The Ace | 8B Boulder problem at Stanage Plantation
A low start to The Joker. Alex Megos:
The holds are there, the holds are big, the moves are small, it's easy. Why is it so hard!? [1]
[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg470882.html#msg470882
Pics + Vids
Jerry Moffatt
James Thornton
James Squire
Hamish Potokar
Orrin Coley
Aidan Roberts
Ascents
25 recorded ascents.
| Climber | Style | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Jerry Moffatt | Boulder (Worked) | ✓ | 2001 | |
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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].
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 |
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| Ben Moon | Boulder (Worked) | 2005 | ||
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Second or third ascent. |
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| Tyler Landman | Boulder (Worked) | March 2006 | ||
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Fourth ascent. |
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| Andy Earl | Boulder (Worked) | 29th November 2006 | ||
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Fifth ascent. |
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| Stewart Watson | Boulder (Worked) | December 2011 | ||
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https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg345285.html#msg345285 |
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| Tom Newman | Boulder (Worked) | October 2012 | ||
| James Thornton | Boulder (Worked) | 2015 | ||
| Dave Mason | Boulder (Worked) | 2nd February 2015 | ||
| James Squire | Boulder (Worked) | 11th October 2015 | ||
| Hamish Potokar | Boulder (Worked) | 4th December 2015 | ||
| Jan Hojer | Boulder (Worked) | March 2016 | ||
| David Fitzgerald | Boulder (Worked) | 25th March 2017 | ||
| Orrin Coley | Boulder (Worked) | 26th January 2018 | ||
| Cailean Harker | Boulder (Worked) | 24th February 2018 | ||
| Sam Blackwell | Boulder (Worked) | 7th November 2020 | ||
| Matt Cousins | Boulder (Worked) | 26th November 2020 | ||
| Aidan Roberts | Boulder (Worked) | 2021 | ||
| James Pearson | Boulder (Worked) | 15th December 2021 | ||
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James' first 8B on grit. |
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| Alex Waterhouse | Boulder (Worked) | October 2022 | ||
| Kieran Forrest | Boulder (Worked) | November 2022 | ||
| Sam Prior | Boulder (Worked) | 30th November 2022 | ||
| Adam Ondra | Boulder (Flash) | 22nd January 2023 | ||
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| Malcolm Smith | Boulder (Worked) | |||
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Second or third ascent. |
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| Ryan Pasquill | Boulder (Worked) | |||
| Tom Williams | Boulder (Worked) | |||