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My hardest routes on rock...
Being a dutch climber itīs not at all easy to climb a lot in the rocks, because Holland doesnīt have any crags. Thatīs why I donīt live there anymore. Today I live in Innsbruck in Austria, where every mountainside has a few crags to climb on. As often as possible, I look for the nicest areas, and the coolest routes.
Beneath you can see a small ticklist first, which says how many routes of which grade I did, and then there is a list of the toughest stuff I climbed.

take a look in the section about climbing for the explanation of terms like redpoint, on sight, flash etc..

Overall
8a and harder | ~400 routes, Dutch proud record holder :)

Redpoint 9A

๏ Sanski par extension, 8c+/9a, Misja pec

Redpoint 8C+

๏ Bambi oida, 8c+, Zillertal, FA
๏ The great gig in the sky, 8c/+, China mauer, FA
๏ Alien carnage, 8c+, Castillon

On sight 8B+

๏ Karoshi, 8b+, Gorge du loup
๏ Elements, 8b/+, Montsant
๏ Mortal Combat, 8b/+, Castillon
๏ Anima mundi, 8b/+, Ceredo

Flash 8C

๏ Ingravids skerps, 8c, Santa linya
๏ Korrida, 8c, Misja pec

My hardest boulders...
Also bouldering I like very much, what provoced lots of trips to Fontaine bleau, and also in Austria there is plenty of boulders to do. Crags like īZillertalī, or īMagic woodī, are only one to two hours away from me. Sadly I donīt go bouldering very often, but once in a while it a great feeling to search the nicest boulders with a copple of friends in a big forest. Overall I did more than 60 boulders in the french 7th grade, here are a few of the hardest:

8B

๏ Full throttle, 8b, Hueco Tanks

8A+

๏ Magic place, 8a+, Zillertal
๏ Wrap artist, 8a+, Chironico, First ascent
๏ Freak brothers, 8a+, Chironico
๏ Salamander, 8a+, Chironico
๏ Two days with gene, 8a+, Hueco Tanks
๏ Mr olympia, 8a+, Hueco Tanks
๏ Sarah, 8a+, Hueco Tanks
๏ Barefoot on sacred ground, 8a+, Hueco Tanks
๏ Diaphonous sea, 8a+, Hueco Tanks
๏ Ice cream, 8a+, Hueco Tanks
๏ Rumble ion the jungle, 8a+ (8a), Hueco Tanks
๏ The flame, 8a+ (8a), Hueco Tanks
๏ Shaken not stirred, 8a+, Hueco Tanks
๏ El gauhara sds, 8a+, Zillertal
๏ Chimpansenbaby, 8a+, Zillertal
๏ Ganymede Takeover, 8a+, Brione
๏ Dreamtime stand, 8a+, Cresciano
๏ Unendliche geschichte 1, 8a+, Averstal

Grit list
English Grit stone remains a different story, no single bolt to be seen, only trad climbing, and also the climbing itlsef has a style of its own. Danger is omnipresent, it becomes a metal game. The higher the E grade, the higher the potential for hasardous or deadly falls. After the E grade, there's the normal grade, but an english 6c is not a french 6c, but might be a hard boulder 10 meter above the ground with no protection...

E7

๏ Paralogism, E7 6c, The roaches, ON SIGHT!!!
๏ Shine on, E7 6c, Stanage

E6

๏ Painted rumour, E6 6a, The roaches, on sight
๏ Narcissus, E6 6b, Frogatt, on sight solo
๏ Wall of sound, E6 6b, Stanage, on sight
๏ Nosferatu, E6 6b, Burbage south
๏ Ulysses, E6 6b, Stanage, solo

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