Jorge Díaz-Rullo

Jorge Díaz-Rullo
Personal information
Full nameJorge Díaz-Rullo Calvo
Born (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 27)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Climbing career
Highest grade
First ascents
  • Café Colombia (9c, 2026)
2024
Known for
  • Fifth-ever person to redpoint a route at the grade of 9c (5.15d)
Updated on 17 May 2026

Jorge Díaz-Rullo (born 10 June 1999) is a Spanish rock climber who has redpointed of some of the hardest sport climbing routes in the world, including Bibliographie in Ceuse and Change [fr] in the Hanshelleren Cave, both at 9b+ (5.15c). In March 2026, he completed the first free ascent of his long-standing multi-year project in the Finestra cave in Margalef, Café Colombia, and proposed a grade of 9c (5.15d), making it only the fifth-ever rock climb in history to carry that grade.

Díaz-Rullo is also one of the few climbers in history to have free soloed an 8b+ (5.14a) graded climbing route, which he did with his 2021 ascent of Darwin Dixit in Margalef. In 2024, he solved his first V16 (8C+) bouldering route with Muerte por Asfixia in La Pedriza in Spain. In April 2026, he flashed La Novena Puerta, making him one of the few climbers in the world to flash a consensus 8c+ (5.14c) route. Díaz-Rullo has onsighted several routes at the grade of 8c (5.14b).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gogorza, Oscar (2 May 2022). "Jorge Díaz-Rullo: The nomadic life of an elite climber". El Pais. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  2. ↑ White, Xa (19 May 2023). "Jorge Diaz Rullo on hard first ascents, harder projects, and climbing (almost) all of Finestra". UKClimbing. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Pardy, Aaron (7 April 2026). "Jorge Díaz-Rullo Sends an Alex Megos 5.15a That's Half Boulder Problem, Half Sport Route". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Stephens, Brian (18 March 2026). "Jorge Díaz-Rullo Calls His New First Ascent the "Best Four Minutes of Climbing" in His Life". Climbing. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Jorge Díaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Café Colombia at Margalef". PlanetMountain. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jorge Diaz-Rullo climbs 8b + route Darwin Dixit free solo". LACrux. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Pardy, Aaron (4 June 2024). "Jorge Díaz-Rullo Completes His Hardest Boulder Ever". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Pardy, Aaron (7 April 2026). ""One of my hardest flashes to date" – Jorge Díaz-Rullo Flashes 5.14c". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Jorge Díaz-Rullo sends 'American Hustle' 8c onsight" [es]. Desnivel (in Spanish). 17 April 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Potter, Stephen (19 February 2024). "A 5.15c FA, 5.15a redpoint, 5.14 Onsights: Jorge Díaz-Rullo Had a Solid February". Climbing. Retrieved 17 May 2026.