2007 – 2015
The Climbers
15 athletes covered across 1850 posts. This is who the ClimbingNarc obsession kept coming back to — and where they ended up.
- #1
One of the most technically gifted boulderers of his generation. Woods has been putting up and repeating the world's hardest problems for two decades. He establ…
- #2
The face of modern sport climbing for a generation, Sharma now runs Sharma Climbing — a chain of climbing gyms with locations in Barcelona and Manresa. He's sti…
- #3
A pioneer who was years ahead of his time. Graham established or repeated some of the world's hardest routes and boulders across multiple continents throughout …
- #4
A prolific boulderer who was one of the most active American climbers during the ClimbingNarc era. Robinson has remained active in the climbing community, devel…
- #5
Still the benchmark. Ondra established the first 9c (Silence, 2017) and has spent the years since pushing the ceiling higher with more 9b+ and 9c projects. He c…
- #6
The most decorated female boulderer in American history, with 10 ABS Bouldering National Championship titles. Puccio later transitioned to lead climbing, which …
- #7
Free climbed the Dawn Wall on El Capitan with Kevin Jorgeson in January 2015, sending one of the hardest big wall free climbs ever completed. Wrote a memoir, Th…
- #8
Free soloed El Capitan via the Freerider route in 3:56 on June 3, 2017 — the defining free solo of all time, documented in the Oscar-winning film Free Solo. He …
- #9
One of the strongest American boulderers of the past two decades. Webb won multiple ABS titles and repeated many of the world's hardest problems. Known as perha…
- #10
Known for an adventurous, artistic approach to climbing — Traversi has sought out beautiful and challenging lines across the US and internationally. He's worked…
- #11
Became a household name when he and Tommy Caldwell completed the free ascent of the Dawn Wall in January 2015. The pitch 15 crux became one of the most watched …
- #12
The Swiss legend who defined a generation of hard bouldering. Nicole established some of the world's most iconic and hardest problems throughout the 1990s and 2…
- #13
One of the top American sport climbers of his era, Siegrist was among the first Americans to climb 9b. He made the first ascent of Jumbo Love extension and has …
- #14
After a decorated competitive career, Midtbø pivoted to YouTube — and it worked spectacularly. His channel has over 2 million subscribers, mixing climbing chall…
- #15
One of the strongest European climbers of his generation, Verhoeven was a top competitor and route climber through the late 2000s and 2010s. He won the overall …
About this list
Mention counts come from searching the 1,968 posts in the site's 2007–2015 archive window for each climber's name, in both the title and body text. The "where are they now" blurbs reflect what happened after this site went quiet in 2015, updated through 2025.
Think someone important is missing? The full archive runs from March 2007 through late 2015 — the height of the Web 2.0 climbing media era.