Alexander Huber

Alexander Huber is a German rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. Born on 30 December 1968, he came to prominence in the early 1990s as the world's strongest sport climber after the death of Wolfgang Gullich. He was the second person to redpoint a route graded 9a (5.14d), ascending Om in 1992, and is known as the first person to redpoint a 9a+ (5.15a) route, Open Air, in 1996. Often climbing with his brother Thomas, he also became regarded as the strongest big wall free climber of his generation, with first ascents in Yosemite and the Karakoram, and he is celebrated as one of the greatest free solo climbers on both big walls and sport routes.