Quickest Ascents of Hard Boulder Problems

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

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18 entries on the list.

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