SACIN - WORLD'S HARDEST ROUTES

This list is as accurate as we could get but many grades may be easier or harder than stated especially since very few of the lines have had many repeats. Certain repeats may also not be reflected. The hardest lines in SA have been added too but the overseas routes of a similar grade are not reflected since there are too many of them. Why not take a world tour & tick them all off.

Remember that the SA grades are NOT the same as the Australian grades, see our GRADE COMPARISON.

ROUTES, 36 (9a) & harder plus SA's hardest

ROUTE NAME	GRADE	AREA	FIRST ASCENT	REPEATS
Chilam Bilam	39 (9b+) ?	Málaga, Spain	Bernabé Fernández
Akira	38 (9b) ?	le Perigord, France	Fred Rouhling, 1995	Opened naturally, glued hold added afterward.
Realization	37 (9a+)	Ceuse, France	Chris Sharma, 2001	Patxi Usobiaga (2004)
Orujo	37 (9a+) ?	Málaga, Spain	Bernabé Fernández, 1998
La Rambla original	37 (9a+)	Siurana, Spain	Ramonet Julian
Flatmountain	37 (9a+)	Fugato, Japan	Yuji Hirayama
Violent New Breed	37 (9a+)	Giggleswick S, UK	John Gaskins 2004
Bimbaluna	37 (9a+) ?	Saint Loup, Switzerland	Francois Nicole, 2004
Flex Luthor	37 (5.15a)	Fortress of Solitude, Rifle, USA	Tommy Caldwell, 2003
Bain de Sang	36 (9a)	Saint Loup, Switzerland	Fred Nicole, 1993	Francois Nicole, Fred Rouhling, Josune
Action Directe	36 (9a)	Frankenjura, Germany	Wolfgang Gullich, 1991	Alexander Adler, Iker Pou ,Dave Graham, Christian Bindhammer
l'Autre Cote du Ciel	36 (9a)	les Eaux-Claires, France	Fred Rouhling, 1997
Hugh	36 (9a)	les Eaux-Claires, France	Fred Rouhling, 1993	(Not natural)
Northern Lights	36 (9a)	Kilsney, UK	Steve McClure, 2000
Mutation	36 (9a)	Raven Tor, UK	Steve McClure, 1998
The Big Bang	36 (9a)	Lower Pen Trwyn, UK	Neil Carson, 1996
Pandemonium	36 (VI.8)	Podzamcze, Poland	Rafal Moucka, 2001
Kryptonite	36 (5.14d)	Fortress of Solitude, Rifle, USA	Tommy Caldwell, 1999	Yuji Hirayama, Adam Stack
Vakuumgeist	36 (9a)	Hinkelstein, Austria	Klem Loskot, 1998
Intermezzo 15 gelöst	36 (9a)	Plombergstein, Austria	Klem Loskot, 1997
Hantillo	36 (9a)	Hinkelstein, Austria	Klem Loskot, 1996
Festin du Pierres	36 (9a)	Orgon, France	Jean-Pierre Bouvier, 1994	Brice Lefevre
Open Air	36 (9a)	Schleierwasserfall, Austria	Alex Huber, 1996
Om	36 (9a)	Triangel, Austria	Alex Huber, 1993
Im Reich des Shogun	36 (9a)	Tufleten, Switzerland	Eric Talmadge, 2000
Underground	36 (9a)	Arco, Italy	Yuji Hirayama, 2000	Vadim Vinokur
The Fly	36 (5.14d)	Rumney, USA	Dave Graham, 2000	Luke Parady
Livin Astroglide	36 (5.14d)	Rumney, USA	Joe Kinder
KinematiX	36 (9a)	Gorges du Loup, USA	Andreas Bindhammer
Robi in the Sky	35/36 (8b+/9a)	Les Calanques, France	François Legrand, 2000
Ground Zero	36 (9a)	Tetto di Sarre, Italy	Alberto Gnorro
Sanjski par extension	36 (9a)	Misja Pec, Osp, Slovenia	Uros Perko
Iñi Ameriketan	36 (9a)	Baltzola, Spain	Rikar Otegui
Psychedelic	36 (5.14d)	St George, USA	Dave Graham
Logical Progression	36 (9a)	Joyama, Japan	Dai Komada
Tysiac Kotletow	36 (VI.8)	Rosnow, Poland	Tomasz Oleksy, 2000
Il Domani	36 (9a)	Baltzola, Spain	Patxi Usobigia
La Chimère	36 (9a)	Saint Loup, France	Fred Nicole
No name	36 (9a)	Alquezar, Spain	Dani Andrada
Desafiando a Tsunami	36 (9a)	Alquezar, Spain	Tino Lois
White Ladder	35	Nowra, Australia	Chris Webb
Ebola	33	Montagu, SA	Clinton Martinengo, 2002	Paul Brouard
Thanatos	33/34	Shongweni, SA	Paul Brouard, 1999
Bobbejan	33	Outdshoorn, SA	Klem Loskot, 1998	Paul Brouard
Eros	33	Shongweni, SA	Paul Brouard, 2001
Benita	33	Montagu, SA	Justin Hawkins	(Key hold now broken)
God of Small Things	33	Waterval Boven, SA	Jens Richter 2004
Fossil Fuel	32/33	Chosspile, SA	Ralph Brucher, 2000	Paul Brouard, Pieter Martin, Kilian Fischauber
Jabberwocky	32/33	The Restaurant, SA	Richard Lord, 1993	Several
Hubbly Bubbly	32	Shongweni, SA	Paul Brouard, 1997	Damian McHendry
Barricade	32	Shongweni, SA	Roger Natrass, 1995	8 repeats
Aqualung	32	Fernkloof, SA	Paul Broaurd, 2000
Slap and Flay	32	Shongweni, SA	Paul Brouard, 1996
Strata	32	The Restaurant, SA	Paul Brouard, 2001
Twilight Beauty	32	Mhlabatini, SA	Steve Bradshaw Snr, 1991	(Pegs, 1 bolt & gear)
Short Circuit	32	Oudtshoorn, SA	Jeremy Colenso	7 repeats
Up For Grabs	32	Oudtshoorn, SA	Tommy Caldwall	Paul Brouard, Kevin Watkins, Martin Renz
Seven	32	Oudtshoorn, SA	Tommy Caldwall	Paul Brouard
Frazzle	31/32	Rocklands, SA	Paul Brouard, 2001

BOULDER PROBLEMS V15/8C & harder plus SA's hardest

PROBLEM NAME	GRADE	AREA	FIRST ASCENT	REPEATS
Tonino 78	V16/8C+	Central Italy	Mauro Calibani
Tunnel to Tunnel Project	V16/8C+	Australia	Dai Koyamada
Dreamtime sitdown	V15/8C	Cresciano, Switzerland	Fred Nicole, 2000	Bernd Zangerl, Dave Graham, Chris Sharma
New Base Line	V15/8C	Magic Wood, Switzerland	Bernd Zangerl
Black Eagle sitstart	V15/8C	Rocklands, SA	Fred Nicole
Trip Hop	V15/8C	Fontainebleau, France	Sebastian Frigault
Transdendenz	V15/8C	Sachen, Germany	Thomas Willenberg
Walk Away sitstart	V15/8C	Fairysteps, UK	John Gaskins
Banshousha	V15/8C	Ogawayama Crystal Slab	Tokyo Mourai
Gossip	V15/8C	Frankenjura, Germany	Markus Boch
Amazonia	V15/8C	Fontainebleau, France	Francis Helias
l'anarchiste	V15/8C	St Anne, France	Philip Moser
Viva la evolution	V15/8C	Flirsch, Austria	Bernd Zangerl
Extradition	V15/8C	Coire Lagan, UK	Si O'Conor
Oliphants Dawn	V14/8B+	Rocklands, SA	Fred Nicole,2000
Baboon Master sitstart	V14/8B+	Rocklands, SA	Fred Nicole, 2002
Monkey wedding	V14/8B+	Rocklands, SA	Fred Nicole
Nutsa	V13/8B	Rocklands, SA	Fred Nicole, 2001	Justin Hawkins
The Vice	V13/8B	Rocklands, SA	Thomas Willenberg, 1999	Julien Nadiras, Fred Nicole
Desperado	V13/8B	Rocklands, SA	Klem Loskot	Fred Nicole
Armed Response	V13/8B	Rocklands, SA	Klem Loskot	Fred Nicole
Oral Office	V13/8B	Rocklands, SA	Klem Loskot	Fred Nicole, Thomas Willenberg
Leopard Cave	V13/8B	Rocklands, SA	Fred Nicole	Thomas Willenberg, Julien Nadiras, Justin Hawkins
Ard Ay	V13/8B	Topside, SA	Jerry Moffat	Clinton Marteningo, Evan Wiercx
Black Eagle	V12/V13	Rocklands, SA	Fred Nicole	Thomas Willenberg
Steak House	V12/V13	Rocklands, SA	Fred Nicole
Boogie Nights	V12/8A+	Topside, SA	Justin Hawkins, 2000