8b+ - maximal onsight category in rock-climbing / Climb / Mountain.RU

Author: Konstantin Savelyev, Saint Petersburg

8b + - maximal onsight category in rock-climbing

(23.09.2004) news!
Megamonster: Serik Kazbekov - 8b + on-sight!

The Ukrainian Serik Kazbekov flashed Shalom, 8b + and onsighted Ghegoro, 8b + on Kavolo rocks, Italy.
Let's remind, that still the maximal onsight-category in rock-climbing is 8b+

Christian Brenna

The first 8b + line Ellie Chevieux managed to onsight almost 10 years ago (like 94 or about that), then Yuji Hirajama sent first go " Mortal Сombat " that was estimated as 8с but he down graded it to 8b +.

Soon Christian Brenna sent the same route and confirmed 8b + grade as well.

Tomas Mrazek, "Underground", 9а

At the end of 2002 two lines 8b + onsighted more.

Chris Sharma and Tomas Mrazek could make fresh gains (according Roc&Ice magazine materials).

Chris Sharma

Besides that Chris Sharma sent a problem "Dreamtime" 8c (V15) that not long ago was considered as the most complicated bouldering problem in the world (then 3 or 4 more routes appreciated as V15 appeared).

Thus, for today he is the unique rock-climber redpointed 9a + ("Realization"), onsighted 8b + and boldered 8с (V15) ("Dreamtime").

There are such rumours that reached us....