On the rock
When the comp season ends, the real test begins. Notable outdoor ascents by competition climbers — the hardest boulders and sport routes, each linked to its source.
Recent ascents
Boulder Hardest sends
Route Hardest sends
Landmark climbs
milestones of the sportThe world's first 9a — the route that launched modern hard sport climbing.
The world's first 8C boulder — a defining milestone of the modern bouldering era.
The world's first 9a+, and one of climbing's most iconic routes.
Chris Sharma's mega-project, first sent by Adam Ondra — among the first 9b+'s ever.
The world's first 9A (V17), after a ~4-year siege — unrepeated until Will Bosi cracked it in 2023.
The world's first 9c (5.15d) and hardest route ever climbed — still unrepeated. One of only three 9c's, with DNA and Jakob Schubert's B.I.G.
Proposed as the world's 2nd 9c, then downgraded to 9b+ after repeats — including by Janja Garnbret.
The second 9A boulder in history; repeated by Will Bosi in 2024.
The second-ever 9c; still unrepeated.
A 9A testpiece, since the most-repeated of the grade.
Grades: boulders use the Font scale (8A–9A), routes the French scale (8c–9b+) — see the guide. Every ascent links to a published source; an athlete's full outdoor list is on their profile.