Keen Roof | 8A+ Boulder problem at Raven Tor

United Kingdom / England / Buxton
UKClimbing.com | 8a.nu
See also Belly of the Beast and Keen Roof - Nachos Start.

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
remus
91 contributions since 2nd January 2022.
Jari Gerritsen
7 contributions since 3rd October 2025.

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Fontainebleau

8A+ 8A+ (hard) 8A+/8B 8B (soft) 8B No vote
1 2 - 1 3 34

Ascents

41 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mFHAXYze_A

[2] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,6056.0.html

[3] Climb Issue 23, page 40

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg202233.html#msg202233
Nacho Sánchez Boulder | worked 4th May 2009
Rupert Davies Boulder | worked 8th May 2010
Dawid Skoczylas Boulder | worked 11th Sep 2010
Fifth ascent?

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg277850.html#msg277850
2 sessions.

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/16126407

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg317773.html#msg317773
Ed Hamer Boulder | worked 2012

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,10607.msg371197.html#msg371197

[2] https://vimeo.com/47336434
Tom Newberry Boulder | worked 16th Aug 2012

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grby5Uggk4E
Tom Newman Boulder | worked 13th Aug 2013

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/134740528
Alex Barrows Boulder | worked 26th Sep 2015
Haydn Jones Boulder | worked 29th Feb 2016

References

[1] https://youtu.be/zdWD0FZMI7k

References

[1] https://vimeo.com/167803653
Pete Dawson Boulder | worked 23rd Mar 2017
James Noble Boulder | worked 12th Dec 2017

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQoZb1xk8W0

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U33vrtq1NU4

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-U5ZSAkNw0

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tECe2eSay4E
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

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxsCYcDBAd/
Molly Thompson-Smith Boulder | worked 22nd Apr 2021 8B

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwO2PG6RLqM

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CC1VZgwD8kR/

[2] https://youtu.be/xOWh78Y6Kzw?t=67
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

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClpEl_NDjrV/

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)

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJJi6bxIHbh/
Adam Wheeler Boulder | worked Sep 2025 8B (soft)