Quickest Ascents of Hard Boulder Problems

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

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14 entries on the list.

# ClimberClimbGradeSessionsAscent Date
1 Hamish McArthur No One Mourns the Wicked 9A 1 4th May 2025
2 Adam Ondra Soudain Seul 9A 5 9th Feb 2025
3 Hamish McArthur Megatron 9A 5 20th Apr 2025
4 Sean Bailey Floatin 8C+ 1 Oct 2024
5 Hyunbin Min United 8C+ 1 12th May 2025
6 Stefano Carnati Deep Fake 8C+ 1 27th Oct 2025
7 Sean Bailey Grand Illusion 8C+ 3 2nd Nov 2020
8 Will Bosi Ephyra 8C+ 3 (approx) 8th Nov 2022
9 Hamish McArthur Big Z 8C+ 3 19th Dec 2024
10 Jules Marchaland Ephyra 8C+ 3 6th Apr 2026
11 Sungsu Lee Grand Illusion 8C+ 4 Before 1st Sep 2025
12 Simon Lorenzi Big Conviction 8C+ 5 23rd Jan 2022
13 Florian Wientjes Floatin 8C+ 5 17th Oct 2023
14 Beckett Hsin Creature from the Black Lagoon 8C+ 5 6th Sep 2025