14 December 2017

863 boulders 8A and harder by Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson has added another eleven 8A and harder boulders including two 8A' flashes just the last week. In total, he has now done 863 boulders 8A and harder including 16 8C's, making him #1 in the world. His first 8A he did in 2003 and during the last years, he has done 50+ boulders 8A and harder so he should reach 1 000 in 2019. What makes Paul special is also that almost one third of his recorded boulders are FA out of which many in new remote areas. Picture from Paul's Instagram by Matthew Hulet. Paul is also producing many videos and here is his latest from Joe's Valley
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