11 January 2023
Climber of 2022 - Draft
8a has published the โClimber of the Yearโ list for the past 20 years. We base it upon the best information and reporting available, and we give extra credit to climbers performing in both competitions and on the rock. We also take FAs, trad, multi-pitches, and DWS into consideration. Please feel free to add names or suggest changes to the very subjective list.
1. Adam Ondra - CZE
2. Chaehyun Seo - KOR
3. Yannick Flohรฉ - GER
4. Colin Duffy - USA
5. Sebastien BOUIN
6. Janja Garnbret - SLO
7. Alex Megos - GER
8. William Bosi - UK
9. Oriane Bertone - FRA
10. Natalia Grossman
11. Anak Verhoeven - BEL
12. Camilla Moroni - IT
13. Laura Rogora - ITA
14. Shawn Raboutou - USA
15. Michaela Kiersch - USA
16. Katie Lamb - USA
17. Yoshiyuki Ogata - JPN
18. Jakob Schubert - AUT
19. Tomoa Narasaki - JPN
20. Kokoro Fujii - JPN
21. Luca Potocar - SLO
22. Jesse Grupper - USA
23. Simon Lorenzi - BEL
24. Staลกa Gejo - SRB
25. Tasei Homma - JPN
26. Martina Demmel - GER
27. Jonathan Siegrist - USA
28. Nico Pelorson - FRA
29. Jorge Diaz-Rullo - ESP
30. Aidan Roberts - GBR
31. Stefano Ghisolfi - ITA
32. Nolwen Berthier - FRA
33. Daniel Woods - USA
34. Martin Strรกnรญk - CZE
35. Choong Katherine - SUI
36. Eva Hammelmรผller
37. Coudert Camille - FRA
38. Brooke Raboutou - USA
39. Dave Graham - USA
40. Loic Zehani - FRA
41. Jessica Pilz - AUT
42. Alex Puccio - USA
43. Allison Vest - USA
44. Drew Ruana - USA
45. Jana Svecova - CZE
46. Angie Scarth-Johnson - AUS
47. Miho Nonaka - JPN
48.Domen ล kofic - SLO
49. Jonathan Flor - ESP
50. Moritz Welt - GER
1. Adam Ondra - CZE
2. Chaehyun Seo - KOR
3. Yannick Flohรฉ - GER
4. Colin Duffy - USA
5. Sebastien BOUIN
6. Janja Garnbret - SLO
7. Alex Megos - GER
8. William Bosi - UK
9. Oriane Bertone - FRA
10. Natalia Grossman
11. Anak Verhoeven - BEL
12. Camilla Moroni - IT
13. Laura Rogora - ITA
14. Shawn Raboutou - USA
15. Michaela Kiersch - USA
16. Katie Lamb - USA
17. Yoshiyuki Ogata - JPN
18. Jakob Schubert - AUT
19. Tomoa Narasaki - JPN
20. Kokoro Fujii - JPN
21. Luca Potocar - SLO
22. Jesse Grupper - USA
23. Simon Lorenzi - BEL
24. Staลกa Gejo - SRB
25. Tasei Homma - JPN
26. Martina Demmel - GER
27. Jonathan Siegrist - USA
28. Nico Pelorson - FRA
29. Jorge Diaz-Rullo - ESP
30. Aidan Roberts - GBR
31. Stefano Ghisolfi - ITA
32. Nolwen Berthier - FRA
33. Daniel Woods - USA
34. Martin Strรกnรญk - CZE
35. Choong Katherine - SUI
36. Eva Hammelmรผller
37. Coudert Camille - FRA
38. Brooke Raboutou - USA
39. Dave Graham - USA
40. Loic Zehani - FRA
41. Jessica Pilz - AUT
42. Alex Puccio - USA
43. Allison Vest - USA
44. Drew Ruana - USA
45. Jana Svecova - CZE
46. Angie Scarth-Johnson - AUS
47. Miho Nonaka - JPN
48.Domen ล kofic - SLO
49. Jonathan Flor - ESP
50. Moritz Welt - GER
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
26 January 2026
Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ
23 March 2026
Jorge Diaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Cafรฉ Colombia
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25 March 2008
Ondra does something hard, again...
Jamie Emerson is currently in Switzerland where he and his friends are steadily sending hard and classic problems. In visiting Cresciano he ran into Adam Ondra making quick work of Dreamtime, 8B+.
A video of Adam on the problem can be found on Jamie's website where you can also find high quality phโฆ
27 March 2008
Daniel Woods' Confessions
Yesterday Daniel Woods had his fancy sticky heels on, hiked up the hill to Cresciano and made the 4th ascent of Dave Graham's 'Confessions', 8B+. Nicely done!
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13 March 2008
Woods climbs the Dagger
Daniel Woods has been hard at work in Cresciano, Switzerland. After quickly completing Dreamtime just a few months ago, he's turned to the other side of the huge boulder and managed an ascent of 'The Dagger' which weighs in at 8B+.
The Dagger is the stand start to Dave Graham's unrepeated test pieโฆ
25 March 2008
Ondra does something hard, again...
Jamie Emerson is currently in Switzerland where he and his friends are steadily sending hard and classic problems. In visiting Cresciano he ran into Adam Ondra making quick work of Dreamtime, 8B+.
A video of Adam on the problem can be found on Jamie's website where you can also find high quality phโฆ
27 March 2008
Daniel Woods' Confessions
Yesterday Daniel Woods had his fancy sticky heels on, hiked up the hill to Cresciano and made the 4th ascent of Dave Graham's 'Confessions', 8B+. Nicely done!
Switzerland native Martin Keller is slowly but surely cracking down on all the hard problems around his home and in doing so has also made aโฆ
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
16 March 2026
Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering isโฆ
26 January 2026
Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ