The Hardest DWS Routes in the World

A list of all the deep water solo routes 8c or harder that have currently been climbed, including details of the first ascent.

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16 entries on the list.

# ClimbGradeFirst AscentRepeats
1 Es Pontas 9a+ Chris Sharma, 26th Sep 2007 Hannes Van Duysen, Mejdi Schalck, Sam Richard, Léo Favot, Darius Râpă, Jakob Schubert, Jan Hojer, Jernej Kruder, Michael Piccolruaz
2 Black Pearl 9a+ Chris Sharma, 7th Nov 2023 -
3 Alasha 9a Chris Sharma, Sep 2016 Jakob Schubert, Michael Piccolruaz
4 Vision Quest 9a Chris Sharma, 19th Dec 2024 -
5 Big Fish 8c+ Chris Sharma, Sep 2017 Matty Hong, Jernej Kruder
6 Jelly Pain 8c+ Jakob Schubert, 2024 -
7 Pontax 8c Chris Sharma, 2005 Jan Hojer, Jernej Kruder
8 Kesäturkki 8c Nalle Hukkataival, 2016 Sami Koponen, Samuel Hammer
9 Animalistic 8c Pol Roca Lopez, Oct 2020 Marco Müller, Jernej Kruder
10 Ei Tippa Tapa 8c Nalle Hukkataival, 2021 -
11 Sjøslag 8c Thilo Schröter, 22nd Jun 2021 -
12 Poseidon's Kiss 8c Philipp Geisenhoff, 13th Oct 2022 Hannes Van Duysen, Marco Müller, Sam Richard, Pierre Shankland, Jakob Schubert, Michael Piccolruaz
13 Trail Hawk 8c Jonas Winter, 2024 -
14 Honey Cane 8c Chris Sharma, Before 1st Sep 2024 Ross Fulkerson, Darius Râpă, Jakob Schubert
15 The Movie Screen 8c - Ethan Pringle
16 Spannuth Armada 8c - Ethan Pringle