Quickest Ascents of Hard Boulder Problems

Ascents of boulders 8C+ or harder, in 5 sessions or less.

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21 entries on the list.

# ClimberClimbGradeSessionsAscent Date
1 Adam Ondra Exodia 9A+ 4 16th Oct 2026
2 Hamish McArthur No One Mourns the Wicked 9A 1 4th May 2025
3 Sean Bailey Arrival of the Birds 9A 3 (approx) Nov 2025
4 Adam Ondra Soudain Seul 9A 5 9th Feb 2025
5 Hamish McArthur Megatron 9A 5 20th Apr 2025
6 Sean Bailey Floatin 8C+ 1 Oct 2024
7 Hyunbin Min United 8C+ 1 12th May 2025
8 Stefano Carnati Deep Fake 8C+ 1 27th Oct 2025
9 Simone Tentori Moonlight Sonata 8C+ 2 Before 21st Oct 2026
10 Rustam Gelmanov Hypnotized Minds 8C+ 3 18th Jun 2016
11 Sean Bailey Grand Illusion 8C+ 3 2nd Nov 2020
12 Will Bosi Ephyra 8C+ 3 (approx) 8th Nov 2022
13 Hamish McArthur Big Z 8C+ 3 19th Dec 2024
14 Jules Marchaland Ephyra 8C+ 3 6th Apr 2026
15 Sungsu Lee Grand Illusion 8C+ 4 Before 1st Sep 2025
16 Noah Wheeler Brace For the Cure 8C+ 4 13th Jun 2026
17 Simon Lorenzi Big Conviction 8C+ 5 23rd Jan 2022
18 Florian Wientjes Floatin 8C+ 5 17th Oct 2023
19 Beckett Hsin Creature from the Black Lagoon 8C+ 5 6th Sep 2025
20 Antoine Girard Livin' Large 8C+ 5 Before 22nd Jul 2026
21 Simone Tentori Sword of Damocles 8C+ 5 19th Aug 2026