Charles Barrett

Charles Barrett, born in 1984, is a former professional American rock climber who grew up in Santa Rosa, California. He was known for pioneering some of the hardest boulder problems in California at grades up to V13 (8B), his hardest boulder ascent being a repeat of The Mandala SDS at that grade, and he was also strong at sport climbing, traditional climbing and big wall climbing, with several routes at the grade of 5.14 (8c/+). He published multiple climbing guidebooks to areas in Yosemite National Park and the Eastern Sierra. A United States federal court sentenced him to life in prison after a jury found him guilty in February 2024 of sexual assaults at Yosemite National Park in August 2016. His attorneys called the sentence excessively harsh and said they would appeal, and an appeals court upheld the sentence in December 2025. This entry records his climbing career and the public court outcome as the cited article states them.