''Alphane'' is a
bouldering route in
Chironico,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. 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
Shawn Raboutou (born April 19, 1998) is an American rock climber. In 2022, he became the first person to climb the bouldering grade of on more than one occasion.
Early life
Shawn Raboutou was born in Boulder, Colorado on April 19, 1998. He is t ...
on the 6th April, 2022. Within the following 9 months it had been repeated by three more climbers.
Ascents
* 1st:
Shawn Raboutou
Shawn Raboutou (born April 19, 1998) is an American rock climber. In 2022, he became the first person to climb the bouldering grade of on more than one occasion.
Early life
Shawn Raboutou was born in Boulder, Colorado on April 19, 1998. He is t ...
on 6th April, 2022
[
* 2nd: Aidan Roberts on 20th October, 2022][
* 3rd: Will Bosi on 31st October, 2022
* 4th: ]Simon Lorenzi
Simon Lorenzi (born 1 January 1997) is a Belgian professional rock climber specializing in sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing. Lorenzi is one of the very few climbers to have repeated a bouldering route, and the third climber to ...
on 15th December, 2022
* 5th: Jakob Schubert on 21st December, 2023
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 big wall climbing, big wall), or bouldering ...
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, in Yosemite ...
, 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]
[{{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]
External links
Boulder climbing routes
Climbing in Switzerland
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