1. Notable ascents
     Redpointed routes    Onsighted routes    Boulder problems  

2. Rankings
     Climbing World Cup    Climbing World Championships    Climbing European Championships^[39]  

3. Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
     Lead^[39]  

4. See also

5. References

6. External links

Alexander Megos (born 12 August 1993) is a German rock climber. He was the first climber to ever on-sight (climb without prior practice or advice) a route graded {{Climbing grade|9a}}. He has climbed multiple notably hard routes and boulder problems, including one {{Climbing grade|9b+}} route (Perfecto Mundo), two {{Climbing grade|9b}} routes (First Round, First Minute and Fight Club), and some boulder problems with a confirmed {{Boulder grade|8C}} rating. Megos has won many international competitions, mainly in Youth or Junior category. In 2017, he won the silver medal in both the Bouldering European Championships, in Munich and the IFSC Lead World Cup in Kranj, Slovenia, also in 2018 he won bronze at the IFSC Lead World Cup in Chamonix, and one week later won Gold in the Briancon World Cup. Megos also has a background in the La Sportiva Legends competitions, since he has competed multiple times and placed 2nd and 3rd. He currently holds the high point of Black Diamond's The Project, widely considered one of the world's hardest indoor routes.

Notable ascents

Redpointed routes

• Perfecto Mundo - May 9, 2018 - First Ascent - Route bolted by Chris Sharma^[1]

• Fightclub - First Ascent.^[2]
• First Round First Minute - Third Ascent. First Ascent by Chris Sharma.^[3]

9a+/b (5.15a/b)

• Supernova - First Ascent.^[3]

• Demencia Senil - First Ascent by Chris Sharma.^[4]
• La Rambla - Megos climbed it on his second try.^[5]
• Realization - First Ascent by Chris Sharma. Megos climbed it in one day, on his third try.^[6]
• Corona - Third Ascent.^[5]
• Classified - First Ascent.^[5]
• Modified - First Ascent.^[7]
• First Ley - Megos also sent a variation called La Ley Indignata 9a (5.14d), possible first ascent.^[3]
• Thor's Hammer - First Repeat. First Ascent by Adam Ondra.^[8]
• Geocache - First Ascent. Repeated by Adam Ondra.^[9]
• Becoming - First Ascent.^[10]
• Super Crackinette - First Ascent.^[11]
• Jaws 2 - Sent on third try.^[12]

• Action Directe - Megos sent this route in just two hours. Action Directe was the world's first 9a, and continues to be a benchmark for the grade.^[13]
• La Sensación del Bloque - March 2017 - FA of the first South American 9a in Valle de los Condores, Chile.
• Dreamcatcher - Fourth Ascent. Climbed in one day, other previous ascents by Chris Sharma, Sean McColl and Ben Harnden took multiple days.^[14]
• Era Vella - Second Try. Subject to much controversy about whether it is 9a(14d) or 8c+(14c).^[15]

Other Famous Ascents

• Pure Imagination: 8c+ (5.14c). Flash.^[16]
• Fly: 8c (5.14b). Megos made the first free ascent of this twenty pitch big wall in Switzerland.^[6]
• Hubble: 8c+ (5.14c) - Megos became the first to climb both Action Directe and Hubble by sending Hubble in June of 2016.^[17]

Onsighted routes

• Estado Critico - World's first 9a onsight.^[16]
• TCT^[18]

• Victimes del Passat^[4]

Boulder problems

• Wheelchair - First Ascent. Although Megos suggested a 9a+ sport climbing grade because of its length, this Wheel of Life variation is not a sport climb. It is a long boulder problem, harder than Wheel of Life, and possibly worth a 8C+ (V16) rating.^[13][19]

• The Finnish Line - Summer 2017 - Second ascent of hard testpiece established by Nalle Hukkataival in the Rocklands bouldering area of South Africa. The grade is still controversial, but consensus seems to grow on {{Boulder grade|8C}}.^[20]
• Wheel of Life: - First Ascent by Dai Koyamada. Megos suggested a sport climbing grade of 9a (5.14d), but this not a sport climb. It is a long boulder problem, rated 8C.^[19]
• Lucid Dreaming - Third Ascent of Paul Robinson's boulder, originally graded 8C+ (V16).^[3]

• Never Ending Story^[6]
• Bad Boys for Life - First Ascent.^[6]
• Montecore:^[21]
• Riot Act^[21]
• Double Demerit - First Repeat.^[22]
• Sky^[23]
• Trainspotting - First Ascent.^[24]

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Climbing World Championships

Climbing European Championships^[39]

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead^[39]

See also

• Notable first free ascents

References

External links

• {{Cite web|url=https://tenaya.net/en/alex-megos|title=Alexander Megos|publisher=Tenaya}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.dmmclimbing.com/pro-team/alexander-megos/|title=Alexander Megos|publisher=DMMclimbing}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.patagonia.com/eu/enGR/ambassadors/rock-climbing/alexander-megos/76575|title=Alexander Megos|publisher=Patagonia}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.climbing.com/news/alex-megos-5-15a-second-try/|title=Megos 5.15a second try|publisher=climbing.com}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.climbing.com/news/megos-sends-first-round-first-minute/|title=Megos sends First Round First Minute|publisher=climbing.com}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.climbing.com/videos/video-alex-megos-climbs-modified-5-15a-in-frankenjura/|title=Megos climbs modified 5.15a in Frankenjura|publisher=climbing.com}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/worlds-first-9a-onsight|title=World's first 9a onsight |publisher=DPMclimbing}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/alex-megos-corona-515a|title=Megos Corona 5.15a|publisher=DPMclimbing}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/alex-megos-sends-action-directe-514d-two-hours|title=Megos sends Action Directe 5.14d in two hours|publisher=DPMclimbing}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/videos-alex-megos-climbing-ceuse-and-rocklands|title=Megos climbing in Ceuse and Rocklands (Videos)|publisher=DPMclimbing}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/alex-megos-sends-first-round-first-minute-5-15b-and-more|title=Megos sends First Round First Minute 5.15b and more|publisher=rockandice}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/alex-megos-establishes-5-15a-link-up-in-australia-s-grampians|title=Megos establishes 5.15a link up in Australia's Grampians|publisher=rockandice}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/alexander-megos-sends-frankenjuras-hardest|title=Megos sends frankenjura's hardest|publisher=rockandice}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/alex-megos-repeats-thor-s-hammer-5-15a-flatanger-cave|title=Megos repeats Thor's Hammer 5.15a Flatanger Cave|publisher=rockandice}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.redbull.com/en/adventure/stories/1331711486232/alex-megos-lucid-dreaming-bishop-boulder|title=Megos |publisher=Redbull}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.epictv.com/video/climbing/alex-megos-makes-fast-work-double-demerit-v14/8b-epictv|title=Megos makes fast work double demerit V14/8b|publisher=Epic TV}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://gripped.com/video/alex-megos-v14/|title=Megos V14|publisher=Gripped}}
• {{Cite web|url=http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=70488|title=Megos |publisher=UK CLimbing}}

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