Strong American Boulderers

The best American boulderers.

This list aims to list any American boulderer who has climbed 8B+ or harder. It attempts to be definitive in terms of the people included but does not attempt to enumerate every relevant ascent.

Big thanks to eric.jerome for compiling and maintaining this list.

Got any corrections? Send them to corrections@climbing-history.org

239 entries on the list.

Climber Grade Climbs
1 Aidan Roberts 9A Alphane, Spots of Time, Arrival of the Birds
2 Shawn Raboutou 9A Alphane, Megatron
3 Sean Bailey 9A Shaolin, Alphane
4 Noah Wheeler 9A Return of the Sleepwalker, Shaolin
5 Daniel Woods 9A Return of the Sleepwalker
6 Nathaniel Coleman 9A No One Mourns the Wicked
7 Drew Ruana 8C+ Sleepwalker, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bloody Sunday SDS, Insomniac, Distortion, The Ice Knife SDS, Bookkeeping, Maxwell's Demon Low, Howl at the Moon SDS
8 Matt Fultz 8C+ Hypnotized Minds, Sleepwalker, Grand Illusion, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Brace For the Cure, Moonlight Sonata, Vecchio Leone SDS, Big Z, Deep Fake
9 Jimmy Webb 8C+ Livin' Large, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Sleepwalker, Ephyra, Off the Wagon Low, Poison the Well, Insomniac
10 Dave Graham 8C+ Creature from the Black Lagoon, Hypnotized Minds, Euclase, Fuck the System, Celestite, Curve Ball
11 Zach Galla 8C+ Grand Illusion, Sleepwalker, The Process, Sosa, Hypnotized Minds
12 Andy Lamb 8C+ Creature from the Black Lagoon, Insomniac, Sleepwalker, Event Horizon
13 Austin Purdy 8C+ Insomniac, Sword of Damocles, Bookkeeping, Distortion
14 Griffin Whiteside 8C+ Creature from the Black Lagoon, Sleepwalker, Howl at the Moon SDS
15 Sam Weir 8C+ REM, Fuck the System, Brain Rot
16 Carlo Traversi 8C+ Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Dark Side
17 Nathan Williams 8C+ Sleepwalker, Creature from the Black Lagoon
18 Pablo Hammack 8C+ Sleepwalker, Creature from the Black Lagoon
19 Liam Andrews-Bancroft 8C+ Insomniac, Creature from the Black Lagoon
20 Keenan Takahashi 8C+ Insomniac, The Dark Side
21 David Fitzgerald 8C+ Big Z, Last Line of Defense
22 Owen Whaley 8C+ Grand Illusion, Sosa
23 Adam Shahar 8C+ Sleepwalker, The Process
24 Paul Robinson 8C+ REM
25 Dylan Barks 8C+ Creature from the Black Lagoon
26 Taylor McNeill 8C+ Moonlight Sonata
27 Colin Duffy 8C+ Bookkeeping
28 Zander Waller 8C+ Sleepwalker
29 Kai Whaley 8C+ Sleepwalker
30 Katie Lamb 8C+ The Dark Side
31 Eli Perry 8C+ Grand Illusion
32 Brian Squire 8C+ Grand Illusion
33 Beckett Hsin 8C+ Creature from the Black Lagoon
34 Luke Gerhardt 8C+ Sleepwalker
35 Ben Hanna 8C+ Grand Illusion
36 Ben Burkhalter 8C Blade Runner, The Game, Echalo, Railway, Paint it Black, Southern Drawl
37 Daniel Beall 8C Terremer, Rising From the Shadows, The Enigma Variation, The Wheel of Milk, The Outer Gates
38 Tristan Chen 8C Paint it Black, Dreamtime, Pegasus, Desperanza
39 Nick Bradley 8C Paint it Black, Delirium, The Game, Railway
40 Nicholas Milburn 8C Southern Drawl, Paint it Black, The Game
41 Austin Hoyt 8C Monkey Wedding, The Big Bad Wolf, Lucid Dreaming
42 Facundo Langbehn 8C The Nest, Alma
43 Everett Sloane 8C Variant, Traffic
44 Zach Wilson 8C Sound of Violence, Pegasus
45 Ethan Pringle 8C The Outer Limits, The Nest
46 Paul Nadler 8C Monkey Wedding, Monkey Wedding
47 Chris Sharma 8C Witness the Fitness
48 Shawn Diamond 8C Le Dernier Fléau
49 Tyler Landman 8C Satan i Helvete Assis (pre-December 2013)
50 Jon Cardwell 8C The Game
51 Chris Schulte 8C The Big Island
52 Sam Davis 8C Desperanza
53 Ashima Shiraishi 8C Horizon
54 Daniel Fong 8C Paint it Black
55 Matty Hong 8C Dreamtime
56 Tanner Bauer 8C Traffic
57 Jon Glassberg 8C The Nest
58 John Cohee 8C Ebony and Ivory
59 Eric Jerome 8C Forever Endeavor
60 Brooke Raboutou 8C Box Therapy
61 Andre Branchizio 8C Paint it Black
62 Palmer Larsen 8C The Nest
63 Samuel Hsin 8C Paint it Black
64 Austin Geiman 8C Defying Gravity
65 Michaela Kiersch 8C Dreamtime
66 Ben Blackmore 8C Paint it Black
67 Isaac Dunk 8C Trap King
68 Bryce Viola 8C The Youngster's Roof
69 Dom Speranza 8C G-Master
70 Danny Popowski 8C The Singularity
71 Jake Scharfman 8C G-Master
72 Wes Walker 8C Ego Death
73 Elijah Kiser 8C That Hideous Strength
74 Ray Hansen 8C Sound of Violence
75 Miles Perry 8C Sound of Violence
76 Will Anglin 8C Variant
77 John Brock 8C The Nest
78 Ian Dory 8C Paint it Black
79 Isabelle Faus 8B+ Amandla, Memory is Parallax, Sinawav, Crème de la Crumb SDS, Emasculator, Shadow Walker, Spidey, Mirta, The Grey
80 Benn Wheeler 8B+ Ghost Circles, Stockholm Syndome, The Wheel of Wolvo, Vulpine, The Phoenix, Moonstruck, Crash Out, Power of Now
81 Alex Puccio 8B+ Jade, New Base Line, The Penrose Step, Super Low Chimichanga Right, Reverse Logic, Hailstorm, Tigris SDS
82 Sam Struthers 8B+ The Wheel of Rabbits, Andromeda, Memory is Parallax, Gecko Assis, Dark Side of the Compass, Direct North
83 Jesse Grupper 8B+ Starstruck, Esperanza, Warpath, No Peace, Moonstruck, The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)
84 Jack Martinus 8B+ Cosmogram, Echale, The Traphouse, The Traphouse, Mécanique Élémentaire
85 James Litz 8B+ Esperanza, Dreamtime (pre break), Warpath, Insurgency
86 Phil Schaal 8B+ Jade, Amandla, Echale, Midnight Express
87 Ben Herrington 8B+ The Penrose Step, The Reckoning, The Holy Hand Grenade, The Book Club
88 Brian Nugent 8B+ Mécanique Élémentaire, The Penrose Step, Kintsugi, Get Railed
89 Jonah Kreitzberg 8B+ Esperanza, Reverse Cowgirl, Neon Desert, Echale
90 Sam Rothstein 8B+ Yellow Cake, Cosmogram, Andromeda, Fallen Angel
91 Joel Unema 8B+ Shelob, Doublecross, Angmar, Polyphemus
92 Julian Bresler 8B+ A Man Escaped, Echale, New Base Line, The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)
93 Milo Timberlake 8B+ Trieste, Cosmic Artifact, Menage a Trois, Motorhead
94 Brion Voges 8B+ Lost in the Hood, Wood Grain Grippin', Esperanza
95 Michael O'Rourke 8B+ Mirror Reality, Warrior Up, The Phoenix
96 Matt Gentile 8B+ Angmar, Throwback, Doublecross
97 Max Zolotukhin 8B+ Direct North, The Mandala SDS, No Peace Prize
98 Chase Martinez 8B+ Echale, Midnight Express, The Penrose Step
99 Kiernan Tong 8B+ Direct North, Insurgency, Zef
100 B.J. Tilden 8B+ Esperanza, Zef, Neon Desert
101 Matt Nunes 8B+ Uncertainty, Bone Saw, Severed Arm
102 Andrew Nimmer 8B+ Esperanza, Direct North, Amandla
103 Caleb Franchere 8B+ Hoop Dance, 9 Lives, Esperanza
104 Jack Felix 8B+ Jumpman, The Mantra, Echale
105 Vance Stanfield 8B+ Aracnobatics, Murder Mitten, White Pony
106 Tyre Taft 8B+ Bone Saw, Brass Knuckles, Severed Arm
107 Cyrus Johnston 8B+ Andromeda, Yellow Cake, Cosmogram
108 Timmy Fairfield 8B+ The Saadhu, Throwback
109 Kevin Jorgeson 8B+ Ode to the Modern Man, The Mandala SDS
110 Mark Heal 8B+ Amandla, New Base Line
111 Alex Waterhouse 8B+ New Base Line, The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)
112 Charlie Barron 8B+ Shadow Walker, Predator Pounce Low
113 Simon Hibbeler 8B+ Echale, Be Kinda Soft
114 Nate Draughn 8B+ Bone Saw, Show Your Scars
115 Cody Fults 8B+ Trieste, Squoze
116 Isaac Leff 8B+ Nuclear Base, Flashing Lights
117 Dalton Bunker 8B+ Show Your Scars, Hailstorm
118 Jeramie Claussen 8B+ Kenny Loggins, Dark Waters Low
119 Josh Muehring 8B+ Show Your Scars, Zef
120 Duke Lettieri 8B+ Jade, Trieste
121 Ethan Freudenheim 8B+ Show Your Scars, Kenny Loggins
122 Siara Fabbri 8B+ New Base Line, Compass North
123 Brett Walker 8B+ Trieste, Direct North
124 Jess Walker 8B+ Warrior Up, Echale
125 Conor Wellman 8B+ The Multiverse, The Phoenix
126 Cozmo Rothfork 8B+ The Saadhu, Hoop Dance
127 Logan Tetu 8B+ Echale, Muscle Car
128 Wesley White 8B+ Dark Side of the Compass, Cosmogram
129 Melina Costanza 8B+ Direct North, The Mantra
130 Graham Owens 8B+ Vulpine, Moonstruck
131 Erik Cmiel 8B+ Breaking the Wheel, Zef
132 Jeremy Holmes 8B+ Fatal Attraction, Fatal Attraction
133 Sam Enright 8B+ No Peace Prize, Show Your Scars
134 Kyle Howard 8B+ Big Kat, The French Connection
135 Itai Axelrad 8B+ Jade, Ode to the Modern Man
136 Tim Kang 8B+ Trieste, Goldfish Trombone
137 Kyle Hilton 8B+ Jade, Mirror Reality
138 Tanner Mack 8B+ Goldfish Trombone, Trieste
139 Sam Stewart 8B+ Dark Side of the Compass, Hello Kitty SDS
140 Thomas Betterton 8B+ When Life Gives You Lemons Low, Warrior Up
141 Vincent Lee 8B+ Fatal Attraction, Trieste
142 Ely Wilde 8B+ Esperanza
143 Josh Haynes 8B+ Esperanza
144 Nick Duttle 8B+ Esperanza
145 Seth Allred 8B+ Midnight Express
146 Johnny Goicoechea 8B+ The Mandala SDS
147 Brian Hedrick 8B+ The Mandala SDS
148 Jason Kehl 8B+ Seventh Circle
149 Jim Merli 8B+ L'Étoile Du Nord
150 Mirko Caballero 8B+ Golden Shadow
151 Giovanni Traversi 8B+ Direct North
152 Jonathan Siegrist 8B+ Jade
153 Liam Vance 8B+ The Mandala SDS
154 Hunter Damiani 8B+ Midnight Express
155 Ryan Sewell 8B+ Echale
156 Mike McCracken 8B+ Nuclear Base
157 Eric Breed 8B+ The Holy Hand Grenade
158 Zach Arenberg 8B+ Muscle Car
159 Brian Antheunisse 8B+ Neon Desert
160 Sander Pick 8B+ Direct North
161 Matt Desantis 8B+ Show Your Scars
162 Gordon Anderson 8B+ Dicktopia
163 Chris Deuto 8B+ Shadow Walker
164 Peter Torphy 8B+ A Man Escaped
165 Dan Andrei 8B+ When Life Gives You Lemons Low
166 Clay Gordon 8B+ Trieste
167 Davis Stewart 8B+ Brass Knuckles
168 Chad Greedy 8B+ Sinawav
169 Vincent Mollicone 8B+ Judge Judy
170 Jake Plasco 8B+ Perpetual Motion
171 Mike McClure 8B+ Hypothetical
172 Danny Seo 8B+ Echo Chamber
173 Manny Quintana 8B+ North Ridge
174 Kelly Birch 8B+ Muscle Car
175 Aidan Callan 8B+ There and Back Again
176 Taylor Kiley 8B+ Hypothetical
177 Conrad Piper-Ruth 8B+ Hypothetical
178 Matt Willis 8B+ Breaking the Wheel
179 Ben Kim 8B+ Direct North
180 Shunei Asao 8B+ Squoze
181 Sam Dospoy 8B+ Bone Saw
182 Cameron Hörst 8B+ Breaking the Wheel
183 Josh Levin 8B+ The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)
184 Ilias Hosain 8B+ Muscle Car
185 Caleb Robinson 8B+ Zef
186 Colin Wills 8B+ The Mandala SDS
187 Courtney Arnold 8B+ Birch Problem
188 Luke Vincent 8B+ The Other Side of Infinity
189 Dawson Bauer 8B+ Sinawav
190 Sean Houchins-McCallum 8B+ Echale
191 Chris Terry 8B+ The Penrose Step
192 GP Salvo 8B+ Blunt Sit
193 Vail Everett 8B+ Judge Judy
194 Dylan Enriquez 8B+ Sit Propera
195 Anderson Bouton 8B+ Motorhead
196 Adlai Marquez 8B+ Match Made in Heaven
197 Erik Libbe 8B+ Direct North
198 Mike Foley 8B+ The Reckoning
199 Scotty Grayson 8B+ Skincifer
200 Rocco Bochichio 8B+ New Base Line
201 Luke Parady 8B+ Midnight Express
202 Adam Taylor 8B+ Esperanza
203 Chris Watts 8B+ An Empty Smile
204 Jake Kim 8B+ Echale
205 Quinn Spadafora 8B+ Echale
206 Sam Wolff 8B+ The Penrose Step
207 Jake Croft 8B+ The Holy Hand Grenade
208 Mike Pacaro 8B+ Kook Slams Extension
209 Jordan Shepard 8B+ Birch Problem
210 Kevin Celommi 8B+ Mind Shift
211 Urs Moosmuller 8B+ Direct North
212 Max Smerek 8B+ Echale
213 Cole Bradburn 8B+ Speed of Sound
214 Randy Puro 8B+ Junebug (Pre-Break)
215 Ben Spannuth 8B+ Esperanza
216 Joe Meiners 8B+ Amandla
217 Alex Biale 8B+ Mind to Motion
218 Solomon Barth 8B+ The Never Ending Story (Part 1+2)
219 Alex Mcintyre 8B+ Epidote Extension (Left)
220 Andrew Rothner 8B+ Aslan
221 Marc Bourguignon 8B+ The Reckoning
222 Oliver Kuang 8B+ Hoop Dance
223 Aj Flynn 8B+ Sailor's Delight
224 Kirby Mccoy 8B+ Show Your Scars
225 Dalen Gray 8B+ Third Eye Awakening
226 Eric Wu 8B+ Goldfish Trombone
227 Pete Lowe 8B+ Show Your Scars
228 Chris Chen 8B+ Echale
229 Rob D'Anastasio 8B+ Echale
230 Stefan Fellner 8B+ Zef
231 Fitz Allen 8B+ Muscle Car
232 Roman Yalowitz 8B+ Momentum
233 Rowland Chen 8B+ Echale
234 Bobby Taft-Pittman 8B+ Dicktopia
235 Isaac Caldiero 8B+ Bling
236 Zach Lerner 8B+ Memory is Parallax
237 Porter Geddes 8B+ Show Your Scars
238 Chris Marley 8B+ Moonstruck
239 Matt Bosley 8B+ Perpetual Motion