The Wheel of Life Bio When The Wheel of Life got its first ascent in 2004 by Dai Koyamada he proposed the boulder grade of V16/8C+. This would not only have made it the hardest problem in the Southern Hemisphere, but also the hardest boulder problem in the world, at the time. The Wheel would …
The Finnish Line Bio The Finnish Line is an imposing 21 move highball in Rocklands, South Africa. After Nalle Hukkataival made the first ascent on 27th June 2017, he initially didn’t offer a grade for the line, although suggested it was one of the hardest lines in the area. This placed the problem in V15/V16 …
The Story Of Two Worlds Bio Like a lot of iconic ascents, The Story of Two Worlds (TSOTW) is a boulder problem shrouded in controversy. The route itself is aV15/8C, 21-move problem on the Dreamtime boulder, found in the popular bouldering area of Cresciano, Switzerland. The Story of Two Worlds sit-start extension, linking up 7 …
The Big Paw Bio Big Paw is a V14/V15 (8B+/8C) the sit start variation of Boogalagga (V13), a compression boulder up the side of a blunt arête in Chironico, Switzerland. 7 move boulder problem became a popular test piece for bouldering specialists receiving ascent from Dave Graham, Dai Koyamada, Daniel Woods and many others. The …
The Bügeleisen Sit Bio Since the Bügeleisen stand start was established in 2001, it became a well-known test piece for many elite climbers. The 50°, overhanging problem got its first repeat pretty quick, with Markus Bock claiming an ascent of the stand start on the 1st March 2002. After Bock’s repeat, however, the ascents dried …
The Jumbo Love Bio Jumbo Love was first bolted by Randy Leavitt, a local California climber who had established several lines on the Clark mountain. Although it was originally bolted as a 3 pitch climb, Sharma envisioned a mammoth 250ft (76m) single-pitch sport route and re-bolted the face to facilitate his vision. The line consists …
The Perfecto Mundo Bio Found in the Raco De La Finestra crag in Margalef, the route is a labyrinth of sharp pockets and endurance-style climbing, first bolted by Chris Sharma in 2008. Despite numerous attempts over the last decade, and coming close on several of those occasions, Sharma has yet been unable to clip the …
