Plus facile qu'un 8A : ouvre un Booster.

Jamais répétée depuis sa première ascension par Adam Ondra en 2017.

Silence was established by Adam Ondra in 2017. It was the first route to be graded 9c and is still a contender for the hardest sport climb in the world. Bolted by Ondra and originally dubbed Project Hard, it features a notoriously strange boulder problem crux with feet-first jamming through a slopey crack.

Auteur de 3 premières ascensions, dont Passage to Freedom (E9). Actif de 2006 à 2025.

Alex Honnold is one of the most accomplished solo climbers of all time. His ascents throughout North America and the rest of the world have pushed the soloing standard to new heights.

Ouverte par Wolfgang Güllich en 1991, 31 répétitions depuis, la première 4 ans plus tard.

Action Directe is a legendary sport route in the Waldkopf area of the Frankenjura in Germany. It was first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991 who suggested a UIAA grade of XI (roughly 8c+/9a). It has since settled at 9a making it one of the first climbs at the grade in the world.

Ouverte par Nalle Hukkataival en 2016, 6 répétitions depuis, la première 7 ans plus tard.

The first 9A boulder problem in the world. Nalle Hukkataival made the first ascent in October 2016 and the problem received significant attention from many of the strongest boulderers in the world (Toru Nakajima, Shawn Raboutou and Aidan Roberts to name a few) before Will Bosi made the second ascent in April 2023.

Auteur de 3 premières ascensions, dont Concepción (E8). Actif de 2000 à 2008.

Dean Potter was a rock climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, and highliner. He was most notable for free solos, speed ascents, and link-ups in Yosemite and Patagonia. He died in a wingsuit BASE jumping accident in Yosemite.

Ouverte par Thomas Huber en 1998, 19 répétitions depuis, dès la même année.

Originally climbed as an easier variation of Salathé Wall, avoiding the hard crack pitches on the headwall, Freerider is now one of the most popular free routes on the main face of El Capitan.

Ouverte par Alex Megos en 2020, 6 répétitions depuis, la première 1 an plus tard.

First bolted by Ethan Pringle who quickly abandoned it as too hard for him. It took Alex Megos a lot of effort over multiple years to finally make the first ascent. Initially proposed at 9c it later settled at 9b+ after a relatively quick repeat by Stefano Ghisolfi.