Daniel Woods

Daniel Woods is an American professional rock climber who specialises in bouldering, born on 1 August 1989, and is considered one of the most important climbers in the history of the discipline. He has climbed more than thirty boulder problems graded at or above 8C (V15). He has also won several competition bouldering events, among them the U.S. National Bouldering Championship and some international events. In March 2021 he made the first ascent of a low start to the problem Sleepwalker, which he named Return of the Sleepwalker and for which he proposed the grade 9A (V17), only the second route in history at that grade.