List of important climbing routes

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This list of major climbing routes including routes that through their influence on climbing ethics, style, and - technology or speed - and free-solo ascents have gained alpine historical significance or to open up new levels were significantly, and the corresponding description in the literature has taken place.

Legend

• Name : The name given by the first climber. Sometimes there are alternative names, these can be found in the respective articles
• Type : Specifies the particular variant of climbing on
  • SK = sport climbing
  • AK = alpine climbing
  • AS = alpine sport climbing
  • B = bouldering
  • MK = mixed climbing
• Degree : degree of difficulty of the route on the UIAA scale; in brackets the degree on the internationally more common French scale. For bouldering, the level of difficulty is indicated on the Fontainebleau scale (color) (see also Bouldering # Outdoor ).
• Area : (climbing) area in which the route is located
• Rock : mountain, rock face or sector on which the route lies. The circle symbol behind it leads to the respective position.
• First ascent : first ascent of the route. Some of the first ascent took place in styles that are no longer recognized or in use today , but were recognized at the time.
• Repeater : The first repeater of the route if the route was repeated and the repeater is known; "?" Stands for "repeated, but repeated unknown"
• Length : length of the route in meters. For routes with more than one pitch , the number of pitch is given in brackets.

list

Surname	Art	Degree	area	Rock (location)	First ascent	Year of the first ascent	Repeaters	length	Remarks
The nose	AK	free: 10+ (8b +)	Yosemite National Park	El Capitan 37 ° 44 ′ 2 "N, 119 ° 38 ′ 13" W.	Warren J. Harding , Wayne Merry, George Whitmore	1958		1000 m (31 SL)	First free ascent by Lynn Hill (1993)
Separate reality		8+ (7a / b)	Yosemite National Park	?	Ron Kauk	1978	?	20 m	Free solo inspections by Wolfgang Güllich (1987), Heinz Zak (2005) and Dean Potter (2006)
Midnight Lightning	B.	Fb. 7b +	Yosemite National Park	Columbia Boulder ( Camp 4 ) 37 ° 44 ′ 46 "N, 119 ° 35 ′ 40" W	Ron Kauk	1978	John Bachar		First women's ascent by Lynn Hill in 1998
Way through the fish	AK	9- (7b +)	Dolomites	Marmolata -Südwand 46 ° 25 '55 "N, 11 ° 51' 45" O	Igor Koller & Indřich Šustr	1981	Luisa Iovane & Heinz Mariacher (1984)	1220 m (37 SL)	First red point ascent by Mariacher in 1987; Free solo ascent by Hansjörg Auer 2007
Sautanz	SK	9- (7b +)	Northern Franconian Jura	Upper Gößweinsteiner walls 49 ° 46 ′ 11 ″ N, 11 ° 20 ′ 5 ″ E	Kurt Albert ( Red Circle )	1981	John Bachar (1981)	20 m	Wolfgang Güllich managed the first red point ascent (1981) and a free solo ascent (1987)
The Face	SK	10- (8a +)	Southern Franconian Jura	High-speed screw head 48 ° 55 ′ 28 ″ N, 11 ° 48 ′ 45 ″ O	Jerry Moffatt	1983	Stefan Glowacz (1983)	20 m	First route in Germany and second worldwide to this degree
Wall Street	SK	11- (8c / +)	Northern Franconian Jura	Krottenseer Tower 49 ° 38 ′ 7 ″ N, 11 ° 36 ′ 52 ″ E	Wolfgang Güllich	1987	Guido Köstermeyer (1989)	25 m	The world's first route with this level of difficulty
Hubble	SK	11- / 11 (8c + / 9a)	Peak District	Raven Gate 53 ° 15 ′ 17 ″ N, 1 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ W.	Ben Moon	1990	Richard Simpson (2005)?	8 m	The world's first route in this level of difficulty, maybe also in grade 9a
Action Directe	SK	11 (9a)	Northern Franconian Jura	Waldkopf 49 ° 38 ′ 4 ″ N, 11 ° 36 ′ 9 ″ E	Wolfgang Güllich	1991	Alexander Adler (1993)	12 m	World's first route in a smooth eleventh degree
Underground	SK	11 (9a)	Arco	Massone 45 ° 55 ′ 51 ″ N, 10 ° 54 ′ 18 ″ E	Manfred Stuffer	1998	Yūji Hirayama (2000)	25 m	First ascent is controversial
Dreamtime	B.	Fb.8c	Cresciano	46 ° 17 ′ 7 ″ N, 9 ° 0 ′ 20 ″ E	Frederic Nicole	2000	Bernd Zangerl (2001)
Realization	SK	11+ (9a +)	Céüse	Sector biography 44 ° 29 ′ 55 ″ N, 5 ° 56 ′ 59 ″ E	Chris Sharma	2001	Sylvain Millet (2004)	? m	First route in the world of this degree, the difficulty of which has been confirmed
La Rambla	SK	11+ (9a +)	Siurana	El Pati sector	Ramón Julián Puigblanque	2003	Edu Marin Garcia (2006)	45 m
Open air	SK	11+ (9a +)	Tyrol	Schleier Waterfall 47 ° 32 ′ 42 ″ N, 12 ° 21 ′ 58 ″ E	Alexander Huber	1996	Adam Ondra (2008)	25 m	Probably the world's first climbing route in grade 9a +
The Change	SK	12- (9b +)	Flatanger	Hansehelleren 64 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ N, 10 ° 49 ′ 5 ″ E	Adam Ondra	2012		50 m	probably the world's first climbing route in the twelfth degree; not yet repeated, degree unconfirmed
La Dura Dura	SK	12- (9b +)	Catalonia	Oliana coordinates are missing! Help.	Adam Ondra	2013	Chris Sharma (2013)	40 m	The first route in the world of this degree whose difficulty level has been confirmed
Silence	SK	12 (9c)	Flatanger	Hansehelleren 64 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ N, 10 ° 49 ′ 5 ″ E °,	Adam Ondra	2017		45 m	world's first route in this degree; not repeated so far
Burden of dreams	B.	Fb. 9a	Lappnor		Nalle Hukkataival	2017			world's first boulder with grade 9a

See also

• List of well-known sport climbers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Adam Ondra climbs first 9c . In: climb . ( kletter.de [accessed September 19, 2017]).
2. ↑ Nalle Hukkataival: 9A boulder first climbed? In: climb . ( kletter.de [accessed on May 24, 2017]).