Raised in San Francisco’s Mission District by outdoor‑obsessed parents, Ethan Pringle discovered climbing at Mission Cliffs at age eight, where the sport clicked in a way nothing else had. What turned him into a lifelong climber was the deep focus and total commitment demanded by competition and hard routes—an intensity he’s pursued around the world for the past 30 years. A winner of international competitions and a top-level performer across bouldering, sport, and trad, Ethan is widely regarded as one of the most well‑rounded climbers in the world, still drawn to the hardest and most striking lines.
ETHAN
CLIMBER (HE/HIM)
PRINGLE
ETHAN
PRINGLE
PRINGLE
CLIMBER (HE/HIM)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- The Movie Screen (5.14b ~ First Deep Water Solo Ascent), Summersville Lake, WV
- Jumbo Love (5.15b) Second Ascent, Clark Mountain, CA
- Biographie (5.15a) Fifth Ascent, Ceüse, France
- Everything Is Karate (5.14c/d) First Ascent, Pine Creek Canyon, CA
- The Outer Limit (V15) Donner Summit, CA
- The Nest (V15) Red Rock Canyon, NV
- Blackbeard’s Tears (5.14c trad) First Free Ascent, The Promontory, CA
- The Cobra Crack (5.14b trad) Third Ascent, Squamish, BC
- Black Arrow (5.13- trad) First Ascent, Southeast Greenland
- Silver USA National Championships (Bouldering), 2012
- U.S. Youth National & International Champion, 1998–2001
ETHAN’S
FAVORITES
FAVORITES
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