Alexander Megos

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Alexander Megos

Megos at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 31) Erlangen, Germany
Occupation	Professional rock climber
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)[1]
Climbing career
Type of climber	Competition climbing Sport climbing Bouldering
Highest grade	Redpoint: 9b+ (5.15c) On-sight: 9a (5.14d) Bouldering: 8C (V15)
Known for	First-ever person to onsight a 9a (5.14d) Third-ever person to climb 9b+ (5.15c)
First ascents	Fight Club (9b, 2016) Perfecto Mundo (9b+, 2018) Bibliographie (9b+, 2020) Ratstaman Vibrations (9b, 2022) The Full Journey (9b, 2022)
Medal record Men's competition climbing Representing  Germany World Championships 2019 Hachiōji Lead 2018 Innsbruck Lead 2023 Bern Lead World Cup Briancon 2018 Lead Innsbruck 2024 Lead Innsbruck 2023 Lead Villars 2021 Lead Chamonix 2019 Lead Kranj 2017 Lead Villars 2023 Lead Briancon 2022 Lead Villars 2019 Lead Chamonix 2018 Lead
Updated on 27 June 2024

Alexander Megos (born 12 August 1993) is a German rock climber specializing in sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing. In 2013, he became the first-ever climber to onsight a 9a (5.14d) graded route. He has made the first free ascent (FFA) of some of the hardest sport climbing routes in the world, including two 9b+ (5.15c) routes (Perfecto Mundo and Bibliographie), four 9b (5.15b) routes (Fight Club, Ratstaman Vibrations, Move and The Full Journey), and several boulders with a boulder 8C (V15) rating.