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Katie Lamb makes climbing history again: She is the first woman to boulder 8C+

US boulderer Katie Lamb made climbing history again in April 2025 with the ascent of The Dark Side (8C+) in Yosemite National Park. Following her first ascent of the boulder Box Therapy in 2023, which was later downgraded, Lamb is now the first woman to conquer a universally recognized 8C+ boulder.

50 sessions and 7 years to get through The Dark Side (8C+) | Hardest boulder in Yosemite Valley

Carlo Traversi makes the first ascent of the most difficult boulder in Yosemite Valley: The Dark Side. Traversi suggests 8C+ as a rating.

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