Cry Freedom | 8c Sport route at Malham Cove

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This has been upgraded in recent guides yet no holds have broken since the FA and an easier sequence than Mark Leach's original nails method on the top crux was found. It has to be questioned why it went up from its original grade of 8b+?

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Added 14th November 2020. Last updated 11th July 2024.

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Ascents

16 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Mark Leach Lead | worked 1988
First ascent.
Jean-Baptiste Tribout Lead | worked Jun 1989
Second ascent.

Date not exact. Jibe apparently found the endurance style of this route to his liking but found the shorter, more bouldery Mecca - The Mid-life Crisis much harder and didn't manage to redpoint it during his stay in the UK

John Dunne Lead | worked Aug 1989

References

[1] The Power of Climbing (1991) by David Jones, page 192

Ben Moon Lead | worked Jun 1991

An early ascent. Used in the media at the time to extol the benefits of bouldering for climbing stamina routes!

Malcolm Smith Lead | worked Jun 1993

An early, fast repeat (date not exact)

Drew Haigh Lead | worked Jun 2009
Neil Mawson Lead | worked 1st Oct 2009
Jordan Buys Lead | worked 8th Jul 2011 8b+ (hard)
Paul Reeve Lead | worked Jun 2013
Ted Kingsnorth Lead | worked 25th Sep 2014 8b+
Steve Dunning Lead | worked Jun 2015
Al Wilson Lead | worked 2018
Jerome Mowat Lead | worked 25th Sep 2018
Matt Cooke Lead | worked 25th Apr 2019
Louis Lancaster Lead | worked 3rd May 2024
Adam Jeffs Lead | worked