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5 Joe Gardner's ascent of The Young ascent 12 13th October 2025 13th October 2025
6 Adam Ondra's ascent of Big Nose ascent 12 26th January 2026 12th November 2025
7 Michele Caminati's ascent of Gaia ascent 12 12th March 2026 12th March 2026
8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU media 12 7th July 2025 7th July 2025
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504 7th July 2025 15:49:27 UTC ben climber John Gill notes
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John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right. With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing. In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world. When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route [The Thimble](/climb/976/the-thimble), climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, [Royal Robbins](/climber/884/royal-robbins) said of it > I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it. ### References [1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/](https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/) [2] [Pat Ament](/climber/1099/pat-ament), [John Gill](/climber/721/john-gill), [Yvon Chouinard](/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard), Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018. [3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU) [4] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M)
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John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right. With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing. In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world. When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route [The Thimble](/climb/976/the-thimble), climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, [Royal Robbins](/climber/884/royal-robbins) said of it > I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it. ### References [1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/](https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/) [2] [Pat Ament](/climber/1099/pat-ament), [John Gill](/climber/721/john-gill), [Yvon Chouinard](/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard), Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018. [3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU) [4] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M)
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With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.

-In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.
+In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.

When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route [The Thimble](/climb/976/the-thimble), climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, [Royal Robbins](/climber/884/royal-robbins) said of it

505 7th July 2025 15:49:27 UTC ben climber John Gill notes_pretty
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<p>John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right.</p> <p>With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.</p> <p>In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.</p> <p>When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route <a href="/climb/976/the-thimble">The Thimble</a>, climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, <a href="/climber/884/royal-robbins">Royal Robbins</a> said of it</p> <blockquote> <p>I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/">https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="/climber/1099/pat-ament">Pat Ament</a>, <a href="/climber/721/john-gill">John Gill</a>, <a href="/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard">Yvon Chouinard</a>, Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.</p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M</a></p>
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<p>John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right.</p> <p>With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.</p> <p>In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.</p> <p>When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route <a href="/climb/976/the-thimble">The Thimble</a>, climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, <a href="/climber/884/royal-robbins">Royal Robbins</a> said of it</p> <blockquote> <p>I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/">https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="/climber/1099/pat-ament">Pat Ament</a>, <a href="/climber/721/john-gill">John Gill</a>, <a href="/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard">Yvon Chouinard</a>, Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.</p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M</a></p>
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512 7th July 2025 15:49:13 UTC ben climber John Gill notes
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John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in it's own right. With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing. In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world. When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route [The Thimble](/climb/976/the-thimble), climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, [Royal Robbins](/climber/884/royal-robbins) said of it > I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it. ### References [1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/](https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/) [2] [Pat Ament](/climber/1099/pat-ament), [John Gill](/climber/721/john-gill), [Yvon Chouinard](/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard), Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018. [3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU) [4] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M)
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John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right. With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing. In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world. When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route [The Thimble](/climb/976/the-thimble), climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, [Royal Robbins](/climber/884/royal-robbins) said of it > I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it. ### References [1] [https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/](https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/) [2] [Pat Ament](/climber/1099/pat-ament), [John Gill](/climber/721/john-gill), [Yvon Chouinard](/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard), Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018. [3] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU) [4] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M)
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+John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right.

With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.

513 7th July 2025 15:49:13 UTC ben climber John Gill notes_pretty
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<p>John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in it's own right.</p> <p>With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.</p> <p>In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.</p> <p>When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route <a href="/climb/976/the-thimble">The Thimble</a>, climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, <a href="/climber/884/royal-robbins">Royal Robbins</a> said of it</p> <blockquote> <p>I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/">https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="/climber/1099/pat-ament">Pat Ament</a>, <a href="/climber/721/john-gill">John Gill</a>, <a href="/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard">Yvon Chouinard</a>, Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.</p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M</a></p>
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<p>John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in its own right.</p> <p>With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.</p> <p>In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.</p> <p>When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route <a href="/climb/976/the-thimble">The Thimble</a>, climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, <a href="/climber/884/royal-robbins">Royal Robbins</a> said of it</p> <blockquote> <p>I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/">https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="/climber/1099/pat-ament">Pat Ament</a>, <a href="/climber/721/john-gill">John Gill</a>, <a href="/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard">Yvon Chouinard</a>, Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.</p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M</a></p>
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520 7th July 2025 15:48:58 UTC ben climber John Gill notes_pretty
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<p>John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in it's own right.</p> <p>With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.</p> <p>In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.</p> <p>When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route <a href="/climb/976/the-thimble">The Thimble</a>, climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of it's time. After attempting to repeat the line, <a href="/climber/884/royal-robbins">Royal Robbins</a> said of it</p> <blockquote> <p>I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/">https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="/climber/1099/pat-ament">Pat Ament</a>, <a href="/climber/721/john-gill">John Gill</a>, <a href="/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard">Yvon Chouinard</a>, Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.</p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M</a></p>
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<p>John Gill was one of the pioneers of bouldering, putting up many hard first ascents in the US in a time when bouldering was not understood as an activity in it's own right.</p> <p>With a background in gymnastics Gill applied a similar mentality to rock climbing by transferring some of the training ideas to rock climbing. He was also one of the first climbers to consider the use of gymnastic chalk while rock climbing.</p> <p>In stark contrast to modern bouldering, where the focus is on physicality and doing the hardest problems possible, Gill's focus was on form and quality of movement while climbing a problem. This did not stop him from establishing many extraordinarily hard problems however, and for a many decades his problems were amongst the hardest in the world.</p> <p>When he applied his skills to taller routes Gill also excelled. His route <a href="/climb/976/the-thimble">The Thimble</a>, climbed solo and ground up in 1961 and considered around 7a+ was well ahead of its time. After attempting to repeat the line, <a href="/climber/884/royal-robbins">Royal Robbins</a> said of it</p> <blockquote> <p>I considered my greatest failure to be my efforts on the thimble. I could see that even if I worked on it forever I would never achieve it.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/">https://www.climbing.com/people/john-gill-father-of-bouldering/</a></p> <p>[2] <a href="/climber/1099/pat-ament">Pat Ament</a>, <a href="/climber/721/john-gill">John Gill</a>, <a href="/climber/1049/yvon-chouinard">Yvon Chouinard</a>, Rearick, Dave. John Gill: Master of Rock: The Life of a Bouldering Legend. United Kingdom: Vertebrate Publishing, 2018.</p> <p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FdMLil9lNU</a></p> <p>[4] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yaGXFkC8M</a></p>

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