13 November 2021
World class youngster grade levels
Adam Ondra set all types of grade records being a kid and still when it comes to onsight, even the youngsters of today are far behind. However, in 2021 new redpoint records for 10 and 12-year-old's have been set. Here is speculation of what max grade levels needed to be Top-10 in the world per age group as of 2021 as well as the "world record". Girls are probably two grades lower, however, Ashima Shiraishi did her first 8c+ at age 11 and her first 9a /+ at age 13, which were records at that time.
10 years: 8a+ (record 8c+ Bayes Wilder 2021)
12 years: 8b (record 9a Gianluca Vighetti 2021)
14 years: 8b+
16 years: 8c
18 years: 8c+
Adam Ondra is the youngest to have reached 9a+, 9b and 9b+ being 15 (and one week), 17 respectively 19-years-old.
10 years: 8a+ (record 8c+ Bayes Wilder 2021)
12 years: 8b (record 9a Gianluca Vighetti 2021)
14 years: 8b+
16 years: 8c
18 years: 8c+
Adam Ondra is the youngest to have reached 9a+, 9b and 9b+ being 15 (and one week), 17 respectively 19-years-old.
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