Monk Life 8B+ | Climbing History

Climber	Style	Ascent Date
Malcolm Smith	Boulder \| worked	Oct 2003
First ascent.
At the time I didn't have to do any special training for it, it was well within my level. [3] References [1] https://vimeo.com/6245846 [2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2003/10/smith_completes_kyloe-in_project_at_font_8b+-9503 [3] Interview with Neil Mann, 2017 https://www.theprojectmagazine.com/features/2017/2/14/interview-malcolm-smith [4] https://www.instagram.com/p/DFgDPa2tb8P/?img_index=2
Andy Earl	Boulder \| worked	Jan 2004
Second ascent.
John Gaskins	Boulder \| worked	2005
References [1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=4565.0
Micky Page	Boulder \| worked	18th January 2011-18th January 2012
Subsequently repeated 15 times in a single afternoon for the camera!
Nigel Callender	Boulder \| worked	Feb 2011
References [1] https://vimeo.com/20435941
Will Bosi	Boulder \| worked	19th Oct 2015
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hwMZTTFcAE
Dan Turner	Boulder \| worked	23rd Dec 2015
Ben Freeman	Boulder \| worked	16th Jan 2016
References [1] https://vimeo.com/152079213
Orrin Coley	Boulder \| worked	31st Oct 2019
3 sessions.
References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C8pNMnyoEui/
Niccolò Ceria	Boulder \| worked	2024
Unusually Niky chose to top out the line. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDZ5qyfNB-X/
Tim Blake	Boulder \| worked	14th Dec 2025
References [1] https://youtu.be/iYxPNe9wByQ?
Ben Moon	Boulder \| did not finish

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