Alphane
{{Short description|Bouldering route in Chironico, Switzerland}}
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Alphane is a bouldering route in Chironico, Switzerland. It is graded at {{Boulder grade|9A}}, making it one of the hardest boulders in the world.
Alphane sits to the left of Dave Graham's Alphane Moon {{Boulder grade|V11}}, and was discovered by Graham many years before its first ascent by American climber Shawn Raboutou on the 6th April, 2022. Within the following 9 months it had been repeated by three more climbers.
Ascents
- 1st: Shawn Raboutou on 6 April 2022
- 2nd: Aidan Roberts on 20 October 2022{{cite web|url=https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/aidan-roberts-first-repeat-alphane-v17|title=With Send of 'Alphane,' Aidan Roberts Nabs First-Ever V17 Repeat|first=Andrew|last=McLemore|publisher=GearJunkie|date=October 20, 2022}}
- 3rd: Will Bosi on 31 October 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.climbing.com/news/will-bosi-claims-alphane/|title=Will Bosi Claims the Third Ascent of 'Alphane.' He's Reluctant to Confirm the Grade|publisher=Climbing|date=November 2, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/11/will_bosi_claims_the_third_ascent_of_alphane-73186|title=Will Bosi claims the third ascent of Alphane|first=Xa|last=White|date=November 2, 2022|publisher=UKC}}
- 4th: Simon Lorenzi on 15 December 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.climbing.com/news/simon-lorenzi-alphane/|title=Simon Lorenzi On Making the 4th Ascent of "Alphane"|first=Steven|last=Potter|date=March 19, 2024|publisher=Climbing}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2022/12/simon_lorenzi_makes_fourth_ascent_of_alphane_font_9a-73218|title=Simon Lorenzi makes fourth ascent of Alphane, Font 9A|first=Xa|last=White|date=December 16, 2022|publisher=UKC}}
- 5th: Jakob Schubert on 21 December 2023{{cite web|url=https://gripped.com/news/jakob-schubert-climbs-alphane-v17/|title=Jakob Schubert Climbs Alphane V17|publisher=Gripped Magazine|date=December 21, 2023}}
- 6th: Sean Bailey before 9 December 2024{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DDXd12otj8B/|title=Alphane (green check)|publisher=Instagram|date=December 9, 2024}}
See also
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|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}}
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Category:Boulder climbing routes