Fred Rouhling, Akira, and the Biggest Climbing Controversy of the 1990s

Fred Rouhling, Akira, and the Biggest Climbing Controversy of the 1990s

Check out our new book, Written In Stone: The 1990s!

Fred Rouhling was a good climber, but 5.15b? At a time when 14d was the hardest grade, Fred suggested that his half boulder/half route hybrid, Akira, was much harder than any other climb on the planet. Not many people believed the quiet, usually reserved French climber. Many of the top pros at the time; Ben Moon, Jibe Tribout and Alex Huber, would speak out about the suggestion.

Rumors about the ascent were rampant. Some said he never climbed it. Some said he filled in the holds after he did it. Some said he chipped it specifically to fit his freakish proportions. The media turned Fred Rouhling into a pariah. A warning about suggesting big grades. He was ostracized and disappeared.

But Fred Rouhling might just have been ahead of his time.

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