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Jean-Baptiste Tribout
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Jerry Moffatt
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Mike Williams
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Ted Kingsnorth
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Nina Caprez
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Ascents

27 recorded ascents.

Climber Style FA Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Jean-Baptiste Tribout Lead (Worked) November 1986

https://www.instagram.com/p/72DU26vF5X/

Scott Franklin Lead (Worked) May 1987
Jerry Moffatt Lead (Worked) May 1988

Believed 3rd ascent (after Scott Franklin's 2nd).

Bob Horan Lead (Worked) June 1988

https://www.mountainproject.com/photo/106334158

Ron Kauk Lead (Worked) July 1988
Alan Watts Lead (Worked) April 1989

Fifth ascent.

https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/alan-watts-climbing-interview.html

Doug Englekirk Lead (Worked) November 1991

Fast, approx 3 days' work.

https://www.climbing.com/news/doug-englekirk/

Steve Schneider Lead (Worked) April 1992
Chris Knuth Lead (Worked) June 1995

http://king-dino.blogspot.com/2011/04/allez-southern-californias-crag-mag.html

Lynn Hill Lead (Worked) 1998

First female ascent.

Tommy Caldwell Lead (Worked) April 1998
Chris Sharma Lead (Worked) April 1998
Beth Rodden Lead (Worked) May 1998

https://mojagear.com/beth-rodden-interview-redpointing-training-nutrition-climbing-tips/

Dave Graham Lead (Worked) 1st April 2000
Steve McClure Lead (Worked) 22nd October 2000
Ian Caldwell Lead (Worked) April 2003

https://1859oregonmagazine.com/explore-oregon/outdoors/ian-caldwell/

Mark Anderson Lead (Worked) November 2008

https://www.mountainproject.com/user/105878863/monomaniac

Jonathan Siegrest Lead (Worked) 14th May 2010
Ryan Palo Lead (Worked) 29th January 2011
Mike Williams Lead (Worked) 10th June 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uWrLtWB6E4

Drew Ruana Lead (Worked) April 2013

Aged 13.

Peder Groseth Lead (Worked) 29th December 2013
Ted Kingsnorth Lead (Worked) 25th March 2014

https://vimeo.com/92349114

3rd British ascent after Jerry Moffatt and Steve McClure

Mike Doyle Lead (Worked) February 2015

https://gripped.com/news/mike-doyle-continues-sending-spree-in-smith/

Nina Caprez Lead (Worked) November 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOfYNX82_xw

Jaszna Hodzic Lead (Worked) March 2018

https://jasnahodzic.blog/2018/04/24/to-bolt-or-not-to-be/#more-4812

Sonnie Trotter Lead (Worked) November 2018