Dave Graham (climber)

David Ethan Graham ( born November 10, 1981 in Maine ) is a rock climber from the United States. He is known primarily for his achievements in bouldering, but also in climbing the highest levels of difficulty.

Rock climbing

On 21 May 2001 he was able to repeat the legendary climbing route Action Directe, the first route in the UIAA difficulty XI ( 9a), in the Franconian Switzerland, the fourth (after Wolfgang Güllich, Alexander Adler, Iker Pou and ).

In July 2007, he repeated the route Realization (2001 first ascent of Chris Sharma ) in the climbing area Céüse in France. She was the first route in the French Difficulty degree 9a , which was confirmed by other climbers worldwide.

Others

Dave Graham is the nephew of conceptual artist Dan Graham.