Hardest flash climb ever: Brooke Raboutou boulders Nascondino

Brooke Raboutou flashed two tough boulders in Ticino: Nascondino (8A+/8B) and Darkness (8A+). With Nascondino, the strong American takes the maximum level of difficulty for this style of climbing to a new level.

True to the motto “if the weather is bad, every attempt must be successful”. Brooke Raboutou in Ticino, without further ado, the boulder Hide and seek (8A+/B) and Darkness (8A+) flashed. An incredible achievement when you consider that only a handful of female boulderers have ever managed to climb an 8A+ boulder in this style.

Video: Brooke Raboutou flashes Nascondino (8A+/B) and Darkness (8A+)

These are the toughest women's flash climbs

  • Brooke Raboutou: Nascondino (8A+/(B), Darkness (8A+), both Ticino, Euro Trash (8a+), Fontainebleau
  • Ashima Shiraishi: Lethal Design (8A+), Red Rocks
  • Charlotte André: Le Mur du Son Assis (8A+), Fontainebleau
  • Janja Garnbret: Jack's Broken Heart (8A+) and Left Hand of Darkness (8A+), Magic Wood

    (Non-exhaustive list: information on further visits [email protected])

Video: Brooke Raboutou flashes Euro Trash

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