Ethan Pringle

Ethan Pringle
Ethan Pringle, 2021
Personal information
NicknamePiledriver[1]
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-05-30) May 30, 1986 (age 38)
San Francisco, California
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Websitedmmwales.com/climbers/ethan-pringle
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Known forFirst repeat of Jumbo Love
First ascents
  • Spicy Dumpling:(9a, 2010)
  • Arrested Development (9a, 2012)
  • Blackbeard's Tears (5.14c, 2016)
  • Everything is Karate (9a, 2017)
Medal record
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Lead
Updated on 28 July 2023

Ethan Pringle (born May 30, 1986, in San Francisco, California) is an American rock climber with notable ascents in sport climbing (his 2015 repeat of Jumbo Love, the world's first 9b-graded route), in traditional climbing (his 2016 ascent of Blackbeard's Tears, one of the world's hardest traditional climbs), and in bouldering. He has also been active in competition climbing, winning the American national competition lead climbing championships in both youth and adult formats, and silver at the World Youth Championships.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Outside1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pardy, Aaron (14 April 2020). "Stoked at Home: Crusher Ethan Pringle and 5.15b". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2023.