Climbing History | The Ace 8B

Dave Mason

Added at 12:02 on 10 February 2021

James Squire

Added at 07:12 on 22 December 2020

Hamish Potokar

Added at 07:12 on 22 December 2020

David Fitzgerald

Added at 12:02 on 10 February 2021

Orrin Coley

Added at 10:02 on 07 February 2021

Aidan Roberts

Added at 18:01 on 07 January 2022

James Pearson

Added at 22:12 on 23 December 2021

James Pearson

Added at 09:12 on 22 December 2021

Alex Waterhouse

Added at 19:10 on 19 October 2022

Kieran Forrest

Added at 07:11 on 03 November 2022

Sam Prior

Added at 13:11 on 30 November 2022

Adam Ondra

Added at 17:01 on 24 January 2023

Adam Ondra

Added at 14:03 on 06 March 2023

Jake Mason

Added at 21:03 on 05 March 2023

Nathan Phillips

Added at 06:04 on 04 April 2023

Leon Joyce

Added at 22:10 on 25 October 2023

Alex Moore

Added at 08:11 on 30 November 2023

Luca Martins

Added at 16:01 on 03 January 2024

Tim Blake

Added at 22:01 on 15 January 2024

Hayato Furusugi

Added at 08:04 on 13 April 2024

Climber	Style	Ascent Date
Jerry Moffatt	Boulder \| worked	2001
Jerry Moffatt	First ascent. Various dates between 2000 and 2002 have been reported for the first ascent. It was reported in On The Edge #105 (March 2001 edition) which suggests it was done around January 2001 [4]. If the truth be known, it had been my goal for the last three years; either I'd just not been in good enough shape to try it, or the conditions were not right. As soon as I started trying The Ace everybody who had done The Joker was attempting it this way, which added to the pressure. My advantage was that I felt good on The Joker. If I could just get in to the top moves feeling strong, I knew i could do it. My sequence didn't feel right though and I was intrigued to find out about an alternative sequence Ben Moon had been trying. First chance I had I went straight back to the crag and tried his method. I hit the top second go but couldn't hold it. The friction wasn't good that day, but I returned in better conditions and for it done. [5] References [1] Revelations by Jerry Moffatt and Niall Grimes, 2009. Page 225. [2] Peak Rock by Phil Kelly, Graham Hoey and Giles Barker, 2013. Page 310. [3] https://www.climber.co.uk/news/dave-mason-repeats-the-ace/ [4] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33255.msg666546.html#msg666546 [5] Climber magazine
Ben Moon	Boulder \| worked	2005
Ben Moon	Second ascent. References [1] Confirmed Ben made the second ascent via email correspondence, 30th November 2023.
Malcolm Smith	Boulder \| worked	2005
Malcolm Smith	Third ascent. References [1]https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2001/12/malcolm_smith_repeats_careless_torque_-_as_fawcett_watches-2119
Tyler Landman	Boulder \| worked	Mar 2006
Tyler Landman	Fourth ascent.
Andy Earl	Boulder \| worked	29th Nov 2006
Andy Earl	Fifth ascent. References [1] https://www.climbing.com/news/andrew-earl-the-ace-climber/
Michele Caminati	Boulder \| worked	12th Mar 2011
Stewart Watson	Boulder \| worked	Dec 2011
Stewart Watson	https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg345285.html#msg345285
Tom Newman	Boulder \| worked	Oct 2012
James Thornton	Boulder \| worked	2015
James Thornton	https://vimeo.com/121274111
Dave Mason	Boulder \| worked	2nd Feb 2015
Dave Mason	https://www.instagram.com/p/ymtgQOvdb5/
James Squire	Boulder \| worked	11th Oct 2015
James Squire	https://vimeo.com/142486299
Hamish Potokar	Boulder \| worked	4th Dec 2015
Hamish Potokar	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKsbMdDx_0
Jan Hojer	Boulder \| worked	Mar 2016
Jan Hojer	https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1046600605379342
David Fitzgerald	Boulder \| worked	25th Mar 2017
David Fitzgerald	https://www.instagram.com/p/BSE3dxNgbn5/
Orrin Coley	Boulder \| worked	26th Jan 2018
Orrin Coley	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCJkVXzgXCI
Cailean Harker	Boulder \| worked	24th Feb 2018
Sam Blackwell	Boulder \| worked	7th Nov 2020
Matt Cousins	Boulder \| worked	26th Nov 2020
Aidan Roberts	Boulder \| worked	2021
Aidan Roberts	https://youtu.be/y6mHPXtge4w?t=425
James Pearson	Boulder \| worked	15th Dec 2021
James Pearson	James' first 8B on grit. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CXtsRyBopc_/ [2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CX11GN2M0PA/
Alex Waterhouse	Boulder \| worked	Oct 2022
Alex Waterhouse	https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj583qMDxR-/
Kieran Forrest	Boulder \| worked	Nov 2022
Kieran Forrest	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ckd-fzCDt6a/
Sam Prior	Boulder \| worked	30th Nov 2022
Sam Prior	https://www.instagram.com/p/CllbbB7jxn-/
Adam Ondra	Boulder \| flash	22nd Jan 2023
Adam Ondra	Freak moment! Executed just perfectly! Thanks for the beta Will and Leon for beta, and extra psyche by the legend himself Jerry [Moffatt] and Magnus [Midtbø]! Jerry Moffatt: That was fucking awesome! [2] References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnzog4ZoynB/ [2] https://youtu.be/xe8PeQgbvEs?t=939
Jake Mason	Boulder \| worked	Feb 2023
Jake Mason	https://www.instagram.com/p/CpKlpyXD6By/
Nathan Phillips	Boulder \| worked	2nd Apr 2023
Nathan Phillips	https://www.instagram.com/p/CqlNsAJDSKJ/
Leon Joyce	Boulder \| worked	25th Oct 2023
Leon Joyce	Over 30 sessions. References [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy1SRjbtoUg/
Alex Moore	Boulder \| worked	29th Nov 2023
Alex Moore	https://www.instagram.com/p/C0PWHpytbXb/
Luca Martins	Boulder \| worked	29th Dec 2023
Luca Martins	https://www.instagram.com/p/C1cakLotLo3/
Tim Blake	Boulder \| worked	15th Jan 2024
Tim Blake	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUaN3OFflWI
Hayato Furusugi	Boulder \| worked	12th Apr 2024
Hayato Furusugi	References [1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5rOi9uNcd5/
Ryan Pasquill	Boulder \| worked
Tom Williams	Boulder \| worked

The Ace | 8B Boulder problem at Stanage

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Jerry Moffatt

James Thornton

Dave Mason

James Squire

Hamish Potokar

David Fitzgerald

Orrin Coley

Aidan Roberts

James Pearson

James Pearson

Alex Waterhouse

Kieran Forrest

Sam Prior

Adam Ondra

Adam Ondra

Jake Mason

Nathan Phillips

Leon Joyce

Alex Moore

Luca Martins

Tim Blake

Hayato Furusugi

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