It would be great if someone could point me to further sources, and help me correcting the existing data! I find it particularly difficult to get information about, among others,
- first onsights and flashes (who was the first to onsight 8a or flash 8b+?)
- first successful female and male bouldering ascents
- early first female ascents (does anyone know who did the first female 7a?)
- 'first' second ascents (who did the second 8c in the world?)
Graphs below, data (including sources) is available here via Google Spreadsheet or via ClimbStat GitHub (here you can also find the R-code to create the individual graphs. They have been merged together externally to one GIF). Further below you can find an excerpt.
Year | Ascensionist | Route | Grade (YDS) | Grade (French) | Sex | Confirmed? |
1979 | Lynn Hill | Ophir Broke | 5.12d | 7c | female | Yes |
1985 | Catherine Destivelle | Fleur de Rocaille | 5.12d/5.13a | 7c+/8a | female | Yes |
1986 | Luisa Iovane | Comeback | 5.13b | 8a | female | Yes |
1988 | Catherine Destivelle | Chouca | 5.13c | 8a+ | female | Yes |
1988 | Isabelle Patissier | Sortileges | 5.13d | 8b | female | Yes |
1990 | Lynn Hill | Masse Critique | 5.14a | 8b+ | female | Yes |
1998 | Josune Bereziartu | Honky Tonky | 5.14b | 8c | female | Yes |
2000 | Josune Bereziartu | Honky Tonk Mix | 5.14c | 8c+ | female | Yes |
2002 | Josune Bereziartu | Bain de Sang | 5.14d | 9a | female | Yes |
2005 | Josune Bereziartu | Bimbaluna | 5.14d/5.15a | 9a/9a+ | female | Yes |
2017 | Margo Hayes | La Rambla Extension | 5.15a | 9a+ | female | Yes |
2017 | Angela Eiter | La planta de shiva | 5.15b | 9b | female | Yes |
1961 | John Gill | Thimble | 5.12a | 7a+ | male | Yes |
1967 | Greg Lowe | Macabre Roof | 5.12c | 7b+ | male | Yes |
1970 | John Gosling | English Hanging Gardens | 5.12b | 7b | male | Yes |
1975 | Steve Wunsch | Psycho Roof | 5.12d | 7c | male | Yes |
1977 | Ray Jardine | The Phoenix | 5.13a | 7c+ | male | Yes |
1979 | Tony Yaniro | Grand Illusion | 5.13b | 8a | male | Yes |
1983 | Jerry Moffatt | The Face | 5.13c | 8a+ | male | Yes |
1984 | Wolfgang Güllich | Kanal im Rücken | 5.13d | 8b | male | Yes |
1985 | Wolfgang Güllich | Punks in the Gym | 5.14a | 8b+ | male | Yes |
1986 | Antoine Le Menestrel | La Ravage | 5.14a/5.14b | 8b+/8c | male | Yes |
1987 | Wolfgang Güllich | Wallstreet | 5.14b | 8c | male | Yes |
1990 | Ben Moon | Hubble | 5.14c | 8c+ | male | Yes |
1991 | Wolfgang Güllich | Action Directe | 5.14d | 9a | male | Yes |
1995 | Fred Rouhling | Akira | 5.15b | 9b | male | No |
1996 | Alex Huber | Open Air | 5.15a | 9a+ | male | Yes |
2003 | Bernabè Fernandez | Chilam Balam | 5.15a/5.15b | 9a+/9b | male | Yes |
2012 | Adam Ondra | Change | 5.15c | 9b+ | male | No |
2017 | Adam Ondra | Silence | 5.15d | 9c | male | No |