Shawn Raboutou

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Boulder, USA

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Shawn Raboutou is one of the best boulderers in the world. His two crowning achievements so far are the first ascents of Alphane and Megatron, both Font 9A/V17.

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Fri Night Vid Shawn Raboutou and Magnus Midtbø attempt Vecchio Leone

This week's Friday Night Video is an insight into how the top boulderers operate. Magnus Midtbø interviews Shawn Raboutou while the pair attempt the classic Swiss Font 8B, Vecchio Leone, at Brione.

23 Dec, 2022

Fri Night Vid Shawn Raboutou climbs Megatron (Font 9A)

This week's Friday Night Video takes us to Eldorado Canyon, Colorado, where Shawn Raboutou has just announced his new mind-boggling difficult Font 9A: Megatron.

8 18 Nov, 2022

Newsflash Shawn Raboutou climbs Megatron - Font 9A

Shawn Raboutou has announced his ascent of Megatron, a Font 9A in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado. His success on the project has been a badly kept secret in the climbing world and rumours were circulating as soon as he reported his other 9A, Alphane,...

16 Nov, 2022

The Ticklist Shawn Raboutou Climbs Font 9A and Pete Dawson Repeats Northern Lights (9a)

In this week's Ticklist, Rob Greenwood talks us through Shawn Raboutou's new...

25 Aug, 2022

Newsflash Shawn Raboutou climbs Alphane 9A

Shawn Raboutou has belatedly announced an ascent of Alphane in Chironico last year and proposed the grade of 9A....

26 20 Aug, 2022

Fri Night Vid Shawn Raboutou - The Story of 3 Worlds 8C+ First Ascent

Last winter, Shawn Raboutou made an impressive first ascent on Cresciano's famous...

22 Jul, 2022

The Ticklist #54 Hard grades from around the world

This week's Ticklist has an eclectic mix of hard grades from around the world...

17 Dec, 2021

The Ticklist #40 - Ghisolfi talks Bibliographie, Hard Bouldering, Trad and Multi-Pitch

27 Aug, 2021

News Third Ascent of Livin' Large (Font 8C) for Shawn Raboutou

8 Oct, 2019

News New 8C+ for Shawn Raboutou

14 28 Nov, 2018

News Spray of light and Monkey wedding by Shawn Raboutou

2 29 Jul, 2016

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Shawn Raboutou and Magnus Midtbø on Vecchio Leone

Latest Reviews for Shawn's Sponsors

Reviews from the UKC editorial team

OTS 2023 - Our Best of the Show

This year's Outdoor Trade Show has just wrapped up. Staged in a tropical Liverpool, the show brought practically all the brands with a UK presence under one roof. While a lot of the gear on display looked good, as always there were a few pieces...

3 16 Jun

The North Face Casaval Hoodie

This lightly insulated hoody is sold as a mountaineering jacket - and it's great for that, says Rob Greenwood; but it's a lot more besides. In the last few months he's barely taken it off...

3 28 Mar

UKC / UKH Gear of the Year 2022

Our hard working review team get through a mountain of kit every year. Amongst it all some items stand out from the crowd, and after much deliberation we've managed to boil it down to a selection of favourites. So here it is, our Gear of the Year 2022.

27 Dec, 2022

If it Ain't Broke - Gear that Goes On and On

In these days of growing environmental concern and shrinking budgets, we can't all be constantly buying brand...

46 14 Nov, 2022

Trail Running Shoes - also good for walkers and climbers

Not just for running, trail shoes are the most versatile of footwear, and prove ideal for both...

18 28 Sep, 2022

OTS Trade Show Reports

For the first time since the pandemic UKC and UKH have attended an actual, real life trade show, OTS in Liverpool. Here are the...

8 4 Aug, 2022

La Sportiva TC Pro

With its high top design and stiffer feel, you might assume the TC Pro is too much of a big wall specialist to be of much interest to the...

36 15 Jul, 2022

Latest News from Shawn's Sponsors

Announcements direct from manufacturers

The New Women's Himalayan suit

The North Face introduces a Himalayan suit designed and developed by women for women.

3 28 Mar

Yonder's 'It's a Spring Thing' event in London on Saturday 25th March

Join The North Face athletes and explorers Alex Honnold (by live link), Molly Thompson-Smith, Toby Roberts, Xian Goh, Rotimi and photographer Sam Pratt for a series of workshops and talks at Yonder's It's a Spring...

24 Mar