The V17 membership could have its third all-time member: america’ Shawn Raboutou.
Three boulder issues ever climbed on the face of the earth crack the V17/9A threshold. Earlier than as we speak, that quantity was solely two.
Round 2 p.m. jap time, Shawn Raboutou reported the primary ascent of “Alphane,” V17, in Fionnay, Switzerland. The rig joins the ranks apart Nalle Hukkataival’s “Burden of Desires” and Daniel Woods’ “Return of the Sleepwalker” in bouldering’s highest echelon.
Rumors concerning the climb started to swirl in June after the 24-year-old Raboutou began re-posting about an outdated first ascent in Fionnay on Instagram. “F*ck the System” checked in at V16 and prolonged an outdated Dave Graham V13 line.
Why was Raboutou posting about it now, a 12 months behind the information he made himself? Now, it seems that the climbing world has its reply.
There’s nothing to find out about “Alphane” but, aside from that Raboutou climbed it and deemed it worthy of the world’s highest V-grade. Jimmy Webb and the Mellow Climbing crew are positive to drop a video edit of the boss rig quickly.
It took nearly six years for boulderers so as to add two climbs on the V17 grade. The world’s first V17, “Burden of Desires,” established in 2016, covers simply eight strikes.
“Return of the Sleepwalker,” completed in 2021, is longer and extra sophisticated and drove Woods to the psychological and emotional brink.
In the meantime, some have instructed the grade on new blocs they’ve opened, solely to see subsequent climbers strike it down. No matter toll “Alphane” exacted on Raboutou, we hope to search out out quickly.
