Brad Pit | 7C Boulder problem at Stanage

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Graded B13 on the Peak bouldering scale

The first ascent using a foot on the rail. Marc tried the jump method once, realised it wasn’t the way for him, so put his toe on the rail and did the problem first try. [3]

Stu Littlefair:

I was there to see Marc do Brad Pit. It was pretty incredible. These days a high foot seems obvious but it was so visionary then, and he knew he was going to do it that way from the photos of Jason [Myers] on it. [1]

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,31061.msg626382.html#msg626382

[2] Date is approx https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,33546.msg677007.html#msg677007

[3] Interview in ‘Peak Rock’, Vertebrate Publishing, 2013

With the toe on the rail method. [1]

It's hard, but not that hard. [1][2]

References

[1] Hard Grit (1998)

[2] On The Edge Issue 67, page 10

Possibly the first ascent to use a heel

References

[1] https://ukbouldering.com/threads/classic-boulders-with-arbitrary-rules.32065/page-4#post-665021

References

[1] On The Edge Issue 88, page 16

Using Jason Myers original sequence.

At the time, during our stay in England, I absolutely wanted to climb Brad Pitt in the original way. If only because Ben [Moon] and Jerry [Moffatt] had run a bet about whether Jason Myers' problem was doable or not.

After three hours or so, I could repeat the problem in the original way, and well... as there was a possible sit start... [1]

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2011/09/thomas_willenberg_exclusive_interview-64154

[2] On The Edge Issue 99, page 11

References

[1] On The Edge 118, page 22

References

[1] https://www.womensclimbingsymposium.com/post/2018/05/04/interview-naomi-cokell

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CNu92rqj7xD/