8 September 2013
Ondra and Sharma totally dominate the 9b stats
Here is the list of the 15 routes, 9b and harder in the world out of which Adam Ondra has done ten and Chris Sharma seven. Flatanger in Norway has four 9b's, Oliana and Siurana in Spain three.
9b+ Change - Flatanger FA Ondra -12
9b+ La Dura Dura - Oliana FA Ondra -13, Sharma
Chilam Balam - FA Fernandez -03, Ondra
Delincuente Extension - Rodellar FA Andrada -08
Jumbo Love - Clark Mtn FA Sharma -08
Golpe de Estado - Siurana FA Sharma -08, Ondra
Neanderthal - Santa Linya FA Sharma -09
First Round First Minute - Margalef FA Sharma -11
La Capella - Siurana FA Ondra -11
Chaxi Raxi - Oliana FA Ondra -11
La Planta del Shiva - V. del Rosario FA Ondra -11
Stoking the Fire - Santa Linya FA Sharma -13
Fight or Flight - Oliana FA Sharma -13, Ondra
Iron Curtain - Flatanger Ondra -13
Move - Flatanger FA Ondra -13
Grades are subjective and probably there is at least one 9a+ that will qualify for the list in few years. I have excluded boulder routes and DWS. Please feel free to update or comment the list. In one way the 9b list also gives credit to Wolfgang Gullich who put up Action Directe 9a in Frankenjura. Beside Ondra and Sharma, we have not seen any dramatic redpoint progress since 1991!
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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
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