Moonraker | HVS Trad climb at Berry Head

United Kingdom / England / Brixham
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Quick Info

Grade HVS
Type Trad climb
Crag Berry Head
Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Limestone
History
First ascent Pat Littlejohn, Peter Biven (6th Aug 1967)
Recorded repeats 1

Quick Info

Grade HVS
Type Trad climb
Crag Berry Head
Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Limestone
History
First ascent Pat Littlejohn, Peter Biven (6th Aug 1967)
Recorded repeats 1

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/moonraker-133

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Ascents

3 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent. With Peter Biven.

Aged just 16!

But Moonraker was in a different league, bigger and more committing than anything I’d done before, and on such an awe-inspiring cliff! Pete [Biven] soon referred to it as a route of ‘national importance’ and began repeating it with well-known climbers like Ian Howell, Rustie Baillie, John Cleare and Al Alvarez. [1]

References

[1] https://www.alpin-ism.com/knowledge-base/news/pat-littlejohn-interview-1
Peter Biven Alternate Leads | onsight 6th Aug 1967
First ascent. With Pat Littlejohn.

Trevor's final route before he died.

References

[1] Mountain 4 (1969), page 7