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1 United Kingdom 11179 22nd May 2025 – 30th October 2026 117 13 0 586 1084
2 France 3482 22nd May 2025 – 2nd November 2026 32 13 0 175 330
3 USA 1774 30th July 2025 – 20th September 2026 26 56 0 167 88
4 Japan 1478 19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026 14 25 0 107 73
5 Spain 319 31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026 3 9 0 35 13
6 Switzerland 229 31st July 2025 – 9th August 2026 2 5 0 21 15
7 New Zealand 216 19th August 2025 – 14th August 2026 1 1 0 17 13
8 Canada 170 10th September 2025 – 14th August 2026 1 9 0 25 3
9 Italy 166 12th August 2025 – 16th August 2026 2 7 0 19 7
10 Germany 151 8th November 2025 – 6th August 2026 4 6 0 10 5

Recent Contributions

Date Time User Type Name Attribute
1481 4th July 2026 07:14:45 UTC Mono ascent Simon Boes's ascent of Deep Fake exclude_reason
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After releasing a video of the ascent [3] the YouTube channel *Some Climbing News* analysed the footage. [2] The channel alleged that the video had been edited to create the impression of a complete ascent, rather than presenting an uncut recording of the climb. When asked to provide the unedited footage Boes declined to do so, explaining that it had been filmed by a cameraman who was no longer contactable, a claim the channel regarded as unconvincing. In support of its allegation that Boes had not completed the problem, the channel cited scepticism from other members of the Dutch climbing community. At the time of writing, the only uncut footage available online of Boes climbing hard is [Riders on the Storm](/climb/162/riders-on-the-storm) (8B). Boes disputes the allegations and has said he intends to repeat the problem. [4] ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/) [2] *Climbing News'* analysis of the ascent footage (June 2026) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y) [3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw) [4] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DaCru9QNAdP/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaCru9QNAdP/) [5] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DaCru9QNAdP/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaCru9QNAdP/)
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After releasing a video of the ascent [3] the YouTube channel *Some Climbing News* analysed the footage. [2] The channel alleged that the video had been edited to create the impression of a complete ascent, rather than presenting an uncut recording of the climb. When asked to provide the unedited footage Boes declined to do so, explaining that it had been filmed by a cameraman who was no longer contactable, a claim the channel regarded as unconvincing. In support of its allegation that Boes had not completed the problem, the channel cited scepticism from other members of the Dutch climbing community. At the time of writing, the only uncut footage available online of Boes climbing hard is [Riders on the Storm](/climb/162/riders-on-the-storm) (8A+/8B). Boes disputes the allegations and has said he intends to repeat the problem. [4] ### References [1] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbqvT-jN7h/) [2] *Climbing News'* analysis of the ascent footage (June 2026) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENT1FkcA_Y) [3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_b6yGJsTWw) [4] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DaCru9QNAdP/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaCru9QNAdP/) [5] [https://www.instagram.com/p/DaCru9QNAdP/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DaCru9QNAdP/)
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-After releasing a video of the ascent [3] the YouTube channel *Some Climbing News* analysed the footage. [2] The channel alleged that the video had been edited to create the impression of a complete ascent, rather than presenting an uncut recording of the climb. When asked to provide the unedited footage Boes declined to do so, explaining that it had been filmed by a cameraman who was no longer contactable, a claim the channel regarded as unconvincing. In support of its allegation that Boes had not completed the problem, the channel cited scepticism from other members of the Dutch climbing community. At the time of writing, the only uncut footage available online of Boes climbing hard is [Riders on the Storm](/climb/162/riders-on-the-storm) (8B).
+After releasing a video of the ascent [3] the YouTube channel *Some Climbing News* analysed the footage. [2] The channel alleged that the video had been edited to create the impression of a complete ascent, rather than presenting an uncut recording of the climb. When asked to provide the unedited footage Boes declined to do so, explaining that it had been filmed by a cameraman who was no longer contactable, a claim the channel regarded as unconvincing. In support of its allegation that Boes had not completed the problem, the channel cited scepticism from other members of the Dutch climbing community. At the time of writing, the only uncut footage available online of Boes climbing hard is [Riders on the Storm](/climb/162/riders-on-the-storm) (8A+/8B).

Boes disputes the allegations and has said he intends to repeat the problem. [4]
1482 3rd July 2026 09:18:45 UTC Mono climber Laura Rogora notes_pretty
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<p>Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.</p> <p>Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route. </p> <p>Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only <a href="/climber/472/alex-megos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Megos</a> and <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing rapidly.</p>
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<p>Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.</p> <p>Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route. </p> <p>Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only <a href="/climber/472/alex-megos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Megos</a> and <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing.</p>
1483 3rd July 2026 09:18:45 UTC Mono climber Laura Rogora notes
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Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route. Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only [Alex Megos](/climber/472/alex-megos) and [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing rapidly.
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Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route. Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only [Alex Megos](/climber/472/alex-megos) and [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing.
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Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route.

-Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only [Alex Megos](/climber/472/alex-megos) and [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing rapidly.
+Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only [Alex Megos](/climber/472/alex-megos) and [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing.
1484 3rd July 2026 08:48:35 UTC Mono climber Laura Rogora featurable
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1485 3rd July 2026 08:45:52 UTC Mono climber Laura Rogora notes_pretty
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<p>Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.</p> <p>Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route.</p>
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<p>Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.</p> <p>Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route. </p> <p>Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only <a href="/climber/472/alex-megos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Megos</a> and <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing rapidly.</p>
1486 3rd July 2026 08:45:52 UTC Mono climber Laura Rogora notes
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Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route.
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Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route. Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only [Alex Megos](/climber/472/alex-megos) and [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing rapidly.
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Laura Rogora is an Italian professional rock climber, known for excelling in both competition climbing and elite sport climbing. She rose to prominence as a youth competitor, winning multiple World and European Youth Championship titles and qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

-Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route.
+Rogora is also one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, having climbed routes graded up to 9b, and achieved several historic milestones. In 2021, she became only the third woman to redpoint a 9b route, and in 2025 she made history as the first woman to onsight an 8c+ route.
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+Rogora is now one of the best onsight climbers in the world. Only [Alex Megos](/climber/472/alex-megos) and [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) have more hard onsights to their name, and the gap is closing rapidly.
1487 3rd July 2026 08:40:26 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes_pretty
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a <em>Bleausard</em> child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics, and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
1488 3rd July 2026 08:40:26 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a *Bleausard* child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics, and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)
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-Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.
+Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a *Bleausard* child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics, and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.
1489 3rd July 2026 08:40:06 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes_pretty
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
1490 3rd July 2026 08:40:06 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)
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-Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.
+Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at the Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.
1491 3rd July 2026 08:39:49 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes_pretty
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
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<p>Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/793/golden-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Shadow</a> in Rocklands, aged 12.</p> <p>Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:</p> <blockquote> <p>When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.</p> </blockquote> <p>Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of <a href="/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Satan i Helvete (Bas)</a> (8B+) and <a href="/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Panonoramix et les Cyclopes</a> (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of <a href="/climb/2150/super-tanker" rel="noopener noreferrer">Super Tanker</a> (8B+). </p> <p>Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of <a href="/climb/145/gecko-(assis)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gecko (assis)</a> (8B+).</p> <p>Her younger brother <a href="/climber/1648/max-bertone" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Bertone</a> is also a notable comp and outdoor climber.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/2240/arthur-delicque" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arthur Delicque</a> for Grimper, August 2024 <a href="https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane</a></p> <p>[2] <em>The Ascent</em>, a 2025 documentary about Oriane <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk</a></p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview</a></p>
1492 3rd July 2026 08:39:49 UTC Mono climber Oriane Bertone notes
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12. Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors: > When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents. Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+). Over the next five years Bertone racked up over a dozen IFSC podium finishes, with her first win in Prague in 2023. In 2024 she made the finals of the Paris Olympics, placing 8th. In 2026 she won the inaugural Pro Climbing League bouldering event in London and made the first female ascent of [Gecko (assis)](/climb/145/gecko-(assis)) (8B+). Her younger brother [Max Bertone](/climber/1648/max-bertone) is also a notable comp and outdoor climber. ### References [1] Interview with [Arthur Delicque](/climber/2240/arthur-delicque) for Grimper, August 2024 [https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane](https://www.grimper.com/news-une-tisane-oriane) [2] *The Ascent*, a 2025 documentary about Oriane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8HmtR--Fk) [3] [https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/french-sport-climber-oriane-bertone-2023-interview)
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Oriane Bertone is one of the most successful comp climbers of the 2020s and represented France at Paris Olympics in 2024. She was also a Bleausard child prodigy, ticking many of the forest’s hard classics and was the youngest person to climb 8B+ with her ascent of [Golden Shadow](/climb/793/golden-shadow) in Rocklands, aged 12.

-Bertone was born in Nice, and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
+Bertone was born in Nice and grew up on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean in a family that loved the outdoors:
> When you are a child, you just want to climb everywhere in trees and walls. That is what was fun about it. It was just natural. I started climbing outside and being outside just felt amazing. I've always liked nature, and we used to go hiking all the time with my parents.

Having dominated the youth comps in 2019, in 2020, aged 15, she focused again on rock where highlights included the first ascents of [Satan i Helvete (Bas)](/climb/2268/satan-i-helvete-(bas)) (8B+) and [Panonoramix et les Cyclopes](/climb/8054/panonoramix-et-les-cyclopes) (8c). The following year, the focus returned to comps, placing second in two boulder world cups, but she still found time to make a rapid repeat of [Super Tanker](/climb/2150/super-tanker) (8B+).
1493 3rd July 2026 08:35:23 UTC Mono climber Katie Lamb featurable
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1494 3rd July 2026 08:34:51 UTC Mono climber Katie Lamb notes_pretty
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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <p>Her older brother <a href="/climber/1032/andy-lamb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andy Lamb</a> is also a notable boulderer. </p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
1495 3rd July 2026 08:34:51 UTC Mono climber Katie Lamb notes
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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)
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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. Her older brother [Andy Lamb](/climber/1032/andy-lamb) is also a notable boulderer. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)
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In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

+Her older brother [Andy Lamb](/climber/1032/andy-lamb) is also a notable boulderer.
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### References

[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)
1496 3rd July 2026 08:32:30 UTC Mono climber Katie Lamb notes_pretty
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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
1497 3rd July 2026 08:32:30 UTC Mono climber Katie Lamb notes
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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)
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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)
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-Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.
+Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She was the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.

Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems.
1498 3rd July 2026 08:31:20 UTC Mono climber Katie Lamb notes_pretty
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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
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<p>Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed <a href="/climb/1097/box-therapy" rel="noopener noreferrer">Box Therapy</a> in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.</p> <p>Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. </p> <p>Her ascent of <a href="/climb/2977/the-dark-side" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Dark Side</a> (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2026 she made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/7677/130-bpm" rel="noopener noreferrer">130 BPM</a> (8C) in <a href="/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yosemite</a>, one of the hardest problems in the Valley.</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/</a></p> <p>[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY</a></p> <p>[3] Interview with <a href="/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam MacIlwaine</a> (2025) <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/</a></p>
1499 3rd July 2026 08:31:20 UTC Mono climber Katie Lamb notes
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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats. ### References [1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)
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Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C. Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems. Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions: >It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding. In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley. ### References [1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/) [2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY) [3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)
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-Katie Lamb is an American boulderer. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) (8C) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time but was later downgraded following further repeats.
+Katie Lamb is an American boulderer, currently based in the Yosemite area. She is the first woman to climb 8C+ with her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) in 2025. She had previously climbed [Box Therapy](/climb/1097/box-therapy) in 2023 which was regarded as 8C+ at the time, though now rated 8C.
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+Lamb was a successful youth lead comp climber, winning the PanAmerican Youth Championships. She went on to study computer science at Stanford University, which left less time for climbing. After graduating, she turned her focus to outdoor bouldering, steadily working through an enviable ticklist of hard problems.
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+Her ascent of [The Dark Side](/climb/2977/the-dark-side) (8C+) was the culmination of 20–25 sessions:
+>It’s easy to fall into the trap of treating friction on this boulder like passive resistance - a force that each scaler is at the whim of. But I learned to reshape this narrative: friction is something to sit with, to actively attend to, and to ask for help in understanding.
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+In 2026 she made the first ascent of [130 BPM](/climb/7677/130-bpm) (8C) in [Yosemite](/crag/5090/yosemite-bouldering), one of the hardest problems in the Valley.

### References

-[1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)
+[1] Interview with Katie Lamb, Climbing.com [https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/](https://www.climbing.com/people/katie-lamb-interview/)

-[2] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)
+[2] Katie Lamb's 8C+ Ascent of The Dark Side, YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STfiakiPNCY)

[3] Interview with [Sam MacIlwaine](/climber/2513/sam-macilwaine) (2025) [https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/](https://www.climbing.com/culture-climbing/golden-piton-2025-katie-lamb/)
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