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Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of long-term project Sleeping Lion, 9b+, at the age of 41.

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No they were not. ‘Change’ by Ondra in Flatanger was the first. 
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/02/adam_ondra_climbs_the_dura_dura-678...

Right you are, have edited that section:

Sharma's repeat of La Dura Dura, and confirmation of the 9b+ grade, made it the first consensus 9b+ route in the world.

Incredible achievement from Sharma. Just a small point, consensus seems like a good term to use here. Regarding Mutation from 1998 which Will upgraded to 9a+, seems like it might be a while for a consensus to be reached on that one seeing as repeats are slow in coming! Similarly, Huber's Open Air from 1996 has had only one repeat from Ondra so a consensus is yet to be reached on that one too. Hopefully more repeats of both will confirm but it seems unlikely that either will be downgraded from 9a+, particularly Mutation!

"Sharma was also responsible for climbing the first consensus 9a+ route, Biographie (9a+) at Céüse, France. as well as the first consensus 9b, with Jumbo Love (9b) at Clark Mountain, USA."

And in a sense, also the first consensus 9b+, in that his ascent established the consensus. Not bad.

Is that

f7B/+, f8A, f8A, f8A+, and f8A (i.e. boulder grades)

or

F7b/+, F8a, F8a, F8a+, and F8a (i.e. sport grades)?

The former

Yeah both Mutation and Open Air are probably solid. But Sharma still broke into 9b with quite a few routes.

Well done Chris Sharma.