Hamish McArthur just climbed his first V17 with the second ascent of Megatron in Colorado. He joins a growing list of climbers who’ve ticked the grade. Here are the V17s that have been proposed and confirmed with the climbers who’ve completed them.

Mount Doom V17 in Austria: First climbed by Nicolai Užnik in 2025.

The Big Slamm V17 in Italy: First climbed by Elias Iagnemma in 2025.

No One Mourns the Wicked V17 in the USA: First climbed by Nathaniel Coleman in 2024.

Shaolin V17 in the USA: First climbed by Sean Bailey in 2024. Repeated by Noah Wheeler in 2025.

Arrival of Birds V17 in the UK: First climbed by Aidan Roberts in 2024.

Spots of Time V17 in the UK: First climbed by Aidan Roberts in 2024. Repeated by Will Bosi in 2025.

L’Ombre du Voyageur V17 in France: First climbed by Charles Albert in 2023.

Megatron V17 in USA: First climbed by Shawn Raboutou in 2022. Repeated by Hamish McArthur in 2025.

Alphane V17 in Switzerland: First climbed by Shawn Raboutou in 2022. Repeated by Aidan Roberts, Will Bosi, Simon Lorenzi, Jakob Schubert, Sean Bailey.

Return of the Sleepwalker V17 in the USA: First climbed by Daniel Woods in 2021. Repeated by Will Bosi, Noah Wheeler, Simon Lorenzi.

Burden of Dreams V17 in Finland: First climbed in 2016 by Nalle Hukkataival. Repeated by Will Bosi, Simon Lorenzi, Elias Iagnemma.

 

Soudain Seul V17 in France: First climbed by Simon Lorenzi in 2021. Repeated by Nico Pelorson, Camille Coudert, Adam Ondra.