Yannick Flohé
German rock climber
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Yannick Flohé (born 14 August 1999[1]) is a German professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing.[2][3][4][5] He participated at the 2019 and 2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships, being awarded the bronze and gold medal in the men's bouldering and men's combined events.[6] Flohé is the first climber in history to flash a boulder problem graded 8C (V15), with his ascent of Foundation's Edge in July of 2025.[7]
BornAugust 14, 1999
Highest grade
- Redpoint: 9b+ (5.15c)
- Bouldering: V17 (9A)
First ascents
- Return of the Dreamtime (V16, 2023)
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Notable ascents
Boulder problems
9A (V17):
- No One Mourns The Wicked - Thunder Ridge (Colorado)- 9 April 2026 - Fourth Ascent
8C+ (V16):
- The Story of Three Worlds - Cresciano (Switzerland) - 15 February 2025 - Third ascent.[8]
- Return of the Dreamtime - Cresciano (Switzerland) - 31 January 2023 - First ascent.[8]
- Ephyra - Chironico (Switzerland) - 24 January 2023 - Fifth ascent.[8]
- Off the Wagon Low - Val Bavona (Switzerland) - 1 January 2022 - Seventh ascent.[8]
8C (V15):
- Defying Gravity - Thunder Ridge (USA) - March 2026.[9]
- Bügeleisen SDS - Maltatal (Austria) - February 2026.[10]
- Foundation's Edge - Val de Bagnes (Switzerland) - 9 July 2025 - Sixteenth ascent. First ever flash at this grade.[7][8]
- From Dirt Grows the Flowers - Chironico (Switzerland) - 24 January 2023 - Tenth ascent.[8]
- Everything the Light Touches - Brione (Switzerland) - 22 March 2022 - Second ascent.[8]
- Forgotten Gem - Chironico (Switzerland) - 19 March 2022 - Third ascent.[8]
- Dreamtime - Cresciano (Switzerland) - 15 December 2020 - Tenth ascent.[8]
Redpointed routes
5.15c (9b+)
- Excalibur - Arco (Italy) - December 2025 - Fourth ascent.[11]
5.15b (9b)
- Ratstaman Vibrations - Céüse (France) - 27 August 2025 - Second ascent. First ascent by Alexander Megos. Graded 9b/+ by Flohé.[12]
5.15a (9a+)
- Corona - Frankenjura (Germany) - 5 October 2025 - Eighth ascent.[8]
- Lazarus - Frankenjura (Germany) - 18 April 2024 - Third ascent.[8]
