(1979-11-15) November 15, 1979 (age 44)[1] Toronto, Canada.[1]
Occupation
Professional rock climber
Website
www.sonnietrotter.com
Climbing career
Type of climber
Traditional climbing
Crack climbing
Sport climbing
Bouldering
Highest grade
Redpoint: 5.14d (9a)
Bouldering: V12 (8A+)
First ascents
Cobra Crack (5.14b, 2006)
The Path (5.14a R, 2007)
Updated on 8 February 2023.
Sonnie Trotter (born November 15, 1979, in Toronto), is a Canadian professional climber, known for his strength in many rock climbing disciplines – particularly traditional climbing – and contributing to hundreds of first free ascents around the world.
^ abGeldhard, Jack (10 June 2008). "Sonnie Trotter - Do what you love. Love what you do". UKClimbing. Retrieved 8 February 2023.}
SonnieTrotter (born November 15, 1979, in Toronto), is a Canadian professional climber, known for his strength in many rock climbing disciplines – particularly...
notably by Swiss crack climber Didier Berthod in 2005 – Canadian climber SonnieTrotter made the first free ascent in 2006. With subsequent ascents, the consensus...
Ron Trotter (1927–2010), New Zealand businessman SonnieTrotter (born 1979), Canadian climber Steve Trotter (1963–2022), stunt performer Tariq Trotter (born...
milestones for traditional routes (e.g. Cobra Crack at 8c (5.14b) by SonnieTrotter, and Rhapsody at 8c+ (5.14c) by Dave MacLeod). Female climber Beth Rodden...
ascents (sport climbing) Dave MacLeod, Scottish traditional climber SonnieTrotter, Canadian traditional climber Heidi, Haas. "Beth Rodden". Women Climbing...
world's hardest traditional crack climb (it was later free climbed by SonnieTrotter). The film also documented Berthod’s other climbs in Europe (including...
freed on El Capitan and the first on the North America Wall. In 2019, SonnieTrotter avoided the down-abseil to create the Pineapple Express. 1998 – Freerider...
and was unrepeated for four years despite efforts by Ethan Pringle, SonnieTrotter and Paul Robinson. In March 2012, McColl competed in the Hueco Rock...
quadriplegic ever to reach the summit on 31 July 2005. In the summer of 2006, SonnieTrotter established what was at the time considered to be the hardest traditional...
ascents (sport climbing) Johnny Dawes, British traditional climber SonnieTrotter, Canadian traditional climber Jack Geldard (March 2008). "Dave Macleod...
Montsant, Spain, first-ever female onsight at 8b+ (5.14a) 2006 : June, SonnieTrotter leads the first free ascent of Cobra Crack, in Squamish, Canada; one...
ascents (sport climbing) Dave MacLeod, Scottish traditional climber SonnieTrotter, Canadian traditional climber Rock climbing in the Peak District The...
British Columbia (CDN) – September, 2005. First ascent. Bolted with SonnieTrotter, since considered one of the most iconic climbs in North America. Three...
Sharma. Fight Club (14 August 2016). First Ascent. Route bolted by SonnieTrotter. Mejorando Imagen (25 April 2021). Second Ascent. First Ascent by Ramón...
protection that is not permanently fixed via pre-placed bolts or pitons). SonnieTrotter's greenpoint of The Path (5.14a R, 2007), is a notable example. First...
outdoor climbing. At Squamish in 2006 Segal and his climbing partner SonnieTrotter climbed The Shadow 5.13b, The Grand Wall 5.13b, and The Black Dyke 5...
repeated some of the world's hardest traditional climbs, including SonnieTrotter's internationally famous 2007 route, The Path (5.14a R), and the even...
Luis Trenker (1892–1990) Italy, mountaineer, film director and writer SonnieTrotter (born 1979) Canada, award-winning climber, known for hard trad climbing...
traditional testpieces including Dave MacLeod's Achemine E9 6c 8b (2016), SonnieTrotter's The Path 5.14a (8b+) R (2018), and Didier Berthod's Greenspit 5.14a (8b+)...
climbing. In October 2008, Pringle made the second repeat of Cobra Crack, SonnieTrotter's famous 8c (5.14b) graded traditional climbing route; considered one...
limited to face routes when they climb outside.: p. 35 In 2006, Canadian SonnieTrotter made the first free ascent of the Cobra Crack (5.14b) in Squamish, British...
ascents including the 2017 repeat of SonnieTrotter's Superman in Squamish (5.14c, F8c+), and the 2016 repeat of Trotter's The Path in Lake Louise (5.14R,...
"Love, Death & Robots" You Need to Watch Immediately". Bloody Disgusting!. "Sonnie, Love, Death & Robots". Meslow, Scott (March 26, 2019). "Which Love, Death...
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