# Jonathan Siegrist Climbs 100th Route at 5.14d > Jonathan Siegrist completes his 100th route graded 9a or harder, Video Killed the Radio Star, marking a milestone in hard sport climbing. - Title: Jonathan Siegrist Climbs 100th Route at 5.14d · Climbing - Summary: Jonathan Siegrist completes his 100th route graded 9a or harder, Video Killed the Radio Star, marking a milestone in hard sport climbing. Jonathan Siegrist… - Keywords: jonathan siegrist, video killed the radio star, 5.14d, hard sport climbing, 9a routes, climbing, las vegas, fortress of solitude, 5g crag, bouldering, big walls, trad climbing - Source: Climbing — https://climbing.com/news/exclusive-jonathan-siegrist-just-climbed-his-100th-route-graded-9a-5-14d-or-harder - Author: Brian Stevens - Published: 2026-10-22T16:14:57+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: jonathan siegrist, video killed the radio star, 5.14d, hard sport climbing, 9a routes, climbing, las vegas, fortress of solitude, 5g crag, bouldering, big walls, trad climbing ## Jonathan Siegrist's 100th Route Jonathan Siegrist sent his 100th route graded 9a/5.14d or harder on October 19, 2026. > Video Killed the Radio Star (5.15b) at the 5G crag outside Las Vegas, Nevada. ## The Route's Significance The route represents the culmination of two decades of near-constant motion for Siegrist. > The number of times he has sent a route on 'the last day' of a trip is almost comical; his friends have started referring to it as 'Siegrist-ing'. ## The Send Process Siegrist sent Video Killed the Radio Star on his third attempt after overcoming a lower crux he had fallen on countless times. > From there, he still had several cruxes and plenty of climbing above, along with the challenge of keeping his nerves in check. ## The Emotional Toll Siegrist described the send as a 'massive and emotional battle' after months of injury and weather-related setbacks. > He sent on Monday, October 19, likely the last climbable day of the season before deteriorating weather shut down the crag. ## The 100th Route Milestone Siegrist has climbed 100 routes graded 9a or harder since his first 5.14d in 2010. > For 16 years, Siegrist has averaged more than six 5.14d-or-harder routes per year. ## The Logbook Tradition Siegrist maintains a meticulous public logbook to document his climbing achievements and progress. > The logbook represents a public record not only of the successes, but of the years of travel, failed attempts, obscure crags, first ascents, and unfinished projects that produced them. ## The 9a Century Siegrist is the only American to have climbed 100 routes graded 9a or harder, with 64 at 5.14d, 28 at 5.15a, and 8 at 5.15b. > By modern standards, grades like 5.14d/9a, 5.15a/9a+, and 5.15b/9b almost begin to sound pedestrian. ## The Logbook Challenge No official league or database exists to govern hard-climbing records, making documentation incomplete. > For decades, 8a.nu has served as the closest thing climbing has to a public ledger. ## The Logbook Comparison Adam Ondra has 215 routes at 5.14d or harder, while Siegrist has 100, making him the only American to reach the milestone. > After Ondra, things get murkier across a slew of european hard climbers. ## The Logbook Philosophy Siegrist sees the logbook as his 'body of work' and a public record of his climbing journey. > It’s so important to me because it’s my body of work. ## The Career Shift Siegrist has begun to wane in interest in sport climbing, shifting toward big walls and trad climbing. > My interest in sport climbing is waning. ## The New Focus Siegrist now prioritizes big walls, trad climbing, and new-route development over hard sport climbing. > I really look forward to doing more wall climbing and trad climbing because i like the novelty of going somewhere new. ## The Mental Shift Siegrist has become less interested in collecting hard routes and more willing to fail on routes that matter. > I’m much more drawn to really motivating routes and willing to fail on them, rather than feeling like i need another tick just because it’s hard. ## The Physical Shift Siegrist has lost the ability to recover quickly from injuries, a key difference from his younger years. > Now, if i want to rest as much as i need to, that can be really difficult. ## The Career Context Siegrist started climbing at age 18 and has lived in Las Vegas since 2017. > I moved to las vegas, and i’ve lived here ever since. ## The 100th Route Impact Siegrist reached the milestone as he considers transitioning to more trad and wall climbing. > That makes the timing of route number one hundred feel almost too perfect. ## Key takeaway Jonathan Siegrist sent his 100th route graded 9a/5.14d or harder, Video Killed the Radio Star, on October 19, 2.026.