''Alphane'' is a
bouldering route in
Chironico
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,
Switzerland
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. It is graded at , making it one of the hardest boulders in the world.
''Alphane'' sits to the left of
Dave Graham's ''Alphane Moon'' , and was discovered by Graham many years before its first ascent by American climber
Shawn Raboutou on the 6th April, 2022. Within the following 9 months it had been repeated by three more climbers.
Ascents
* 1st:
Shawn Raboutou on 6 April 2022
[
* 2nd: Aidan Roberts on 20 October 2022][
* 3rd: Will Bosi on 31 October 2022
* 4th: Simon Lorenzi on 15 December 2022
* 5th: ]Jakob Schubert
Jakob Schubert (born December 31, 1990) is an Austrian professional rock climber, specializing in competition climbing (lead and boulder), sport climbing, and bouldering. He is a four-time IFSC Climbing World Championships, World Champion (2012, ...
on 21 December 2023
* 6th: Sean Bailey
Sean Bailey is an American film and television producer. He served as president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production from 2010 to 2024.
Career Early career
As a co-founder and executive of LivePlanet, Bailey served as executive ...
before 9 December 2024
See also
* List of grade milestones in rock climbing
In rock-climbing, a first free ascent (FFA) is the first redpoint (climbing), redpoint, onsight or flash (climbing), flash of a pitch (ascent/descent), single-pitch, multi-pitch climbing, multi-pitch or bouldering, bouldering climbing route that ...
References
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[{{cite AV media, url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx6GPpO37C4, title=The North Face presents: ALPHANE, publisher=]The North Face
The North Face is an American outdoor recreation products company. The North Face produces outdoor clothing, footwear, and related equipment. Founded in 1968 to supply climbers, the company's logo draws inspiration from Half Dome, a distinct ...
, date=August 22, 2022
[{{cite web, url=https://www.climbing.com/news/shawn-raboutou-alphane-v17/, title=Shawn Raboutou Does First Ascent of "Alphane" (V17), first=Delaney, last=Miller, date=August 22, 2022, publisher=]Climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or other parts of the body to ascend a steep topographical object that can range from the world's tallest mountains (e.g. the eight thousanders) to small boulders. Climbing is done for locom ...
[{{cite web, url=https://www.climbing.com/news/interview-aidan-roberts-alphane-v17/, title=The Problem is "Unchanged by the Number": Aidan Roberts on the 2nd Ascent of Alphane, first=Steven, last=Potter, date=November 4, 2022, publisher=]Climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or other parts of the body to ascend a steep topographical object that can range from the world's tallest mountains (e.g. the eight thousanders) to small boulders. Climbing is done for locom ...
Boulder climbing routes
Climbing in Switzerland
Ticino