Frederic Nicole: 180 lbs Klem Loskot: 190 lbs John Gill: 200 lbs However, None of these guys are performing at a top level today, none of them have sent V16

Frederic Nicole: 180 lbs Klem Loskot: 190 lbs John Gill: 200 lbs However, None of these guys are performing at a top level today, none of them have sent V16 or higher. Gill is the father of bouldering in America, and was setting standards from the 50s-70s, and claims the hardest problem he has done was about v10, at a time when no one else was anywhere near that good. Bouldering was a lonely pursuit in those days. He was able to hold one-arm levers and do one-pinky pull-ups. Gill was also plagued by tendon pathologies in his elbows throughout his career, and those issues are more common amongst heavier climbers. Don't let that stop you from trying climbing if you're heavier, amongst mortals it's not such a big deal.