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Wolfgang Güllich

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German rock climber (1960-1992)

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Wolfgang Güllich was a German rock climber, who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. 13d) route. 14d).

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Wolfgang Güllich was a German rock climber, who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. Güllich dominated sport climbing after his 1984 ascent of Kanal im Rücken, the world's first-ever redpoint of an 8b (5.13d) route. He continued to set more "new hardest grade" breakthroughs than any other climber in sport climbing history, with Punks in the Gym in 1985, the world's first-ever 8b+ (5.14a), Wallstreet in 1987, the world's first-ever 8c (5.14b), and with Action Directe in 1991, the world's first-ever 9a (5.14d).

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Lived 1960 to 1992 · aged 31
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