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The hardest single-pitch sport climbing routes in the world graded 9b+ (5.15c) or 9c (5.15d) represent the absolute limit of human performance on rock. [1]
The complete list of routes globally recognized at these elite grades consists of the following lines, grouped by their difficulty level: [2, 3, 4]
## The 9c (5.15d) Routes
These are currently the hardest sport climbs in existence. None of them have been repeated yet. [1]
* Silence (Flatanger, Norway) – First Ascent (FA) by [Adam Ondra](https://www.adamondra.com/bio/) in 2017. The world's first-ever 9c.
* DNA (Verdon Gorge, France) – FA by Seb Bouin in 2022.
* B.I.G. (Flatanger, Norway) – FA by Jakob Schubert in 2023. Originally known as Project Big.
* Duality of Man (Dry Canyon, USA) – FA by Sean Bailey in March 2025. The first 9c in North America.
* Café Colombia (Margalef, Spain) – FA by Jorge Díaz-Rullo in March 2026. Proved to be a multi-year project requiring 240 sessions. [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
## The 9b+ (5.15c) Routes
A highly exclusive list of routes that have established a firm benchmark of difficulty. [2, 4]
* Change (Flatanger, Norway) – FA by Adam Ondra in 2012. The first route in history to be given the 9b+ grade.
* La Dura Dura (Oliana, Spain) – FA by Adam Ondra in 2013, famously repeated by Chris Sharma shortly after.
* Vasil Vasil (Sloup, Czechia) – FA by Adam Ondra in 2013. Still awaits a second ascent.
* Perfecto Mundo (Margalef, Spain) – FA by Alex Megos in 2018. Repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi and Jakob Schubert.
* Bibliographie (Céüse, France) – FA by Alex Megos in 2020. Originally proposed as 9c but later settled to a consensus of 9b+ after repeats by Ghisolfi, Bouin, and Bailey.
* Wonderland (Arco, Italy) – FA by Adam Ondra in 2012.
* Suprême Jumbo Love (Clark Mountain, USA) – FA by Seb Bouin in 2022. A direct, harder extension of the historic 9b route Jumbo Love.
* Zvěřinec (Holštejn, Czechia) – FA by Adam Ondra in 2022.
* Excalibur (Arco, Italy) – FA by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023. Famous for its extreme 40-degree overhang and micro-holds. It was later repeated by Will Bosi and Brooke Raboutou (the first female 9b+ ascent).
* Mejorando la Samfaina (Margalef, Spain) – FA by Jorge Díaz-Rullo in 2023.
* Wolf Kingdom (Pic Saint Loup, France) – FA by Seb Bouin in late 2024. [2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
(Note: Routes like Seb Bouin's Move or Beyond Integral are often debated or listed as 9b/+, falling just slightly below a definitive 9b+ consensus). [8, 15]
Are you interested in learning more about the specific crux movements of one of these routes, or would you like to know which climbers have achieved the most 9b+ sends?
[1] [https://www.lacrux.com](https://www.lacrux.com/en/klettern/9c-%E2%80%93-these-are-the-hardest-sport-climbing-routes-in-the-world/)
[2] [https://en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_grade_milestones_in_rock_climbing)
[3] [https://climbing-history.org](https://climbing-history.org/list/27/the-hardest-sport-routes-in-the-world)
[4] [https://www.lacrux.com](https://www.lacrux.com/en/klettern/9c-%E2%80%93-these-are-the-hardest-sport-climbing-routes-in-the-world/)
[5] [https://climbing-history.org](https://climbing-history.org/list/5/hard-sport-climbing-ascents)
[6] [https://www.thecrag.com](https://www.thecrag.com/en/article/hardestroutes)
[7] [https://www.8a.nu](https://www.8a.nu/news/the-9a+-to-9c-top-20-list-ocwwb)
[8] [https://www.reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/climbing/comments/1im9al3/how_many_9c_9b_routes_and_v17_boulders_each/)
[9] [https://www.lacrux.com](https://www.lacrux.com/en/klettern/Brooke-Raboutou-becomes-the-first-woman-to-climb-9b-Excalibur/)
[10] [https://gripped.com](https://gripped.com/profiles/who-is-in-the-5-15c-club-a-timeline-of-first-ascents-and-repeats/)
[11] [https://en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_grade_milestones_in_rock_climbing)
[12] [https://www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVpDK-fowUM)
[13] [https://climbing-history.org](https://climbing-history.org/climb/2384/excalibur)
[14] [https://climbing-history.org](https://climbing-history.org/list/5/)
[15] [https://medium.com](https://medium.com/@jonahpetrahn/top-10-hardest-climbing-routes-91f5c8e41531)
