The Golden Ticket 8c+ | Climbing History

Bolted by Kenny Barker.

85 contributions since 16th January 2026.

23 contributions since 8th July 2021.

Climber	Style	Ascent Date	Suggested Grade
Adam Taylor	Lead \| worked	18th Oct 2009	8c+
First ascent. Harder than Lucifer and Southern Smoke.
References [1] https://www.climbing.com/news/hardest-route-at-the-red-2/
Ethan Pringle	Lead \| worked	5th Nov 2010	9a
Around 10 sessions.
Alex Megos	Lead \| worked	2012
Second go.
Adam Ondra	Lead \| onsight	2nd Nov 2012	8c+ (hard)
The same day as Adam onsighted Pure Imagination. References [1] https://vimeo.com/channels/blackdiamond/53636034
Daniel Woods	Lead \| worked	7th Nov 2012	8c+ (hard)
1 session. Third go.
Dylan Barks	Lead \| worked	20th Nov 2013
Around 10 sessions.
Sean Bailey	Lead \| worked	19th Oct 2014
1 session. Fourth go.
Double 8c+ day
Jon Cardwell	Lead \| worked	28th Nov 2014	8c+ (hard)
3 sessions. Sixth go.
Stefano Ghisolfi	Lead \| worked	12th Dec 2014
1 session. Fourth go.
Michaela Kiersch	Lead \| worked	Nov 2016
First female ascent.
References [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2cO2cHHQKQ
Piotr Schab	Lead \| worked	11th Nov 2017
1 session. Fourth go.
Andrew Nimmer	Lead \| worked	19th Nov 2018
Ryan Sewell	Lead \| worked	23rd Nov 2018
Yannick Flohé	Lead \| worked	14th Nov 2022
Tyler Thompson	Lead \| worked	22nd Nov 2023	8c+ (hard)

The Golden Ticket | 8c+ Sport route at The Chocolate Factory

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