Keen Roof | 8A+ Boulder problem at Raven Tor

United Kingdom / England / Buxton

Quick Info

Grade 8A+
Type Boulder problem
Crag Raven Tor
Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Limestone
History
First ascent James Pearson (5th Sep 2006)
Recorded repeats 42

Quick Info

Grade 8A+
Type Boulder problem
Crag Raven Tor
Country United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rock type Limestone
History
First ascent James Pearson (5th Sep 2006)
Recorded repeats 42

Keen Roof is one of the most popular hard boulder problems in the peak district, and in the UK as a whole, largely due to it's roadside location and high number of ascents meaning beta is easy to come by.

Contributors
101 contributions since 2nd January 2022.
9 contributions since 12th March 2026.
7 contributions since 3rd October 2025.

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Ascents

43 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent.
Nacho Sánchez Boulder | worked 4th May 2009
Rupert Davies Boulder | worked 8th May 2010
Dawid Skoczylas Boulder | worked 11th Sep 2010
Fifth ascent?
2 sessions.
Ed Hamer Boulder | worked 2012
Tom Newberry Boulder | worked 16th Aug 2012
Tom Newman Boulder | worked 13th Aug 2013
Alex Barrows Boulder | worked 26th Sep 2015
Haydn Jones Boulder | worked 29th Feb 2016
Pete Dawson Boulder | worked 23rd Mar 2017
James Noble Boulder | worked 12th Dec 2017
George Newham Boulder | worked 4th Oct 2020
Andy Jackson Boulder | worked 7th Oct 2020
Billy Ridal Boulder | worked 16th Oct 2020
Joe Lawson Boulder | worked 15th Nov 2020
Molly Thompson-Smith Boulder | worked 22nd Apr 2021 8B
Will Bosi Boulder | worked 19th Nov 2021 8B
Jack Palmieri Boulder | worked 22nd Dec 2021 8A+
Leon Joyce Boulder | worked 22nd Oct 2022
Leven Rowan Boulder | worked 12th Nov 2022 8B

Back in summer 2006 I stood in this cave whilst resting between goes on Ben's Roof, feeling the holds, wondering if anyone would be able to climb it. Keen Youth [James Pearson] stepped in later that summer and sealed the deal. Grade in the stratosphere as far as I was concerned. If you'd have told me in 17yrs time I would climb this I wouldn't have believed you.

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/864171685

Leo Skinner Boulder | worked 19th Feb 2024 8A+ (hard)
Adam Wheeler Boulder | worked Sep 2025 8B (soft)
Harder than Fat Lip.