Dreamtime (climb)

Dreamtime
Dreamtime boulder showing two routes; the Dreamtime (V15) route is the diagonal light green line, and Return of Dreamtime (proposed V16) is the blue line
Location	Ticino, Switzerland
Coordinates	46°16′59″N 9°0′34″E / 46.28306°N 9.00944°E / 46.28306; 9.00944[1]
Climbing area	Cresciano[2]
Route type	Bouldering
Vertical gain	10 m (33 ft) (length)[3]
Grade	8B+ (V14) (pre hold-break); 8C (V15) (post hold-break)
First ascent	Fred Nicole, 28 October 2000

Dreamtime is a 10-metre (33-foot) long bouldering route, on the boulder of the same name, in the gneiss bouldering area of Cresciano, Switzerland. When first solved in October 2000 by Swiss bouldering pioneer Fred Nicole, it was graded at 8C (V15), making it the world's first-ever boulder route at that grade. With subsequent repeat ascents, it was regraded to 8B+ (V14), but after the breaking of a key hold in 2009, its grade is now considered closer to 8C (V15) again. Dreamtime is one of the most notable bouldering routes in rock climbing history, along with the Yosemite boulder Midnight Lightning, and is renowned for both its beauty and its challenge.