Alphane

Alphane
Location	Chironico, Switzerland
Route type	Bouldering
Rating	9A (V17)
First ascent	Shawn Raboutou, 6th April 2022

Alphane is a bouldering route in Chironico, Switzerland. It is graded at 9A (V17), making it one of the hardest boulders in the world.

Alphane sits to the left of Dave Graham's Alphane Moon V11 (8A), 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[1][2]
• 2nd: Aidan Roberts on 20 October 2022[3][4]
• 3rd: Will Bosi on 31 October 2022[5][6]
• 4th: Simon Lorenzi on 15 December 2022[7][8]
• 5th: Jakob Schubert on 21 December 2023[9]

See also

• List of grade milestones in rock climbing

References

1. The North Face presents: ALPHANE. The North Face. August 22, 2022.
2. Miller, Delaney (August 22, 2022). "Shawn Raboutou Does First Ascent of "Alphane" (V17)". Climbing.
3. Potter, Steven (November 4, 2022). "The Problem is "Unchanged by the Number": Aidan Roberts on the 2nd Ascent of Alphane". Climbing.
4. McLemore, Andrew (October 20, 2022). "With Send of 'Alphane,' Aidan Roberts Nabs First-Ever V17 Repeat". GearJunkie.
5. "Will Bosi Claims the Third Ascent of 'Alphane.' He's Reluctant to Confirm the Grade". Climbing. November 2, 2022.
6. White, Xa (November 2, 2022). "Will Bosi claims the third ascent of Alphane". UKC.
7. Potter, Steven (March 19, 2024). "Simon Lorenzi On Making the 4th Ascent of "Alphane"". Climbing.
8. White, Xa (December 16, 2022). "Simon Lorenzi makes fourth ascent of Alphane, Font 9A". UKC.
9. "Jakob Schubert Climbs Alphane V17". Gripped Magazine. December 21, 2023.