To join The 8B Flashers Club you must have flashed at least one boulder problem that, at that very moment, was considered 8B | V13 or harder.
Here’s the list of climbers that have pulled that off:
- James Pearson (GBR)
- Ganymede Takeover – Ticino – 2007
- The Great Shark Hunt – Ticino – 2007
- Schules des Lebens – Ticino – 2007
- Paul Robinson (USA)
- Nagual – Hueco Tanks – 2007
- Tyler Landman (GBR)
- Unnamed 8B problem – Fontainebleau – 2008
- Cullinan – Valais – 2008
- Adam Ondra (CZE)
- Confessions (8B+ | V14!!!!) – Cresciano – 2009
- The Vice – Rocklands – 2009
- Armed Response – Rocklands – 2009
- The Power of One – Rocklands – 2011
- Gecko assis (8B+ | V14!!!!) – Fontainebleau – 2012
- Bear toss – RMNP, Co. – 2015
- Don’t get too greedy – RMNP, Co. – 2015
- Jade (8B+ | V14!!!!) – RMNP, Co. – 2015
- Keita Mogaki (JPN)
- Black Shadow – Rocklands 2009
- He also flashed La danse des balrogs but I believe it was already downgraded to 8A+ | V12.
- Daniel Woods (USA)
- Entlinge (8B+ | V14!!!!) – Murgtal – 2011
- Palabraz – Peñoles – 2014
- El infierno – Peñoles – 2014
- The Escapist – Rocklands – 2014
- Eskimo Brothers -Rocklandss – 2018
- Nalle Hukkatival (FIN)
- Crown of Aragorn – Hueco Tanks – 2011
- The Shelter – Squamish – 2017
- Nacho Sánchez (ESP)
- I Shot Sarkonazy assis – Targassonne – 2012
- Sean McColl (CAN)
- James Webb (USA)
- Roses and Blue Jays – Great Barrington -2012
- Kings of Sonlerto – Valle Bavona – 2013
- A simple knowing – Topside – 2013
- Sky (8B+ | V14!!!!) – Rocklands – 2013
- The Vice – Rocklands – 2013
- The Tea cup – Leavenworth, Washington – 2013
- The Riverbed – Magic Wood – 2014
- Life, the universe and everything – Zillertal – 2014
- Elephunk – Fontainebleau – 2014
- The Power of One – Rocklands – 2015
- Ammagamma – The Grampians – 2015
- Barrel rider – Eldorado Canyon, Co. – 2016
- Quoi de neuf (acte 2) – Fontainebleau – 2016
- The Globalist (8B+ | V14!!!!) – Sipoo – 2016
- Blinded by the light – Brione – 2017
- Niccolò Ceria (ITA)
- The Hourglass sds – Västervik – 2013
- Ubik assis – Fontainebleau – 2015
- Trifecta middle – Castle Hill – 2018
- Toru Nakajima (JPN)
- The Traphouse Short – Fontainebleau – 2013
- Alexander Megos (GER)
- Blood Meridian – Bishop – 2013
- James Kassay (AUS)
- Sideways Daze – Fontainebleau – 2013
- Jorg Verhoeven (NED)
- La Proue – Cresciano – 2013
- Tsukuru Hori (JPN)
- Charity Bouldern – Silvretta – 2013
- Rubén Díaz (ESP)
- Lemento – La Pedriza – 2013
- Jakob Schubert (AUT)
- Nagual – Hueco Tanks – 2014
- The Riverbed – Magic Wood – 2014
- Wrestling with an alligator – Maltatal – 2015
- Mooiste meisie – Rocklands – 2017
- Madiba – Rocklands – 2017
- Catalan Witness the Fitness (8B+ | V14!!!!) – Cova de Ocell – 2018
- Gabriele Moroni (ITA)
- Armed Response – Rocklands – 2015
- The Power of One – Rocklands – 2015
- Anthony Gullsten (FIN)
- King of Limbs – Rocklands – 2015
- Jan Hojer (GER)
- Golden Gate – Silvretta – 2015
- Quoi de neuf (acte 2) – Fontainebleau – 2016
- Thilo Schröter (NOR)
- Monkey Business – Rocklands – 2016
- Jongwon Chon (KOR)
- Bear Toss – RMNP, Co. – 2016
- Vadim Timonov (RUS)
- The Quintessential – Rocklands – 2016
- PFC – Albarracín – 2019
- The Hipster Whale – Rocklands – 2019
- Michael Piccolruaz (ITA)
- Wrestling With an Alligator – Maltatal – 2016
- Alberto Rocasolano (ESP)
- Rolands Rugens (LAT)
- One Summer in Paradise – Magic Wood – 2017
- Nathan Phillips (GBR)
- Ropes of Maui – Llanberis Pass, Wales – 2017
- Liam Vance (USA)
- Sky (8B+ | V14!!!!) – Rocklands – 2017
- Ned Feehally (GBR)
- Trust Issues (8B+ | V14!!!!) – Rocklands – 2017
- Luca Rinaldi (ITA)
- Blinded by the Light – Brione – 2017
- Florian Schmalzl (AUT)
- Gioia stand – Varazze – 2017
- Alphacentauri – Varazze – 2017
- Brian Nugent (USA)
- Spectre – Bishop – 2019
- Matt Fultz (USA)
- Steppenwolf – Magic Wood – 2019
Honorable mentions
As jjj hhh points out in the comments, Jan Hojer flashed El Corazon (Rocklands) in 2012. I didn’t include him because Hojer himself suggested V12 for the problem.
If you know of someone else who should be on the list please contact me!
PS.: We all know how subjective grades are so this list is not to be taken 100% seriously, take it as a geeky curiosity.
whats about jan hojer?
alt least he flashed one 8B
El Corazon and Green Mamaba
Hum… not sure about Hojer, the criterion is “flashing a boulder problem considered 8B|V13 or harder at the time of the ascent”. Green Mamba is considered 8A+/B so it doesn’t count. El Corazon was graded V12 by Hojer himself, when I compiled the list I decided not to include it but now I think I’m gonna edit the post to mention it.
But we all know how grades go, so this list is more of a geeky curiosity than a serious “olympic records” thing.
Also, I don’t think there’s a climbing fan alive who doubts about Hojer’s capacity to flash an 8B.
And thanks a lot for the comment!
The master of the flash (JWebb) also flashed The Power of One on the same day Gabri Moroni did.
You are absolutely right sir, the list has been updated.
Thanks for the heads up!
Andy Gullsten’s flash of King of Limbs has to be the most impressive ever! (no offense Daniel and Adam)
Very impressive, but for me it comes second after Adam Ondra’s flash of Jade.
As some of the listed flashes are very well confirmed down gradings it seem not fair to include them or at least mark them as such. Otherwise such list promote grade inflation. Further more, it is not fair that guys that give personal down grades have less chance to get into the list in comparison to the guys just taking the topo grade.
Honorary mention goes to Brad Weaver who flashed Veritas V11 and then did the sit Bear Toss V13 next try.
Not a V13 flash but pretty dam hard too.