From Gripped Magazine · Aaron Pardy · · 50s
Jorge Díaz-Rullo Climbs Shawn Raboutou V15
Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats Shawn Raboutou’s V15 boulder in Switzerland after recent hard ascents.
In brief
Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats Shawn Raboutou’s V15 boulder in Switzerland after recent hard ascents. Díaz-Rullo becomes fourth climber to repeat Raboutou’s V15 boulder in 2026. Originally reported by Gripped Magazine.
Díaz-Rullo repeats V15
Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats Shawn Raboutou’s Big Snapper V15 boulder in Switzerland.
“One of the most spectacular lines in Sustenpass and such a technical and complex boulder, with kneebars and really bad feet.”
Harder than V14
Raboutou first sent Big Snapper in 2023 with a V14 grade, but Dave Graham confirmed it’s V15.
“I know the boulder looks like V8 in the video, but I found this thing V15 without a doubt”
2026 ascents
Díaz-Rullo sent multiple V15s and V14s in 2026, including Hazel Grace Sit V15/16.
“It took me a while to understand the sequence and, once everything was clear, I would always mess something up.”
Recent hard work
Díaz-Rullo repeated his hardest boulder in 2026, Hazel Grace Sit V15/16, just days before repeating Raboutou’s V15.
“The day I did it, I fell a few times on the stand version and even while topping out where you shouldn't fall.”
V15 history
Big Snapper has only been around for a few years, with Díaz-Rullo being the fourth to repeat it.
“I was really tired, and my skin was pretty bad, so I think I was very lucky to be able to do it on my next attempt.”
The big picture
Díaz-Rullo becomes fourth climber to repeat Raboutou’s V15 boulder in 2026.
