BURSTOn August 7, Will Bosi made the first ascent of Spots of Lime 5.14d (9a) at the The Cornice in the UK. Located at the Chee Dale crag, the line was originally bolted by Dan Varian. Short and bouldery, the fingery, limestone route is a power-endurance test.
“Hard to be sure on grade but it felt harder than the [5.14c] to the right,” said Bosi about the grade on Instagram. “Reckon the crux is around [V13] boulder.
Known more for his bouldering, Bosi also has lots of hard sport routes to his name. In February, he made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi’s Excalibur 5.15c, his hardest sport line to day. In Winter 2021, he made first ascents of Furia de Jabali and King Capella in Siurana, suggesting 5.15b and 5.15c for the two routes respectively. They’ve since both been downgraded one step by multiple climbers. In 2020, he repeated La Capella 5.15b, but that route has since experienced a few downgrade suggestions, including from its first ascensionist Adam Ondra.
Bosi’s hard bouldering resume is unmatched. He now has five V17 ascents to his name. In October 2022, he climbed his first of the grade, making the third ascent of Shawn Raboutou’s Alphane. Less than six months later, he bagged his second V17 with his second ascent of Nalle Hukkataival’s Burden of Dreams. In February last year, he made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker in Red Rock, Nevada. In October, he surprised many with a rapid second ascent of Aidan Roberts’ Spots of Time. Earlier this month he made his first V17 FA, opening Realms of Tor’ment at Raven Tor, U.K.
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