die by the Drop E10 Dave MacLeod, 31st Oct 2010
28 Century Crack E10 Tom Randall, Nov 2011
29 Century Crack E10 Pete Whittaker, Nov 2011
30 Too Big to Flail E10 Alex Honnold, 15th Jan 2012
31 The Bull E10 Jeremy Smith, May 2013
32 The Recovery Drink E10 Nicolas Favresse, 22nd May 2013
33 Hold Fast, Hold True E10 Julian Lines, Jun 2013
34 Parthian Shot E10 Ben Bransby, Nov 2013
35 Sleepy Hollow E10 Pete Whittaker, 8th Dec 2013
36 Family Man E10 Sonnie Trotter, 2014
37 The Pura Pura E10 Tom Randall, 2014
38 Hanuman E10 Jonas Schild, Mar 2014
39 The Bigger Baron E10 Pete Whittaker, 31st Mar 2014
40 Choronzon E10 Neil Mawson, 21st Sep 2014
41 Stranger Than Fiction E10 Mason Earle, 2015
42 Blackbeard's Tears E10 Ethan Pringle, 2016
43 Le Voyage E10 James Pearson, 2017
44 Into the Sun E10 Bernd Zangerl, Aug 2017
45 En Passant E10 Nathan Hadley, 1st May 2019
46 GreatNess Wall E10 Steve McClure, 27th May 2019
47 Crown Duel E10 Pete Whittaker, Aug 2019
48 Mind Riot E10 Dave MacLeod, Oct 2019
49 Final Score E10 Neil Gresham, Sep 2020
50 La Bruja E10 Ignacio Mulero, 2021
51 Hard Cheese E10 Craig Matheson, 28th May 2021
52 What We Do in the Shadows E10 Robbie Phillips, 5th Oct 2021
53 The Great Rift E10 Tom Randall, Nov 2021
54 The Great Rift E10 Pete Whittaker, Nov 2021
55 Jeune et Con E10 Jacopo Larcher, Apr 2022
56 The Sandman E10 Franco Cookson, 8th Apr 2022
57 El Boulder del Pedal E10 Ignacio Mulero, Feb 2023
58 Coldfinger E10 Gordon Lennox, 17th Feb 2023
59 Magical Thinking E10 Mathew Wright, Jul 2023
60 Eigerdosis E10 Pete Whittaker, Aug 2023
61 Black Thistle E10 Mathew Wright, 18th Aug 2023
62 Yma O Hyd E10 James McHaffie, Sep 2024
63 Autobahn E10 Tom Randall, 23rd Sep 2024
64 Llechan Lân E10 Osian Parry, 2nd Jul 2025
65 Gunslinger E10 -
66 Sammansvärjning E10 -
67 Dr Snuggles E10 -
68 A Denti Stretti E10 -
69 Empath E10 -