![]() Graham bouldering in Fontainebleau | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Maine, U.S. | November 10, 1981
Occupation | Rock climber |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (179 cm) |
Weight | 139 lb (63 kg) |
Climbing career | |
Type of climber | Bouldering, Sport climbing |
Highest grade |
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Known for | Climbing many difficult boulder problems |
Updated on November 24, 2022 |
David Ethan Graham (born November 10, 1981) is an American professional rock climber. Professing to enjoy bouldering the most, he is one of the elite sport climbers and boulderers of his generation. Graham repeats classic routes or boulder problems as well as performing cutting-edge first ascents. He is known for climbing in 2005 an 8C (V15) graded boulder problem called The Story of Two Worlds , in Cresciano, Switzerland). He is also known for his stance against grade inflation and for his strong anti-chipping ethic. He writes an ongoing blog for the website of Climbing Magazine.
Born in Maine, Graham was introduced to climbing in 1997 by one of his skiing teammates. Within a year, he climbed an 8b+ (5.14a) route, The Present. Quickly, he became one of the strongest climbers in the United States, before moving to Europe in 2005.
In 2005, he climbed an 8C (V15) boulder problem (The Story Of Two Worlds, Cresciano, Switzerland), and his first 9a+ (5.15a) route (Coup de Grace, Val Bavona, Switzerland).
As of November 2017, Graham climbed 455 routes between 8a (5.13b) and 9a+\b , of which 143 were onsighted: [1]
9a+ (5.15a):
9a (5.14d):
As of June 2022, Graham had climbed about 700 boulder problems between 8A (V11) and 8C+ (V16), of which 4 were onsighted and 29 flashed: [12]
8C+ (V16)
8C (V15):