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2023 was an another eventful year in the climbing world. From hard trad ascents to Olympic selection and technical climbing on remote Himalayan north faces, there's been plenty to report on and to provide inspiration for all.

Here are our top significant (and memorable) ascents of the year (in no particular order).

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These are the top ascents of 2023:

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The Dewin Stone (9a+)In reply to UKC Articles:

Aren’t you forgetting the Dewin Stone FA, hardest slab in the world, in Wales,  by that shy northern lad?

For sure. And I'd argue B.I.G. was also pretty special.

So this list is obviously heavily biased towards trad climbing, but 2023 has also been an amazing year for sport climbing as well. In addition to Jakob Schubert's B.I.G there have been 3, possibly 4, new routes of 9b+, plus two repeats of the 9b+ Bibliography at Ceuse. This is far more ascents at this level than any previous year. There have also been plenty of 9b ascents too including the first repeat of what is probably Japan's hardest route, Soul Mate (9b).

Full list: https://gradeapocalypse.netlify.app/lists/ninebees/#y-2023