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

249 entries on the list.

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